How can I install Windows 7 with my Ubuntu 12.04 x64 side by side a.k.a. dual-boot? I don't want to format and lose my Ubuntu data. I tried to install windows 7 (Ubuntu pre-installed) in a virtual machine (with VirtualBox). It gave me an error:
Setup was unable to create a new system partition or locate an existing system partition. See the Setup log files for more information.
Either installation process of windows 7 over pre-installed Ubuntu with dual boot or how to backup and restore whole Ubuntu system will solve my problem.
My system has one 128 GB SSD (sda) which have Ubuntu installed on it and one 1.0 TB hard disc (sdb).
sda has:
- sda1 (linux, bootable, Ext4, /)
- sda2 (extended)
- sda5 (linux swap)
sdb has:
- sdb1 (Microsoft Reserved Partition)
- sdb2 (Linux Basic Data Partition,-,NTFS,/media/New Volume)
- sdb3 (EFI System Partition,-,FAT32,Not mounted)
- sdb4 (EFI System Partition,-,FAT32,Not mounted)
- sdb5 (Linux Basic Data Partition,-)
- sdb6 (Linux Basic Data Partition,-,NTFS,/media/New Volume 2)
- sdb7 (Swap Space, Linux Swap Partition)