Just don't do it.
Just learn how to use Ubuntu and you will love it. If you had used Ubuntu all your life and you addicently bought a Windows laptop, you would have been struggling with Windows too. Again: Learn how to use Ubuntu and you will love it.
But if you don't want to learn how to use Ubuntu, you could consider installing Kubuntu. Kubuntu is a version of Ubuntu that works more like Windows. It is very easy to install. Just download it, burn it to a DVD as described here, and start up from it. Then just follow the instructions. The installation is really straightforward.
Just a few of the reasons you'll love Ubuntu/Kubuntu:
- Almost no viruses
- Windows is very expensive, Ubuntu is free
- You will get free updates, forever. If you use Windows, Microsoft will force you to pay (Most of the time more than €100!) for an upgrade in a bunch of years.
- Ubuntu is known to be faster
But here is how to install Windows alongside Ubuntu:
Pretty large amount of steps, but it's not really difficult!
- Burn a DVD with Ubuntu or Kubuntu.
- Start from the CD/DVD. If it is an Ubuntu DVD, click the Ubuntu icon in the topleft corner and search for GParted. Then click GParted. If it is a Kubuntu DVD, click the blue icon in the downleft corner, click Applications, and search for Partition. Then click the partition manager. You will see something like this in Ubuntu:
And something like this in Kubuntu:
At the top, you can see your partitions. Select the biggest partition.
- Click Partition > Resize/Move
- At "New size", lower the number with the amount of MB's you want to reserve for Windows.
- Click Resize/Move, click the green checkmark, click Apply. Wait. Click OK.
- Shut down your computer. The DVD will automatically be ejected. When asked, remove the DVD, close the tray, and press Enter.
- Start from the Windows 7 installation disk.
- Choose "Install now". Then choose "Custom (advanced)". Then choose "Disk 0 Unallocated space". Then choose Next.
- Wait until installation is finshed. Your computer will start from Windows. When Windows is installed (and has performed some post-installation operations), turn off your computer.
- Boot from the Ubuntu or Kubuntu DVD again. Select Try Ubuntu. Connect to Wi-Fi.
Now we, unfortunately, have to use the terminal. Press Ctrl + alt + T. The terminal will appear. Type in these commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:yannubuntu/boot-repair && sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y boot-repair && (boot-repair &)
With Ubuntu, click the Ubuntu icon in the top-left corner and search for Boot Repair. With Kubuntu, click the blue icon in the down-left corner and search for Boot Repair. Click Boot Repair. You should now see something like this:
Click Recommended repair and wait until it's finished.
Shut down your computer. The DVD will automatically be ejected. When asked, remove the DVD, close the tray, and press Enter.
DONE!!! Every time you turn on your PC, you can choose between Ubuntu and Windows 7 using the arrow keys. Just use the arrow keys to select Ubuntu or Windows and press Enter. If you do nothing for 10 seconds, it will automatically start Ubuntu.