Monday 29 September 2014

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How to install Windows after installing Linux OS ?

This article is my favourite one because it's from my personal experience . I think this is also a asset to you . Personally, I  faced lot of problems from the  installation side of different operating systems because different OS have different boot files . It is irritating some times !! So installations is quite tough . Is it ? I think when compared to windows installations linux is better one . Although windows allows to install linux OS with in the system or different .What happen when install windows after installing linux OS ? Is it linux allows us to install windows with in the system ? I don't think so . Since , before answering this question let us look the general ideas about both windows and linux boot .
 
 
Linux and windows have different boot files . Linux uses GRUB installation to maintain boot files and also windows have a bootloader . So when installing either OS , the actual thing is happen that the OS install their bootloader in the system . So It loades the boot files when system start up . I think some time you victim of such boot problems . Is it ? when changing or removing the OS files , the OS can not boot their files properly . Some time we  experience GRUB rescue > error  when deleting the linux files from windows . 
 
 
This is the basic general idea about how OS boot up their files . Come back ! Let us look what happen when installing Linux in the system . Simply they create their boot files and install on the system . So when with in the Windows OS , it allows install linux boot files . The process is called as multibooting ( Boot different OS with in a system ) .  If we install linux OS first , it add their boot files to the system . So currently the system has only one OS and this is the default OS too . After that windows installatons done by the user , it changes the linux boot files order and install windows boot files . So the postions are changed and can nott run either OS . How can we fix this problem ? Let us look these steps .     

Steps to install windows OS [ Using Linux CD/USB ]

  • After installing the Linux OS , It has some memory needed . So we should install Windows OS in the remaining memory or a new drive . 
  • You can create a partion for windows using Gparted in ubuntu . 
  • Insert your windows bootable CD or USB to the drive and install windows
  • So after that installations linux OS is reusable now .
  • Insert the live Linux CD/USB and open terminal by ctrl+alt+T
  • Install boot-repair using the following commands

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:yannubuntu/boot-repair && sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y boot-repair && boot-repair

 
  •  After sucessull installations , boot-repair open automatically and select Recommend repair from that
ubuntu boot-repair

  • So after that a new GRUB file added and you can get the dual boot OS in your system

Steps to install windows OS [ From windows OS ]

  • Insert your windows bootable CD or USB to the drive . Continue the general process like time , date , region .
  • Choose the memory partions or new drive for installing windows OS . Continue your installations process by pressing next untill finish the process .
  • So you sucessfully install windows OS . It changes the boot options and it effect the linux booting also .
  • Login in to windows OS and Install EasyBCD tool . This is a tool used to change and repair boot options .
Boot entry of EasyBCD
  • After sucessfull installtions on windows OS . Run EasyBCD software .
  • Add NEWENTRY from the EasyBCD tool box .
  • Select Linux/BSD from the list and choose Yes to restart the boot .
  • Thats it ! you can get dual boot after restart .
 

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