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Partitioning

  • 08-01-2011 08:01PM
    #1
    2ygb4cmqetsjhx
    Closed Accounts Posts: 564 ✭✭✭


    Hi guys. I currently have ubuntu installed on my computer. I however need to do some windows stuff and would like a dual boot (rather than running it in a virtual box). I go to install windows but there is no space and it can't install on the ubuntu drive as it's all partitioned wrong. Windows needs NTFS. Is there a way of getting some of the unused space from the ubuntu partition to create an NTFS partition so I can install windows 7.


Comments

  • #2
    Stuxnet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,739 ✭✭✭Stuxnet


    boot up a live cd of ubuntu, and run gparted

    you can make a ntfs partition from your free space,

    windows will eat grub tho when you install it, youll have to fix the ubuntu entry again after, no biggie tho


  • #3
    Pygmalion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,082 ✭✭✭Pygmalion


    iPwnage wrote: »
    boot up a live cd of ubuntu, and run gparted

    you can make a ntfs partition from your free space,

    I wouldn't bother making the NTFS partition in GParted, just resize your current partition and leave it unused, Windows installer automatically formats the unused space, so no point doing it twice.


  • #4
    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,948 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    You will need the free space to be at the beginning of the HDD for Windows ...... from what I can recall which id not guaranteed to be accurate :D


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