Upgrading from Xubuntu to Windows 7

ohokthanks · 11-03-2009, 04:18 PM

I purchased a Windows 7 product key from Digital River and received Windows 7 as an exe which I can burn as an .iso and a Windows 7 Upgrade Disc. What is the best way to upgrade from Xubuntu (linux) to Windows 7? Should I just restart the computer and boot from the upgrade disc? I've found resources from upgrading from XP and Vista to Win7 but no where telling how to upgrade from Linux to Win7

wulfgarpro · 11-03-2009, 07:01 PM

Linux concerns an alternate base kernel to that of Windows. You will need to boot from your Windows 7 disc and perform the installation from here.

xwulfgar.

JKR · 11-05-2009, 08:29 AM

You will most probably have to reformat your hard disk partitions as linux uses ext3 partitions not recognized by Windows. Are you sure you want to do this?
Do an internet search for xxclone.

**K-B** · 11-05-2009, 01:04 PM

You cannot 'upgrade' from Xubuntu to Windows 7. You will have to reformat the hard drive, and then run the Windows 7 installation disc. You will also need a full version of Windows 7 - not an upgrade version - unless you have a legally licensed copy of Windows XP or Vista for that computer.

**wmorri** · 11-05-2009, 06:07 PM

I have to agree with K-B on this one.Do they expect the customer to burn thier copy of 7 to a dvd or how does that work? I am just curious of this process.

Cheers!

My Little Eye · 11-06-2009, 02:48 AM

hi.

Yes.You will need to boot from a Windows 7 cd, and do either of the following:

1 - install Windows back yo back to Ubuntu. (You will be able to either boot windows or ubuntu everytime you restart your PC.)

2 - Format your drive and only install Windows 7.(you will only be able to boot Windows.)

Please let me know if you have any further trouble to install it.

ohokthanks · 11-07-2009, 02:48 PM

I purchased this laptop with Vista on the computer. However I installed linux on this laptop around 2 months ago. I have a valid license for Vista but it is not installed -- I purchased the upgrade license for windows 7 because I am eligible to do so even if it is not installed on my laptop. Will I run into problems installing from linux to Win7 with the upgrade disc or will I need to reinstall Vista and THEN install Win7? Microsoft is ridiculous.

JKR · 11-08-2009, 06:43 PM

You'd have to reinstall Vista first. If you have enough disk space, you could do a dual boot installation making it possible to choose the operating system you want to use at startup.

ohokthanks · 11-09-2009, 11:12 AM

So windows 7 won't see that Vista was previously installed on this system with Xubuntu installed? I thought maybe Vista was permanently written in the BIOS or something.

**wrench97** · 11-09-2009, 12:22 PM

No if you wiped the drive when you installed Ubuntu then Vista is gone, do you have a OEM recovery disk or a full Vista install disk?

11-03-2009, 04:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
ohokthanks Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 10 OS: vista sp1	Upgrading from Xubuntu to Windows 7 I purchased a Windows 7 product key from Digital River and received Windows 7 as an exe which I can burn as an .iso and a Windows 7 Upgrade Disc. What is the best way to upgrade from Xubuntu (linux) to Windows 7? Should I just restart the computer and boot from the upgrade disc? I've found resources from upgrading from XP and Vista to Win7 but no where telling how to upgrade from Linux to Win7

11-03-2009, 07:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
wulfgarpro Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 20 OS: [Arch / Fedora]	Re: Upgrading from Xubuntu to Windows 7 Linux concerns an alternate base kernel to that of Windows. You will need to boot from your Windows 7 disc and perform the installation from here. xwulfgar.

11-05-2009, 08:29 AM	#3 (permalink)
JKR Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Wuhan, China Posts: 53 OS: XP, Ubuntu	Re: Upgrading from Xubuntu to Windows 7 You will most probably have to reformat your hard disk partitions as linux uses ext3 partitions not recognized by Windows. Are you sure you want to do this? Do an internet search for xxclone.

11-05-2009, 01:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
K-B Mod. Linux, Wrench Turner Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NY Posts: 2,890 OS: Vista, Ubuntu My System	Re: Upgrading from Xubuntu to Windows 7 You cannot 'upgrade' from Xubuntu to Windows 7. You will have to reformat the hard drive, and then run the Windows 7 installation disc. You will also need a full version of Windows 7 - not an upgrade version - unless you have a legally licensed copy of Windows XP or Vista for that computer. __________________

11-05-2009, 06:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,850 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: Upgrading from Xubuntu to Windows 7 I have to agree with K-B on this one.Do they expect the customer to burn thier copy of 7 to a dvd or how does that work? I am just curious of this process. Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!

11-06-2009, 02:48 AM	#6 (permalink)
My Little Eye Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 12 OS: xp / ubuntu - 9.04 / 9.10 / fedora / windows 7	Re: Upgrading from Xubuntu to Windows 7 hi. Yes.You will need to boot from a Windows 7 cd, and do either of the following: 1 - install Windows back yo back to Ubuntu. (You will be able to either boot windows or ubuntu everytime you restart your PC.) 2 - Format your drive and only install Windows 7.(you will only be able to boot Windows.) Please let me know if you have any further trouble to install it.

11-07-2009, 02:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
ohokthanks Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 10 OS: vista sp1	Re: Upgrading from Xubuntu to Windows 7 I purchased this laptop with Vista on the computer. However I installed linux on this laptop around 2 months ago. I have a valid license for Vista but it is not installed -- I purchased the upgrade license for windows 7 because I am eligible to do so even if it is not installed on my laptop. Will I run into problems installing from linux to Win7 with the upgrade disc or will I need to reinstall Vista and THEN install Win7? Microsoft is ridiculous.

11-08-2009, 06:43 PM	#8 (permalink)
JKR Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Wuhan, China Posts: 53 OS: XP, Ubuntu	Re: Upgrading from Xubuntu to Windows 7 You'd have to reinstall Vista first. If you have enough disk space, you could do a dual boot installation making it possible to choose the operating system you want to use at startup.

11-09-2009, 11:12 AM	#9 (permalink)
ohokthanks Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 10 OS: vista sp1	Re: Upgrading from Xubuntu to Windows 7 So windows 7 won't see that Vista was previously installed on this system with Xubuntu installed? I thought maybe Vista was permanently written in the BIOS or something.

11-09-2009, 12:22 PM	#10 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,854 OS: Win7	Re: Upgrading from Xubuntu to Windows 7 No if you wiped the drive when you installed Ubuntu then Vista is gone, do you have a OEM recovery disk or a full Vista install disk? __________________ Power Supply and Selection