<p>Oops, that was Rusty not Randy. Sorry</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Jan 11, 2015 7:19 PM, "Rusty Ramser" <<a href="mailto:rusty_ramser@hotmail.com">rusty_ramser@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Hi, George.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></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.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></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.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Cheers.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></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" target="_blank">plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org" target="_blank">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<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></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><u></u><u></u></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><u></u><u></u></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><u></u><u></u></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><u></u><u></u></p><p><span style="font-size:18.0pt">2) When is the next installfest?</span><u></u><u></u></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><u></u><u></u></p><p><span style="font-size:18.0pt">4) Is there a better way?</span><u></u><u></u></p><p><span style="font-size:18.0pt">5) Which Linux version is recommended?</span><u></u><u></u></p><p><span style="font-size:18.0pt">TIA</span><br><span style="font-size:18.0pt">George</span><u></u><u></u></p></div></div><br>---------------------------------------------------<br>
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