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I prepared a Windows 7 ISO file, bootable pendrive by using DISKS.

Here's my system configuration.

Disk space allocation

GParted, Unable to resize this

dev/ ls sd*

Currently Ubuntu is running on my system (only one OS) When I am trying to install the Windows 7 using a penddrive, it is showing no device is found. But am able to view the pendrive data/details once I'm logged into the system.

Is this problem due to partition issues?

Please give some guidance/suggestions on how to install Windows 7.

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  • It's too late. Apparently you already formatted your Windows partition as EXT4? With that your Windows is gone. –  Sep 17 '17 at 09:34
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    Please tell us what you want to do now! Do you want to install Windows 7, or Ubuntu or both? -- And what have you got? Do you suspect that something is destroyed? In that case, is there a backup? – sudodus Sep 17 '17 at 09:41
  • @MichaelBay Previously I had used windows 8, from win8 I moved to ubuntu16.04. Now I want to install win7. I am not interested on dual boot. try to install totally wind7 in my machine. – Rao Sep 17 '17 at 09:48
  • @sudodus I took backup from by ubuntu, Now I want to install win 7... – Rao Sep 17 '17 at 09:49
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    Head to your Windows installation disk and start partitioning, and then follow the installer's instructions to install it. – Cynplytholowazy Sep 17 '17 at 09:52
  • Why "Ask Ubuntu" how to install Windows? That makes no sense at all. – EODCraft Staff Sep 17 '17 at 09:55
  • @Cynplytholowazy How can I do partitioning? will you pls give some guidance... – Rao Sep 17 '17 at 09:57
  • @EODCraftStaff because currently I am using Ubuntu OS – Rao Sep 17 '17 at 09:58
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    If the USB install drive for Windows 7 is working, it can do the whole job for you, including partitioning. – sudodus Sep 17 '17 at 09:58
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    Keep your EFI system partition. Reformat /dev/sdb2 into NTFS partition. Delete your swap space, it will be useless in Windows. – Cynplytholowazy Sep 17 '17 at 09:58
  • From what I understood, your question is "How can I install Windows 7". The question is completely Off-Topic and you should head to SuperUser, ask your question again and be more specific on what you want to do. – George Mathioudakis Sep 17 '17 at 10:31
  • @Cynplytholowazy I don't have /dev/sdb2. I edited question and added a pic with info of cd \dev, ls sd* – Rao Sep 17 '17 at 11:00
  • Sorry, my mistake. It's /dev/sda2. – Cynplytholowazy Sep 17 '17 at 11:00
  • @sudodus I had followed your steps mentioned in the mkusb-nox its worked for me. Could you please let me know, what to do next for installing OS – Rao Sep 17 '17 at 13:35
  • What happens, when you plug in the USB pendrive into the computer and reboot? Does it boot into the Windows installer? If yes, just follow the instructions, if no, please tell us what is happening instead. – sudodus Sep 17 '17 at 13:55

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As I said on comments, the question is Off-Topic, but since you want help with gparted, which is a GNOME partition-editing application run on Linux, I guess I can help you a bit.

In order to make a new OS Installation, you need to keep the EFI System Partition and delete everything else: linux-swap and ext4 (Win7). Then, you should have EFI and unallocated space (NOT unformatted).

Unfortunately, I can't help you any further. Google is your best friend.

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  • Thanks for your advice, But format option is not available in GParted tool. – Rao Sep 17 '17 at 11:08
  • You cannot format anything if you have these partitions mounted. You should try booting via LiveUSB/LiveCD in order to delete the partitions. Do you use a Live USB/CD? – George Mathioudakis Sep 17 '17 at 11:12
  • Did you right-clicked on the /dev/sda2 entry? It will show up Format option there. – Cynplytholowazy Sep 17 '17 at 11:14
  • @Cynplytholowazy No, it is not, format option as disabled. Resize, Unmount and Name Partition options are available. – Rao Sep 17 '17 at 14:02
  • @Rao As I said, in order to delete the partitions, get yourself a Live USB/CD in order to delete them while they're unmounted. – George Mathioudakis Sep 17 '17 at 14:05
  • @Rao Installing any OS entails knowing about partitioning and how to do it and the specific OS requirements. Also knowing about UEFI/Legacy is crucial. And so is knowing that installing an OS has nothing to do with what's installed already if anything. Provided you have a bootable installation media for Windows - and knowing that's the only OS you want to install - ... Windows installation/troubleshooting is completely OFF TOPIC. If you need help with Windows you can ask at [superuser.se] or ask someone competent to do the installation for you as you clearly aren't. –  Sep 17 '17 at 20:32
  • Either way please stop asking people to help with something OFF TOPIC here. –  Sep 17 '17 at 20:32
  • @Rao Unmount all your partitions first before doing other things. – Cynplytholowazy Sep 18 '17 at 05:45