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leej51503
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Post subject: beginner needs help
 Posted: Dec 03, 2011 - 06:14 PM
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I bought a new Intel i3 Gateway on clearance, and upgraded to 8GB RAM, wiped the hard drive completely, and am running Ubuntu 11.10 I saved the 160GB hard drive from the crashed Pentium D, put it into an enclosure with USB 2.0 cable connecting it to the new computer, and we would like to put the four Windows 7 restore disks onto it to create a separate Windows 7 drive for use as needed. I have VERY little experience doing anything programming wise, and I need someone with a LOT of patience to help a "newbie". I am anti-Windows, but both my wifes and my employers use Windows, and we feel it's best to learn something about it on our own terms using this "extra" drive, as long as this is possible. Any help is greatly appreciated.
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mgrant11
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Post subject: windows help is hard
Posted: Jan 29, 2012 - 09:17 PM
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Not to pass the buck, but you might actually get better help on creating Windows boot disks on a Windows forum.
I can tell you how to reformat the drive on Ubuntu, but that's where my knowledge would end, as I've never created a Windows rescue drive (much less four rescue discs on one drive).
Look for an application called Disk utility in Ubuntu; failing that, do it in the terminal:
1. Plug in the USB drive to your computer. Find out where it is located on your system:
sudo dmesg | tail
It will be something like sdb or sdc
For the sake of this, let's say it's sdc
2. Format and create a new filesystem on the drive:
sudo mkdosfs -I /dev/sdc
3. Wait for the harddrive to be erased.
4. Now you have a blank harddrive for the restore discs to be placed upon. That's the part I don't know much about, since I'm not sure how Windows rescue discs want to be treated. If I had to guess, I'd create an .iso of each disc using the K3b application (it's in the Software Center), and then place the .iso on the harddrive.
Hope that helps at least a little! good luck. |
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