Install WIndows in a Linux Machine

MJang mike at mommabears.com
Wed Jan 16 17:39:31 UTC 2008


On Wed, 2008-01-16 at 20:26 +0300, OOzy Pal wrote:
> I have Ubuntu installed in one partition (first one) the second
> partition is free and I need some windows programs so I need to
> install windows. How can I install windows. Should I just insert my
> WXP cd and install. Then I will loose my MBR for Linux!

Two suggestions
1) Install MS Windows in a virtual machine
2) After installing Windows in a real partition, use the LiveCD rescue
mode, chroot into the appropriate partitions, and grub-install to
rewrite GRUB into the MBR. You'd still need to revise grub.conf for a
Windows boot stanza.

Thanks,
Mike





More information about the ubuntu-users mailing list