10.04 and Windows 7

[endeavormac]

Can anyone confirm or deny if 10.04 and Windows 7 cleanly dual boot? If Win7 is already installed and I plan on installing 10.04 after, do I need to make special changes to get them to dual boot properly?

[bmuluu]

I haven't done a dual boot of Windows 7 with Lucid but all should be fine.
The bug that caused the delay in the release of Lucid was corrected so the dual boot should be fine.

[fouserge]

It works fine just like any other dual boot.

Just make sure that there is enough room on the hard drive (Win7 doesn't consume it all) and when you install just put format the unused partition and install. Simple as dual booting any system.

Just set this up on my laptop a few hours ago.

[squidhm3]

I'd love to know what you did then, because all I get is a blank screen on mine. Two separate HDDs, ubuntu on the 2nd one, 7 x64 on the first one. I get nothing at all to boot unless I put the win7 MBR back. i figure I'll have to use a BCD editor to get this going...

[ssulaco]

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WindowsDualBoot
http://lifehacker.com/5403100/dual+boot-windows-7-and-ubuntu-in-perfect-harmony

[kansasnoob]

Be sure to resize Win7 with it's own partitioning tools!

The rest should be easy :)

[bcbc]

Make sure you don't install grub2 to any partition, only the MBR. That's the problem most people are having due to a confusing message that suggests 'if you are not sure, install it to every partition'. If you can get by this, win7 dual boots fine with ubuntu.

See here for fix:http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/bootinfoscript/index.php?title=Boot_Problems:Boot_Sector

[Octanen]

As i mentioned in another post, regarding same topic;

http://apcmag.com/how_to_dualboot_vista_with_linux_linux_is_already_ installed.htm

This should work out just fine, at least so i heard...

At least judging from what others write & say, yeah you should be all good :)

[user_linux08]

Laptop: Dell Inspiron 700m

I did partition the HD into 3 logic drives. (NTFS)
Drive c: Windows 7
Drive E: Linux (Fat32)
Drive (unmarked) designed for Lucid /HOME directory (Fat32)

I get only the lucid logo with the 5 red dots under the logo flickering. After while, it goes to sleep. Like my LT is telling me "had enough of you, take a hike. I am out of here". :)

I tried it with different CD's to no avail.

Any ideas?.

[Sari.S]

can anyone tell me how to install the new version of ubuntu from inside windows 7 pro (on C:) on another partition?
what is the fastest, easiest way to do that?
and how much empty space do I need?

Thanks

[geodancer]

bcbc, you are my hero! Thank you for that link. Now I can boot Win7! (That was not a pleasant upgrade experience.)

[bcbc]

bcbc, you are my hero! Thank you for that link. Now I can boot Win7! (That was not a pleasant upgrade experience.)

Cool - glad to have helped :) Thankfully there are people like meierfra (who set up that page and others (http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/bootinfoscript/index.php?title=Main_Page)) to help us normal users.