How to install Windows while Linux is already installed? (Dual Boot) [duplicate]
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How to install Windows 8 as a dual boot with Linux Mint pre installed?
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i've got Linux Mint on my machine and need Windows to be installed.
Is there a way to install Windows without overwriting the bootloader?
Also I couldn't find any guide how to backup/recover the bootloader, since all guides show installing windows first.
Regards
linux windows multi-boot linux-mint
asked Dec 10 at 18:39
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How to install Windows 8 as a dual boot with Linux Mint pre installed?
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i've got Linux Mint on my machine and need Windows to be installed.
Is there a way to install Windows without overwriting the bootloader?
Also I couldn't find any guide how to backup/recover the bootloader, since all guides show installing windows first.
Regards
linux windows multi-boot linux-mint
asked Dec 10 at 18:39
ndueck
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marked as duplicate by music2myear, bertieb, Community♦ Dec 10 at 21:16
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This question already has an answer here:
How to install Windows 8 as a dual boot with Linux Mint pre installed?
1 answer
i've got Linux Mint on my machine and need Windows to be installed.
Is there a way to install Windows without overwriting the bootloader?
Also I couldn't find any guide how to backup/recover the bootloader, since all guides show installing windows first.
Regards
linux windows multi-boot linux-mint
asked Dec 10 at 18:39
ndueck
11
This question already has an answer here:
How to install Windows 8 as a dual boot with Linux Mint pre installed?
1 answer
i've got Linux Mint on my machine and need Windows to be installed.
Is there a way to install Windows without overwriting the bootloader?
Also I couldn't find any guide how to backup/recover the bootloader, since all guides show installing windows first.
Regards
This question already has an answer here:
How to install Windows 8 as a dual boot with Linux Mint pre installed?
1 answer
linux windows multi-boot linux-mint
linux windows multi-boot linux-mint
asked Dec 10 at 18:39
ndueck
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asked Dec 10 at 18:39
ndueck
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asked Dec 10 at 18:39
ndueck
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asked Dec 10 at 18:39
ndueck
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asked Dec 10 at 18:39
ndueck
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marked as duplicate by music2myear, bertieb, Community♦ Dec 10 at 21:16
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My experience is, No, you will overwrite the bootloader because Windows doesn't play nice in the sandbox.
You will need to install Windows first, then the latest version of Mint, which will allow you to install side-by-side and use Dual-boot.
Word of a 20+ year Linux vet here. You'll find that as you get more into Linux, you will begin to hate having to leave it to run Windows. I have Win7 in a VBox VM and run it about every month, or less. At work. At home, same situation, and I forget to run Windows for more than 3 or 4 months.
Good luck, and Welcome to Super User on StackExchange.
answered Dec 10 at 19:17
Karl Pearson
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It's true, I don't like to leave Linux, which I had to often, because the printing driver sucks (wrong scaling). There're also other reasons: I prefer seamless all in one solutions (current version of Thunterbid doesn't support Lightning, which annoys me, Outlook at work is really nice). Another reason is, friends often ask to play games, which I can't run on linux, at least stable. However, I like the learning experience and digging deep into the internals of the os. I hope I will be able to contribute to the linux community some day - this is the real reason why i stick to linux.
– ndueck
Dec 10 at 20:41
Just remembered I've got multiple hard drives. As far as I know, MBR will be written to 1 hard drive. After the windows installation I can setup the bios to load from the linux hard drive, am I right?
– ndueck
Dec 10 at 20:43
I'm not sure because I've never installed that way. Typically, however, the MBR on only the primary drive, or at least the one with the Boot flag set, is where the MBR is read from. As for thunderbird, you may need to search for the new lightning plugin in your distribution's repository. That's where it is now. xdg-xul-lightning on Debian-based systems, I believe.
– Karl Pearson
Dec 12 at 5:59
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My experience is, No, you will overwrite the bootloader because Windows doesn't play nice in the sandbox.
You will need to install Windows first, then the latest version of Mint, which will allow you to install side-by-side and use Dual-boot.
Word of a 20+ year Linux vet here. You'll find that as you get more into Linux, you will begin to hate having to leave it to run Windows. I have Win7 in a VBox VM and run it about every month, or less. At work. At home, same situation, and I forget to run Windows for more than 3 or 4 months.
Good luck, and Welcome to Super User on StackExchange.
answered Dec 10 at 19:17
Karl Pearson
12
It's true, I don't like to leave Linux, which I had to often, because the printing driver sucks (wrong scaling). There're also other reasons: I prefer seamless all in one solutions (current version of Thunterbid doesn't support Lightning, which annoys me, Outlook at work is really nice). Another reason is, friends often ask to play games, which I can't run on linux, at least stable. However, I like the learning experience and digging deep into the internals of the os. I hope I will be able to contribute to the linux community some day - this is the real reason why i stick to linux.
– ndueck
Dec 10 at 20:41
Just remembered I've got multiple hard drives. As far as I know, MBR will be written to 1 hard drive. After the windows installation I can setup the bios to load from the linux hard drive, am I right?
– ndueck
Dec 10 at 20:43
I'm not sure because I've never installed that way. Typically, however, the MBR on only the primary drive, or at least the one with the Boot flag set, is where the MBR is read from. As for thunderbird, you may need to search for the new lightning plugin in your distribution's repository. That's where it is now. xdg-xul-lightning on Debian-based systems, I believe.
– Karl Pearson
Dec 12 at 5:59
add a comment |
My experience is, No, you will overwrite the bootloader because Windows doesn't play nice in the sandbox.
You will need to install Windows first, then the latest version of Mint, which will allow you to install side-by-side and use Dual-boot.
Word of a 20+ year Linux vet here. You'll find that as you get more into Linux, you will begin to hate having to leave it to run Windows. I have Win7 in a VBox VM and run it about every month, or less. At work. At home, same situation, and I forget to run Windows for more than 3 or 4 months.
Good luck, and Welcome to Super User on StackExchange.
answered Dec 10 at 19:17
Karl Pearson
12
It's true, I don't like to leave Linux, which I had to often, because the printing driver sucks (wrong scaling). There're also other reasons: I prefer seamless all in one solutions (current version of Thunterbid doesn't support Lightning, which annoys me, Outlook at work is really nice). Another reason is, friends often ask to play games, which I can't run on linux, at least stable. However, I like the learning experience and digging deep into the internals of the os. I hope I will be able to contribute to the linux community some day - this is the real reason why i stick to linux.
– ndueck
Dec 10 at 20:41
Just remembered I've got multiple hard drives. As far as I know, MBR will be written to 1 hard drive. After the windows installation I can setup the bios to load from the linux hard drive, am I right?
– ndueck
Dec 10 at 20:43
I'm not sure because I've never installed that way. Typically, however, the MBR on only the primary drive, or at least the one with the Boot flag set, is where the MBR is read from. As for thunderbird, you may need to search for the new lightning plugin in your distribution's repository. That's where it is now. xdg-xul-lightning on Debian-based systems, I believe.
– Karl Pearson
Dec 12 at 5:59
add a comment |
My experience is, No, you will overwrite the bootloader because Windows doesn't play nice in the sandbox.
You will need to install Windows first, then the latest version of Mint, which will allow you to install side-by-side and use Dual-boot.
Word of a 20+ year Linux vet here. You'll find that as you get more into Linux, you will begin to hate having to leave it to run Windows. I have Win7 in a VBox VM and run it about every month, or less. At work. At home, same situation, and I forget to run Windows for more than 3 or 4 months.
Good luck, and Welcome to Super User on StackExchange.
answered Dec 10 at 19:17
Karl Pearson
12
My experience is, No, you will overwrite the bootloader because Windows doesn't play nice in the sandbox.
You will need to install Windows first, then the latest version of Mint, which will allow you to install side-by-side and use Dual-boot.
Word of a 20+ year Linux vet here. You'll find that as you get more into Linux, you will begin to hate having to leave it to run Windows. I have Win7 in a VBox VM and run it about every month, or less. At work. At home, same situation, and I forget to run Windows for more than 3 or 4 months.
Good luck, and Welcome to Super User on StackExchange.
answered Dec 10 at 19:17
Karl Pearson
12
answered Dec 10 at 19:17
Karl Pearson
12
answered Dec 10 at 19:17
Karl Pearson
12
answered Dec 10 at 19:17
Karl Pearson
12
12
It's true, I don't like to leave Linux, which I had to often, because the printing driver sucks (wrong scaling). There're also other reasons: I prefer seamless all in one solutions (current version of Thunterbid doesn't support Lightning, which annoys me, Outlook at work is really nice). Another reason is, friends often ask to play games, which I can't run on linux, at least stable. However, I like the learning experience and digging deep into the internals of the os. I hope I will be able to contribute to the linux community some day - this is the real reason why i stick to linux.
– ndueck
Dec 10 at 20:41
Just remembered I've got multiple hard drives. As far as I know, MBR will be written to 1 hard drive. After the windows installation I can setup the bios to load from the linux hard drive, am I right?
– ndueck
Dec 10 at 20:43
I'm not sure because I've never installed that way. Typically, however, the MBR on only the primary drive, or at least the one with the Boot flag set, is where the MBR is read from. As for thunderbird, you may need to search for the new lightning plugin in your distribution's repository. That's where it is now. xdg-xul-lightning on Debian-based systems, I believe.
– Karl Pearson
Dec 12 at 5:59
add a comment |
It's true, I don't like to leave Linux, which I had to often, because the printing driver sucks (wrong scaling). There're also other reasons: I prefer seamless all in one solutions (current version of Thunterbid doesn't support Lightning, which annoys me, Outlook at work is really nice). Another reason is, friends often ask to play games, which I can't run on linux, at least stable. However, I like the learning experience and digging deep into the internals of the os. I hope I will be able to contribute to the linux community some day - this is the real reason why i stick to linux.
– ndueck
Dec 10 at 20:41
Just remembered I've got multiple hard drives. As far as I know, MBR will be written to 1 hard drive. After the windows installation I can setup the bios to load from the linux hard drive, am I right?
– ndueck
Dec 10 at 20:43
I'm not sure because I've never installed that way. Typically, however, the MBR on only the primary drive, or at least the one with the Boot flag set, is where the MBR is read from. As for thunderbird, you may need to search for the new lightning plugin in your distribution's repository. That's where it is now. xdg-xul-lightning on Debian-based systems, I believe.
– Karl Pearson
Dec 12 at 5:59
It's true, I don't like to leave Linux, which I had to often, because the printing driver sucks (wrong scaling). There're also other reasons: I prefer seamless all in one solutions (current version of Thunterbid doesn't support Lightning, which annoys me, Outlook at work is really nice). Another reason is, friends often ask to play games, which I can't run on linux, at least stable. However, I like the learning experience and digging deep into the internals of the os. I hope I will be able to contribute to the linux community some day - this is the real reason why i stick to linux.
– ndueck
Dec 10 at 20:41
It's true, I don't like to leave Linux, which I had to often, because the printing driver sucks (wrong scaling). There're also other reasons: I prefer seamless all in one solutions (current version of Thunterbid doesn't support Lightning, which annoys me, Outlook at work is really nice). Another reason is, friends often ask to play games, which I can't run on linux, at least stable. However, I like the learning experience and digging deep into the internals of the os. I hope I will be able to contribute to the linux community some day - this is the real reason why i stick to linux.
– ndueck
Dec 10 at 20:41
Just remembered I've got multiple hard drives. As far as I know, MBR will be written to 1 hard drive. After the windows installation I can setup the bios to load from the linux hard drive, am I right?
– ndueck
Dec 10 at 20:43
Just remembered I've got multiple hard drives. As far as I know, MBR will be written to 1 hard drive. After the windows installation I can setup the bios to load from the linux hard drive, am I right?
– ndueck
Dec 10 at 20:43
I'm not sure because I've never installed that way. Typically, however, the MBR on only the primary drive, or at least the one with the Boot flag set, is where the MBR is read from. As for thunderbird, you may need to search for the new lightning plugin in your distribution's repository. That's where it is now. xdg-xul-lightning on Debian-based systems, I believe.
– Karl Pearson
Dec 12 at 5:59
I'm not sure because I've never installed that way. Typically, however, the MBR on only the primary drive, or at least the one with the Boot flag set, is where the MBR is read from. As for thunderbird, you may need to search for the new lightning plugin in your distribution's repository. That's where it is now. xdg-xul-lightning on Debian-based systems, I believe.
– Karl Pearson
Dec 12 at 5:59
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