On 07/03/2015 02:16 PM, g wrote:
On 07/03/15 11:57, Nikkita Miles wrote:
> New to Fedora OS use.
> Have windows 7 currently on laptop
> Want to install Fedora
> Need suggestion on best Fedora product to use
> Need suggestion on how to begin
> Need complete step thru process
> Real new to conversion process
as mentioned, you may well need to shrink win7 partition, but be aware
that you will have problems due to locked directories and files.
reason i know this is because i recently installed linux to a laptop
and ran into shrinking problems due to locked directories and files.
there are several ways to go about setting up laptop for dual booting.
1- wipe hdd and install win7 as new, loosing all you have built up.
2- run recovery program to maintain current win7 to maintain current
setup and files.
after several attempts to shrink win7 and was not able to shrink win7
enough, i used #2 of above because i do not have win7 install cd.
if you want a step by step of what i did, contact me off list and i will
be glad to send you how i did it.
as for partitioning, i ran a search for a live partitioning iso and found
a free pmagic-2013-08-01.iso to work just fine. i do not recall where i
pulled it from, but a web search will give you plenty of hits for that
iso name.
I found a win7 program (Free as in no cash payment needed).
Download from
http://download.resize-c.com/resizer-free.zip
It resizes partitions on all windows.
It will really save Nikkita a lot of headaches.
Sometimes, re-installing windows causes it not to be validated with
the COA code because it is already registered.
Then, one has to call MS, wait for a long time to reach the
correct dept. (usually somewhere in India or Philippines ...etc)
in order to receive a new very long COA which will get easily lost
over time unless it is indelibly recorded in a place where it will not
get lost such as being permanently glued to the bottom of
the laptop or on top of the Desktop PC.
Cheers,
JD