Forgot to mention:
Install Windows first. Then Linux, but like I said - manually specifying the partitions. That way Windows install doesn't have any opportunity to stomp on Linux.
(That said, I'm pretty sure you can make Windows Install play nice with the partitioning alongside an existing install of Linux. The kicker is that it's MBR menu doesn't easily support other OSes, so you'd have to reboot to a Linux installer just to setup GRUB properly. So you may as well install Linux second.) Wade. Just Add Story http://justaddstory.wordpress.com/
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Other reason
W7 needs a separate boot partition and (AFAIR) it needs to be at the beginning of the disk. If you put Linux on first, chances are W7 will be unhappy with whatever chunk you left it.
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That's interesting about the boot partition!
I replaced Windows 7 on this laptop with Mint. I was wondering what that other partition was for...
Wade. Just Add Story http://justaddstory.wordpress.com/
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HP laptop w/ w8 -> W7/ubuntu dual boot unhappy
- (crazy)
- (7)
- Dec. 25, 2012, 10:36:44 PM EST
Is a virtual machine for Ubuntu an option?
- (Another Scott)
- Dec. 25, 2012, 10:59:20 PM EST
Manually setup the partitions in Ubuntu.
- (static)
- (5)
- Dec. 26, 2012, 01:39:25 AM EST
Ehh, I'll test it
- (crazy)
- (4)
- Dec. 26, 2012, 07:02:47 AM EST
boot linux, run windows in a virtual
-NT
- (boxley)
- Dec. 26, 2012, 09:08:14 AM EST
Forgot to mention:
- (static)
- (2)
- Dec. 26, 2012, 09:21:08 AM EST
Other reason
- (scoenye)
- (1)
- Dec. 26, 2012, 06:40:33 PM EST
That's interesting about the boot partition!
- (static)
- Dec. 26, 2012, 06:44:25 PM EST
