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Install Windows 7 after Ubuntu

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Mar 15, 202615759 views

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I've Ubuntu Karmic Koala 9.10 installed in my HDD. My parents can't get used to it, so I must install Windows 7. I'm afraid of this: Windows boot must be on the first hard disk/partition in order to boot. I've read it somewhere, and I now I'm not sure if I'll need to remove Ubuntu to install Window…

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What worked for me was installing Windows 7 regularly, on a different partition of course. Then restoring GRUB, described in the section Restoring GRUB from here and Recovering GRUB after reinstalling Windows from here. My /boot/grub/menu.lst looks …

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Install Windows 7 after Ubuntu

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