I am a new user of Ubuntu. A while ago attempted to install Ubuntu alongside Windows 7 but it didn't work. It installed Ubuntu but deleted all the Windows file and I did everything correctly.
Now, I am new to the Ubuntu world and I like the OS and I would like to keep it and learn more but since my desktop is not used only by me, I need to install Windows 7 to dual-boot alongside Ubuntu.
Is there any guide on how to do that?
I have got only one USB stick to save something and I don't even know how to download the Windows ISO file.
The windows installer is not likely to detect the Ubuntu install, and will overwrite the entire drive by default unfortunately. There are ways to create separate partitions with Gparted\windows tools to create an additional install partition, but that can be a bit tricky.
In my experience, the Ubuntu installer does a good job of detecting Windows installs, and will do all the difficult partition resizing for you -- I have 3 computers dual booting Ubuntu\Mint\WinXP\Win7\Win8(non-uefi)
Steps for a simple clean dual boot(Ubuntu 13.10):
It's unfortunate that this did not work for you the first time, but I know it should work, barring any encryption\odd partitions.
To help you get Windows iso on a bootable USB: http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/html/pbPage.Help_Win7_usbdvd_dwnTool
Linux Mint(based on Ubuntu) also has an ISO to USB tool built in, and it may be installable in Ubuntu as well:http://community.linuxmint.com/software/view/usb-creator
--Bryan
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