duelbooting ubuntu gnome with win7

[Ali/amjjawad]

On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 9:05 PM, Hadi <hadirezaei at gmx.com> wrote:

>  Hi!
>

Hi,


>
> The installation wiki is very comprehensive. thanks for that.
>

Glad it helps :)
It is with the great efforts by Ubuntu GNOME Wiki and Docs Team [1] and
we're glad that we managed to finish that in a short time.


> I think I'm going to use Ubuntu one for backing up. it sounds like  drop
> box, except more compatible with Ubuntu itself.
>

I'm an old school guy and prefer to manually backup my files - copy and
paste :)
But that's me!


>
> Thanks man. get some rest, i  hope the pain goes away soon.  it sucks
> specially if when theres lots of typin to do.
>

Indeed. It is the typing and it seems I need to get rid of my current chair
and find a better one.
Thank you, appreciate that.

If you have any question, don't hesitate to ask :)

Enjoy Ubuntu GNOME!

P.S.
Please bookmark this too:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/OneStopPage



[1] - http://ubuntugnome.org/howto-install-ubuntu-gnome/





> On 2/19/2014 7:55 PM, Ali/amjjawad wrote:
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 8:20 PM, Hadi <hadirezaei at gmx.com> wrote:
>
>>  Hi Ali
>>
>
>  Hi Hadi,
>
>
>   Thanks for your mail!
>>
>
>  Anytime :)
>
>
>>  So I'll just install Ubuntu gnome with grub without worrying about the
>> boot loader.
>>
>
>  Yes. Whenever you install Ubuntu or any of its official variants, just
> make sure to install GRUB into the MBR of your HDD. This is the best way
> ever. I have done 1000s of installations in 4 years and I always do that
> and always choose 'Something Else' to take more control over the
> installation process ;)
>
>  As long as you have backed up your important files, worry not :)
>
>  I have sent you two good links, have a look and bookmark these for
> future reference.
>
>
>
>> i don't think  I'm going to  uninstall it soon, but  i will probably
>> reinstall it for the  14.4 update when it comes out.
>>
>
>  Re-installing Linux doesn't need anything else except formatting the
> root partition and if my memory still remember correctly, it is also safe
> to keep /home without formatting but I have seen some people reporting some
> kind of settings problems but that was long ago. To play it safe make sure
> to backup. Did I mention to backup? :P
>
>
>
>>
>> P.S, sorry for not being able to quote as you do in mails, i have no idea
>> how to do it with my Screen-Reader. could be a drag and drop operation
>> maybe.
>>
>
>  I will teach you that later. I am writing this with a strong pain in
> neck and shoulder. Don't worry about that now :)
>
>  If you have any other Q, let us know :)
>
>
>
>>
>>
>> On 2/19/2014 7:43 PM, Ali/amjjawad wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 8:06 PM, Hadi <hadirezaei at gmx.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello
>>>
>>
>>  Hi,
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>> I'm running Ubuntu gnome on vmware currently, but i decided to duel boot
>>> it  on my laptop which is running windows 7.
>>>
>>> I have duel booted Linux and windows before, but last time that i did
>>> it, i couldn't bring back window's boot back, and grub keep coming up even
>>> after i have removed my Linux installation.
>>> Is it possible to not install grub and use window's booter to boot into
>>> windows and linux?
>>>
>>>
>>  It is very easy to restore the MBR and enable Windows Boot Loader to
>> take control.
>>
>> I have made a Dual-Booting guide which is 3-4 years old now (Ubuntu 10.04
>> and Windows XP) and I have discussed all these possibilities but I will not
>> confuse you and post it here :)
>>
>>  Just install GRUB to the MBR of your HDD and if you ever decided to
>> remove Linux, we can help you with restoring your MBR ;)
>>
>>  Also, see this:
>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/Installation
>>
>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestoreUbuntu/XP/Vista/7Bootloader
>>
>>
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>>  Thank you!
>>
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