Windows installation over Linux
If you are running a Linux OS, and want to install a Windows OS over it then you have landed at the right place. This post guides you for successful installation of Windows over your Linux OS. First of all, if you have not yet partitioned your Hard Drive properly its a bit of problem. If you have your Linux on ext format then installing windows is not possible, Windows does not recognize the ext file system. Windows works perfectly on NTFS system. To do so follow the steps: Make a Live OS Disk of any Linux Distro ( I had used Linux Mint 13 - KDE), and boot it up with the Live OS. Once the Live OS is running, go to Applications > Disk Manager Here you will see all your hard-drives with the space allocated and un-partitioned space. Create a NTFS partition, with desired space for installation of Windows. Now you have set your machine with NTFS partition for Installation of Windows. Reboot your PC with Windows Disk/USB. The partition you created, would show up with the s...