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Title: Install Windows after the SME Server instalation
Post by: m4oz!nh4 on January 24, 2008, 10:27:52 AM

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

Title: Re: Install Windows after the SME Server instalation
Post by: brianr on January 24, 2008, 11:18:12 AM

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?

Title: Re: Install Windows after the SME Server instalation
Post by: m4oz!nh4 on January 24, 2008, 11:22:35 AM

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

Title: Re: Install Windows after the SME Server instalation
Post by: brianr on January 24, 2008, 11:34:52 AM

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.

Title: Re: Install Windows after the SME Server instalation
Post by: Confucius on January 24, 2008, 11:47:33 AM

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).

Title: Re: Install Windows after the SME Server instalation
Post by: m on January 24, 2008, 01:21:52 PM

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.

Title: Re: Install Windows after the SME Server instalation
Post by: m4oz!nh4 on January 25, 2008, 02:41:24 AM

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

Title: Re: Install Windows after the SME Server instalation
Post by: william_syd on January 25, 2008, 12:29:03 PM

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 :)