Topic: Install Windows after the SME Server instalation

[m4oz!nh4]

Hi everyone,

last week I installed the SME Server as a test and yesterday I tried to install the Windows but the PC not accept any windows instalation cd i put !

sorry for the dumb question

thanks in advance

[brianr]

After a Linux installation, clearly the Windows CD will not be "autoplayed", did you make sure that the bios is set to boot from the CD, and then restart to PC?

[m4oz!nh4]

thanks for your reply.

yes, of course, in fact the windows cd started but after the "first blue screen" show up i have no response for the computer, only the big black screen !!

thanks

[brianr]

In which case i suspect you have a hardware problem, there is no way just installing SMEserver could effect the subsequent installation of Windows, although you should remember that the hard drive will have been re-formatted to a "foreign" format (EXT3), so the Windows installation will need to re-format the hard drive before copying the system across.

[Confucius]

You could use a tool like DelPart.exe to make sure there is no existing partition remaining. Needs a bootable DOS disk tho (www.bootdisk.com).

[m]

Boot from the SME Server CD in rescue mode and do not mount any filesystems. Then use the fdisk command to delete all partitions. This sovled the problem for me.

[m4oz!nh4]

brianr / confucius / mweinber

thanks guys !

now everything is Ok, I just remove all linux partitions using the cd in rescue mode that mweinber told me.

problem sovled !

thanks mweinber

[william_syd]

From memory, using MS dos (CD boot exit to dos [F3]), the fdisk /mbr command resolves the issue as well.

Failure of a MS product to install after Linux has touched the hardware is just Linux being your friend