<div dir="ltr">remember the installfest is tomorrow 10am-4pm<br><span class=""></span><span class="">Sat, January 17, 10am – 4pm</span> <div class=""><span class="">Where</span><span class="">University of Advancing Technology: 2625 W Baseline,Tempe, AZ 85283 (between 48th and Fry's) (<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=University%20of%20Advancing%20Technology%3A%202625%20W%20Baseline%2CTempe%2C%20AZ%2085283%20%28between%2048th%20and%20Fry%27s%29" class="" target="_blank">map</a>)<br></span></div><div class=""><span class="">if you plan to dual boot grub2 will overwrite the MBR anyway and will you will then be able to access both windows and linux assuming it is not UEFI and assuming the windows OS is still ok. If not we have done windows installs after a Linux install and then reinstalled grub 2 just a extra step. Here is a basic guide to do that that wmack wrote <a href="http://www.azloco.org/node/179">http://www.azloco.org/node/179</a> or you can use a grub restore disk. Both will or should find any boot-able os<br></span></div><div class=""><span class="">even a windows restore partition. I hope to see you tomorrow Todd <br></span></div><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 5:23 PM, G Gambill <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gwgambill@gmail.com" target="_blank">gwgambill@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p>Rusty, I think I want to try this - might be able to repair the Windows MBR - thing. Some months ago, I reduced the disk size used by Windows from 500 gig to 300 gig with the plan to use the rest of the disk space for Linux. Therefore, if we can recover the Windows MBR, WE SHOULD BE READY TO INSTALL linux.<br>
Tomorrow.<br>
George</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Jan 11, 2015 7:19 PM, "Rusty Ramser" <<a href="mailto:rusty_ramser@hotmail.com" target="_blank">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 link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" lang="EN-US"><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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