How do I install windows 7 RC from UBUNTU. I am stuck with ubuntu until I figure out how. WIndows 7 will not install right away for me so..I put a disk in and it doesn’t even prompt it.
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8th September 2010
First i assume you burned the Windows 7 RC to a DVD, you have to boot from the cd. Importantly is the bios setting of the computer set do the first boot device is the CD/DVD Drive.
You don’t.
You must run it natively on REAL hardware; NOT on virtualization software.
If, for some reason, you can’t create another partition, buy another hard drive and install it on that.
Okay, here is what you do:
1. Burn the RC to a DVD
2. Reboot
3. Boot from the DVD by pressing F8 (possibly another key on your BIOS, it’s subjective) and selecting the CD Drive
4. Press a key so the Windows installer will boot
5. Format the HDD to NTFS
6. Install
7. Reboot and set up Windows 7
I would not advise doing this in any way as Windows 7 is still in RC and not stable (also there could be some drivers missing), I would recommend creating a separate partition for Windows 7 and installing it on that, you will need to reinstall GRUB to be able to boot Ubuntu again.