MaddawgTL Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 I'm running linux mint right now and the school I'm going to has given me access to windows 7 pro but I'm having trouble installing it. Can someone help me install it or tell me where to get the info? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infiltrator Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 What problems are you having? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyb1980 Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 Can't speak for Windows 7, but to install XP on a netbook I think the best way is to use nlite to load the drivers you need then use unetbootin or similar to put it on a USB drive, I'd imagine Windows 7 is similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaddawgTL Posted October 2, 2011 Author Share Posted October 2, 2011 The problem I'm having is that I cannot figure out how to get win7 iso onto a thumb drive using linux. I have seen instructuions for how to do it in windows but nothing for linux. What I want to do is dual boot so that when I'm at school I can use win7 pro and when I'm at home use mint linux. Is there a way to use wine to make a thumb drive bootable? I have tried unetbootin but it does not work with the win7 iso so I need some help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jobdone Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 a DVD-Rom will help no end (even a USB one) ,unetbootin would've been my first guess ,another issue you will run into is that win 7 will install it's boot record and grub will need to be re-installed afterwards... according to http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/install-windows-7-from-usb-drive-requires-2-simple-steps/ , unetbootin is possible? is this a bios issue or is the usb drive too small ? is there a reason you wish to downgrade anyway? you haven't even mentioned what hardware your trying to install on is it even x86? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaddawgTL Posted October 2, 2011 Author Share Posted October 2, 2011 My netbook is an eeepc 1005 hab from asus no bios issue that I can see and the thumb drive is 4 gigs so that should not be an issue either. I tried unetbootin cause it handles iso files,now I realise that was dumb. I just want to prepare the thumb drive,put win7 on it,install win7 on my netbook in a dual boot config so I can save some money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infiltrator Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 (edited) To setup a dual boot OS, you will need to create a second partition on your main HDD and use that second partition to install Windows in it. How to partition a HDD in Linux? http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Partition/fdisk_partitioning.html Installing Windows 7 from a USB stick. http://www.gohacking.com/2011/06/how-to-install-windows-7-from-a-usb-drive.html Creating a Dual boot system. http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/9059/dual-boot-your-pre-installed-windows-7-computer-with-ubuntu/ Edited October 3, 2011 by Infiltrator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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