I want to install windows 7 home premium on my ubuntu 12.04 LTS. I already have a windows 7 home premium setup .exe, I am using WINE to run it. When I execute it it shows "Windows was unable to create an installation folder error code 0x8007007A". So I used GParted to create a new partition of size 30 GB and changed the file system to NTFS and selected for boot flag and then I started the setup again, but it made no difference. I dont know what to do next. Please help!
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2Wine is for installing some Windows programs, not the entire OS. Either do a dual boot or use a virtual machine if your hardware is capable enough. – Jan 14 '17 at 17:36
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You can't install Windows on Wine, just as you can't install Windows on Windows. – muru Jan 14 '17 at 17:36
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how to do a dual boot? I have the setup file on a usb. I havn't got the installation CD – user3718999 Jan 14 '17 at 17:40
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See How can I install Windows after I've installed Ubuntu? – David Foerster Jan 14 '17 at 18:27
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I'd like to quote something first.
To overcome this weakness, a compatibility layer called WINE was created. The name originally stood for Wine Is Not an Emulator (because everyone mistook the tool for a Windows emulator). The name is now simply Wine. Effectively, what Wine did was to allow Windows applications to run on the Linux platform. -- Linux.com
So, I think it's not possible to do what you are trying to do. But there are other alternatives to use windows on top of Ubuntu.
- You can try
virtualboxorvmwareor any other virtualization softwares available for debian based operating systems. - Or, you can try to create a partition and then install windows over it. See here.
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