how install win w/o wiping the disk

[NoOp]

On 07/11/2012 11:20 AM, G. wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 8:07 PM, Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 11 July 2012 18:35, G. <pegngaryubuntu at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Trying to install windows 7 to a partition but W7 says it can not
>>> install to the drive because it can not install to a GPT partition.
>>> Does Ubuntu create a GPT partition?  Perhaps Chrome OS does?  I have
>>> Chrome OS on here (don't need it really, just tried it out to see if
>>> it would work on Netflix, which it does not for me)
>>
>> Oh dear. Sounds to me like you need to backup and reinstall.
>>
>> When reinstalling, *start* with Windows - this is always the best.
>> Other OSs understand being installed onto Windows drives; Windows does
>> not understand about being installed onto other OSs' drives.
...
> I hope you are wrong.  I have read all over the place that Windows 7
> at least can install to a partition.  Before that I was thinking what
> you are.  Perhaps they are all wrong.  Would not be the first time.
> 
> But it's this GPT bit I am confused about.  Where did it come from?
> Ubuntu?  Chrome OS?  If the latter I can wipe that off my disk.

What happened to the original question of this thread?

"I have ubuntu 12.04 installed on my hard drive and need to add windows
XP.  Can I do so without wiping the disk and reinstalling ubuntu?"

Anyway this may be of use:
<http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_install/cannot-install-windows-7-professional-issues-with/0153e5de-fb15-4388-9191-da0e2b8314b7>