Linux to Windows 7
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Nibiru2012
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You don't need a driver to install Windows 7. Are you trying to install from Linux?
It's best to do a clean install and boot Windows 7 install disc from the DVD drive as the first bootable device selected in the BIOS.
It's best to do a clean install and boot Windows 7 install disc from the DVD drive as the first bootable device selected in the BIOS.
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HOW ARE YOU DOING IT? Jeez... please describe the process. Are you trying to do a boot install from startup of the computer?
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It sounds like you need to wipe the hard drive clean before you can begin the install. Something, maybe Linux is confusing the install process.
Go here to download Partition Wizard's Bootable CD program. It's free and works very well.
It's an ISO image, so you'll need to burn it to a CD using an ISO image burning software such as ImgBurn which is free also.
Then boot up the computer and use Partition Wizard to wipe out the old partitions on the hard and re-format it to NTFS file system.
Go here to download Partition Wizard's Bootable CD program. It's free and works very well.
It's an ISO image, so you'll need to burn it to a CD using an ISO image burning software such as ImgBurn which is free also.
Then boot up the computer and use Partition Wizard to wipe out the old partitions on the hard and re-format it to NTFS file system.
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Could it be that he is installing with upgrade media & he's already formatted over the previous version of Windows that was there (Vista or XP)? That info would be gone, wouldn't it?
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That's why I suggested that he use Partition Wizard to clean all the stuff off and have another go at it.
He's trying to go from Linux to Windows 7
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I'm going to download that for my toolbox. Looks a helluva lot better that GParted!
jraju2489 I noticed you said something about download, did you mean the install process? And are you installing windows using the upgrade option or the clean install?
The upgrade option will not work. Ubuntu and all Linux based OS's use a different format for you hard drive, when you try to install Windows, it will not find the proper format it needs to install over Ubuntu. So, to install Windows 7 you must load it at boot, and choose to do a clean install. Remember to back up all data before doing a clean install, as everything will be "wiped clean" from your hard drive.
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This is why you got a message about the drive, not a driver. Windows just needs to format the drive so it can be installed. Formatting just sets up the drive for the filing and indexing of data used by the OS to function. Like I said, Linux uses a different format then Windows.
The upgrade option will not work. Ubuntu and all Linux based OS's use a different format for you hard drive, when you try to install Windows, it will not find the proper format it needs to install over Ubuntu. So, to install Windows 7 you must load it at boot, and choose to do a clean install. Remember to back up all data before doing a clean install, as everything will be "wiped clean" from your hard drive.
Edit:
This is why you got a message about the drive, not a driver. Windows just needs to format the drive so it can be installed. Formatting just sets up the drive for the filing and indexing of data used by the OS to function. Like I said, Linux uses a different format then Windows.
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