how install win w/o wiping the disk

[Liam Proven]

On 13 July 2012 16:37, G. <pegngaryubuntu at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> My drive is only 250 gigs.

Then you don't need GPT. MBR is fine for <2GB.

>  The install should work then.  But it
> doesn't.  I wonder if it has anything to do with Chromeos which I
> installed prior to installing Ubuntu 12.

Doubt it.

> If necessary I could wipe the disk and start from scratch.  I'd rather
> not have to reinstall ubuntu 12.  The basic install is not difficult
> or time consuming, it's getting all the programs installed, copying
> files etc.  I have used Clonezilla in the past but that does  not seem
> to be available yet for Ubuntu 12.

2 other options:

[1] back up the /filesystem/ (not the whole partition) with something
like fsarchiver, remove partitions, repartition and reinstall with
Windows, then after Windows, restore Ubuntu.

[2] Use a tool to mark all your installed packages, reinstall, then
automatically reinstall them. There is at least one but I cannot
remember the name.

Hint: this kind of operation is much easier if you have a separate
/home filesystem/partition.

If it were me, I'd wipe & reinstall, I have to say.

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