Timeline for Changing Desktop environment?
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| Apr 3, 2015 at 15:52 | comment | added | Vérace | To RogUE - yes, I already understood that you had Windows installed, but if you want to install Linux, you'll have to do a new install (unless you run a VM which you've said you don't want to do). @Firelord yes, but what happens if you do want to format your drive since you're making a dual boot machine? Anyway, backing up is always the best strategy. | |
| Apr 3, 2015 at 14:45 | comment | added | Firelord |
@Verace: When reinstalling Windows 7, if you don't choose to format your drive then your old Windows files can be found in new installation under root directory (C:). The directory's name is Windows.old.
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| Apr 3, 2015 at 13:45 | comment | added | RogUE | I already have windows installed in my device. | |
| Apr 3, 2015 at 13:28 | comment | added | Vérace | What I meant was to install Windows first on (say, for example) 1/2 of the HDD (Hard Disk Drive). My apologies for not being clear. BTW, reinstalling Windows will wipe all your data on your original Windows install - just, as I said, back up your important files before reinstalling, partitioning - any operation of that nature. | |
| Apr 3, 2015 at 13:11 | comment | added | RogUE | "1/2 of HDD?" What does that mean? | |
| Apr 3, 2015 at 12:23 | comment | added | Vérace | When I say Windows is selfish, it deletes all other OSs from the MBR - or at least it used to. This may have changed with UEFI booting and stuff - but I don't know much about that. | |
| Apr 3, 2015 at 12:19 | comment | added | Vérace | Windows is selfish - you have to install it first (1/2 of HDD?). Just make sure you have backups of all important files and you can't really go wrong. I've used dual boot machines for ages without problems. You could try the VM solution proposed by another poster - at least you'll know what you're getting into without blowing away your Windows install. | |
| Apr 3, 2015 at 12:07 | comment | added | RogUE | I have seen many help requests saying that after dual booting linux distro with windows, they no longer can access windows. In replies, it is said that MBR or something has been lost and you have to recover it, so I am asking. | |
| Apr 3, 2015 at 12:06 | comment | added | Vérace | Dual boot or single OS? | |
| Apr 3, 2015 at 12:04 | comment | added | RogUE | What are the precautions I have to take before installing Mint? | |
| Apr 3, 2015 at 11:49 | comment | added | Vérace | The Linux command line is infinitely more powerful than DOS. It may seem cryptic at first, but when you go to the trouble of learning it, it's like suddenly being able to read James Joyce instead of the free newspaper from the local supermarket. I'm not blindly knocking Windows here (never used Power Shell), these are the facts AFAIC. Check out the Art of Unix Programming here by Eric Raymond, a Linux evangalist. | |
| Apr 3, 2015 at 11:43 | comment | added | RogUE | I use windows command prompt, never tried PowerShell. I have seen some commands for Linux which appears to be strange for me, that's why I have been avoiding linux till now. | |
| Apr 3, 2015 at 11:31 | history | edited | Vérace | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Apr 3, 2015 at 11:26 | history | answered | Vérace | CC BY-SA 3.0 |