win 7 along side ubuntu

[nego0]

Hi
i found an old 40gig hard disk laying around
so i wanted to install win7 on it along side my already installed ubuntu 11.04
so started the install untill you get to your drives.
I can't install on that 40gig drive
setup says that it can't create a new filesystem or find existing filesystems

Couldn't find anything about it on the forum
only if you use 1 hard disk and partion it with gparted ect...
But i'm using 2 disks so i think i don't need 2 do that


Thnx

[YesWeCan]

Hi. Is this 40GB an EIDE drive? What type is your Ubuntu drive?
So Windows doesnt see it. Does it show up in the bios?
If it is EIDE have you checked the jumpers?
Can you set the 40GB to be first in boot priority?
What if you disconnect the Ubuntu drive before installing Windows?

[nipunshakya]

Hi
i found an old 40gig hard disk laying around
so i wanted to install win7 on it along side my already installed ubuntu 11.04
so started the install untill you get to your drives.
I can't install on that 40gig drive
setup says that it can't create a new filesystem or find existing filesystems

Couldn't find anything about it on the forum
only if you use 1 hard disk and partion it with gparted ect...
But i'm using 2 disks so i think i don't need 2 do that


Thnx

I would suggest you to unplug the drive that has ubuntu installed in it...then restart your pc and start installation of windows......
OR, you can once run gparted from your liveCD and then format the 40gig with NTFS partition and then begin your installation with your windows....
i guess you should unplug your ubuntu drive for installation in both suggestions...

here's a similar suggestion link..but it has one hdd involved, but you can unplug one of your drives and try it

http://askubuntu.com/questions/6317/how-can-i-install-windows-7-after-ive-installed-ubuntu


Goodluck.
Regards,WinuxUser

[Mark Phelps]

My own experience sides with others -- that claim that having each OS on its own physical drive is the best way to go.

That allows each drive to be independently bootable -- which comes in real handy if you need to do filesystem repairs.

It also prevents the problem of overwriting MBRs and accidentally overwriting existing filesystems or corrupting them.

[nego0]

Ok Thnx guys
gonna try that

[nego0]

My own experience sides with others -- that claim that having each OS on its own physical drive is the best way to go.

That allows each drive to be independently bootable -- which comes in real handy if you need to do filesystem repairs.

It also prevents the problem of overwriting MBRs and accidentally overwriting existing filesystems or corrupting them.

I've installed win7 on the other drive
but the only problem now is that it automaticly starts ubuntu
do you need to do that in the bios or something?

Thnx

[oldfred]

Ubuntu should find the windows install with this:


sudo update-grub

[nego0]

Got it working with startup manager
Thnx