Install Windows (dual-boot) after a default Ubuntu install -Possible?

[alex]

Philip wrote:

>Tristan  you might be better off saving your setups for ubuntu and starting
>from scratch fdisk the hard drive into partitions install XP first and then
>custom install ubuntu and let it provide the dual boot option.
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>That being said you may wish to look at e2fsprogs. I have not used it but it
>claims to be able to resize ext3 partitions. Once again I would backup my
>system before using this program.
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>Hope it helps.
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Tristan Rhodes" <tristan at witenko.com>
>To: <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
>Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2004 11:36 AM
>Subject: Install Windows (dual-boot) after a default Ubuntu
>install -Possible?
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It seems that the solution is more complicated than the original problem 
----saving the setup for ubuntu.in a way
that will permit reinstallation after partitioning and installing 
Windows.---not a simple task

There are fewer headaches if you just accept the loss of your ubuntu's 
current setup.:
2.  delete ubuntu  .
3.. partition the hard drive  to a suitable size just for Windows
4. Install Windows
5.. Install ubuntu using its partitioner to create a swap partition and 
a / partition

If you have a problem-free way of saving and reinstalling your current 
ubuntu so that it can be reinstalled trouble-free
 in step 5, then make that step 1..  This is NOT as simple a process as 
it sounds.. 

alex, the OF