View Full Version : [ubuntu] Updating windows
louisgonick
December 1st, 2012, 02:58 PM
I've decided that I'll be updating to Windows 7 (a bit late, I know)on my machine. I dualboot with grub Ubuntu 12.04 and I will be doing a clean install.
My plan was to backup all my files in the Ubuntu partition, but will completely erasing the C partition and installing a fresh new windows mess with grub or my Ubuntu partition?
Thanks, any help is appreciated.
Sef
December 1st, 2012, 03:21 PM
My plan was to backup all my files in the Ubuntu partition, but will completely erasing the C partition and installing a fresh new windows mess with grub or my Ubuntu partition?
1) Back up your oses with Clonezilla (http://clonezilla.org).
2) Installing Windows on the C partition should not erase Ubuntu.
3) GRUB will need to be reinstalled. Check out Super GRUB disk (http://http://www.supergrubdisk.org/).
louisgonick
December 1st, 2012, 03:52 PM
1) Back up your oses with Clonezilla (http://clonezilla.org).
2) Installing Windows on the C partition should not erase Ubuntu.
3) GRUB will need to be reinstalled. Check out Super GRUB disk (http://http://www.supergrubdisk.org/).
I read that installing boot-repair on a live CD will also work for fixing grub.
Which out of the two is better?
dino99
December 1st, 2012, 04:45 PM
boot-repair is the easy way, and works very well :)
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