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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Oh, and regarding this question you had...<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>“</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Which Linux version is recommended?</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>You’re trying to start a flamewar, aren’t you? :) Everyone is going to have their favourite, but if you want to go with something that is generally considered to be a good distro for people starting out with Linux, Ubuntu and Linux Mint are usually the top suggestions. You can create bootable USBs/DVDs to take a look at each of them first, and then decide.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Cheers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> Rusty Ramser [mailto:rusty_ramser@hotmail.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, January 11, 2015 19:11<br><b>To:</b> 'Main PLUG discussion list'<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: Windows 7 dual boot with Linux<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Hi, George.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>You won’t be able to do it in that order. A Windows installation will stomp all over a Linux install. Install Windows first on a designated partition, then install Linux second. Linux will recognize the Windows installation and behave nicely with it. You’ll then have a GRUB2 (most likely) boot loader which will let you pick your Windows or Linux installation at each boot.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Regarding that drive you have that lost its boot sector: If you want to try to recover the Windows partition (or at least data files from it), it’s worth booting a USB or DVD installation of a Linux recovery distro. They might even be able to repair the Windows MBR so it works again.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Cheers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org">plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org</a> [<a href="mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org">mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>G Gambill<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, January 11, 2015 18:58<br><b>To:</b> Main PLUG discussion list<br><b>Subject:</b> Windows 7 dual boot with Linux<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>My w<span style='font-size:18.0pt'>ife's laptop (Windows 7 Home on 64 bit) seems to have lost the boot sector. The Windows came on the laptop so no Windows install DVD's. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>I just bought a 1 TB Western Digital drive Looking to partition half for Linux and half for Windows (probably 7 pro) dual boot windows 7 and Linux (for me)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>I am hoping to install Linux first then Windows after I find a reasonable priced copy. </span><br><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Question: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>1) Is it reasonable to install Linux first and have Windows installed later as the default boot (Wife's computer)?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>2) When is the next installfest?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>3) Is this (partition and install Linux) something you folks can do at the next installfest such that I can install Windows later?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>4) Is there a better way?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>5) Which Linux version is recommended?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>TIA</span><br><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>George</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>