Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint

From	HGW <HGW@home.com>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.misc
Subject	Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint
Date	2016-04-05 20:53 +1000
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On 05/04/16 15:18, Bobbie Sellers wrote:
> On 04/04/2016 10:01 PM, HGW wrote:
>> When I installed Mint, my win7 disappeared. Mint is using about 465
>> gigs of my 500G drive in one partition so I think Win7 is still
>> there somewhere on the other 35G. That happened on a 64 system. I
>> had no trouble installing linux with dual boot on two other 32
>> computers I have tried numerous suggestions to reestablish a dual
>> boot but nothing seems to work. I notice many other people have had
>> this experience because the 64 installation process does not make
>> clear how to prevent the problem from happening. Ideally, I want to
>> set up grub to allow boot options again. I also want to resize the
>> current partition used by Linux. I tried rebooting with the CD with
>> no result. Tried boot repair and Gparted but just end up against a
>> wall of error messages. If I reformat the drive I might lose Win7
>> altogether and would prefer not to do that.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>
> Gparted should be able to re-size your Linux partitions.

It will not allow that. Even when I booted with the CD I could not do
anything with the mint partition. I cannot unmount the partition because
it is in use.

> It should also be able to show you the partition space allocated to
> Windows 7.

No, it does not recognize it at all.

> You may have to re-install Windows 7 which will then try to take over
> your computer's hard drive.  If you do not have the install disks
> then you can likely get them if the builder of your computer is
> reliable.
>
> Once it is installed use the partition editor on Windows 7 to reduce
> the size of its partition.  You may encounter large blocks of
> immovable files.  If it inhibits reduction of the Windows partition
> to less than half of the hard drive then you will need to reduce the
> page file size also though the Windows 7 tools.

As far as I can tell, the windows partition is only about 25 Gig if it
exists at all.

> Ok once that is out of the way you can use live booting Gparted to
> make the partitions for Mint. note the partition number as in sda3 or
> sda4 so that you can reference those partitions to be your / or root
> partition and /home.  Make notes accordingly if you want to have a
> more complicated setup.

No, Gparted wont allow me to do anything. The partition cannot be
changed. Can you suggest a way to do it?

> Then you can try to install Mint or something better on the prepared
> partitions.

I don't have the windows disks so I don't want to format he whole hard
drive.


> Post your questions in this thread if you want further advice.
>
> bliss
>


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Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint HGW <hw@...> - 2016-04-05 15:01 +1000
  Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2016-04-04 22:18 -0700
    Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint HGW <HGW@home.com> - 2016-04-05 20:53 +1000
      Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-04-05 12:12 +0100
        Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint HGW <HGW@home.com> - 2016-04-05 21:31 +1000
          Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-04-05 12:43 +0100
          Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2016-04-05 15:27 +0000
            Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint HGW <HGW@home.com> - 2016-04-06 04:39 +1000
              Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2016-04-05 18:44 +0000
              Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint Bit Twister <BitTwister@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-04-05 19:26 +0000
                Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint HGW <HGW@home.com> - 2016-04-06 08:01 +1000
                Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint Bit Twister <BitTwister@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-04-05 22:17 +0000
                Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-04-06 12:40 +0200
                Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2016-04-06 07:37 -0700
                Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-04-06 19:40 +0200
              Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint Chick Tower <c.tower@deadspam.com> - 2016-04-06 16:59 +0000
                Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2016-04-06 23:11 +0000
                Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2016-04-06 16:44 -0700
                Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-04-09 02:30 +0200
                Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-04-09 12:15 +0100
      Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-04-05 14:44 +0200
        Re: Recovering Win7 ^ Correct^ philo <philo@privacy.net> - 2016-04-05 08:00 -0500
          Re: Recovering Win7 ^ Correct^ Bit Twister <BitTwister@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-04-05 13:26 +0000
            Re: Recovering Win7 ^ Correct^ philo <philo@privacy.net> - 2016-04-05 09:19 -0500
              Re: Recovering Win7 ^ Correct^ Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2016-04-05 07:58 -0700
                Re: Recovering Win7 ^ Correct^ philo <philo@privacy.net> - 2016-04-05 10:14 -0500
        Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint HGW <HGW@home.com> - 2016-04-06 03:18 +1000
          Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint philo <philo@privacy.net> - 2016-04-05 13:30 -0500
            Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-04-06 12:44 +0200
              Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint philo <philo@privacy.net> - 2016-04-06 12:08 -0500
                Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-04-06 20:32 +0100
      Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint Bit Twister <BitTwister@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-04-05 12:53 +0000
  Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint Andreas Kohlbach <avr16.10.ankman@spamgourmet.net> - 2016-04-05 16:39 -0400

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