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AlfieJM
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 Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 3:53 pm Post subject: How can i format my disks as NTFS, in order to install Win7? |
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| i need to make my disk partitions NTFS, so that i can install windows 7, how can i do this? |
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farenheit
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| Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 5:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Win7 has a (basic) partition tool as part of the installation. Use that. |
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AlfieJM
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| i can't use that because it doesn't let me click the format button. I'm presuming this is because it is mounted, but i don't know how to unmount it without being on gparted. (obviously i can't mount it from gparted because i'm on it.) |
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Davepet
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| Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 12:55 am Post subject: |
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More information, please. How is your disk currently partitioned & formatted?
Generally, it's easiest to run a live CD to do partitioning, so there are no issues with the HD being mounted.
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farenheit
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| Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 9:47 am Post subject: |
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| AlfieJM wrote: | | i can't use that because it doesn't let me click the format button. I'm presuming this is because it is mounted, but i don't know how to unmount it without being on gparted. (obviously i can't mount it from gparted because i'm on it.) |
It's been a while since I used the Windows Vista/7 installer, but if I recall correctly, you have to delete a partition before you can format it, especially if it is not already NTFS e.g. FAT32 can be converted / formatted to NTFS, but any Linux partitions have to be deleted first otherwise the tools won't allow you to do anything. Again, it has been quite a while since I did an install with the Win Vista/7 installer.
I suppose more importantly though; is your intention to wipe clean and start again, or do you wish to side-by-side install Win7 with an existing OS?
If a wipe out, then the easiest option is to use Win7s partition tools to delete all partitions and then create a fresh NTFS partition on the left-over free-space.
If you want to install in addition to an existing OS, then you will need to partition using either (as Davepet suggested) a LiveCD, PartImage (http://www.partimage.org/Main_Page linux based live CD disk manager) or some other disk management tools in your current OS. |
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EarthBoundMisfit
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Hi gang, I've been gone for awhile...I'm back...perusing.
I do the dual boot thing, so you could use gparted under Xandros to reformat it for you.
Other than that....go to distrowatch.com and download a live cd like SystemRescue, Ubuntu, PCLinuxOS, or any other live distro that includes gparted.
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jimwilk
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In my opinion, the easiest partition manager to use is the Diskdrake from PCLinuxOS. I think it was adapted or adopted from the equivalent application in Mandrake or Mandriva.
I have used Diskdrake from a live PCLinuxOS CD until the partitions have been formatted and then reset the computer to stop installation of that distro. In particular, this is what I did when installing Klikit-Linux.
As for the installation of Win7, I would have thought it advisable to install windows into the first partition on the disk and then install the desired Linux distro after. That way, the windows installer would set the first partition up for the correct format.
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gnuuser
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If you are just going to have vista on the drive then wipe the drive first with d-ban. then boot your vista disk.
If you want a dual boot use disk drake
and install the vista to the correct partition.
also lilo or grub will have to be configured for the dual boot
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