Install linux on Windows 7 and XP
Platform: win7 and XP (Asus Notebook)
Cause: I am used to Ubuntu, but sometimes I want to store something in windows, which is inconvenient for virtual machines.
Note:
A. The dual system installation in this article will not affect any data
B. Ubuntu can be mounted to all disk areas, while Windows cannot access the disk areas of Linux systems. Therefore, the Linux space allocation is a little smaller and everything can be placed in the disk area of windows.
C. Prepare a 2G or 4 Gu disk, depending on the size of the Linux installation image file.
D. Any next Linux ISO image, ubuntu12.10 derivative version
E. Install the ultraiso image creation tool. Find the registration code in the comment.-Wang Tao
1. Create (split) blank Disk Area
Open --> Computer --> properties --> Management --> storage --> disk management --> right-click g disk --> compress volume. As shown in:
Compress 40 GB disk space for Linux: Enter 40000 in MB and click "OK. As shown in:
2. Create a USB flash drive for Linux Startup and Installation
Insert a USB flash drive and open the ultraiso tool --> file --> open the ISO image. As shown in:
Click Start> write hard disk image> to complete the following trilogy. As shown in:
Step 1: Write mode: USB-HDD +
Step 2: easy to start --> write a new Hard Disk Master Boot Record (MBR) --> USB-ZIP + --> OK, prompting that the Master Boot Record (MBR) is written successfully!
Step 3: Click write. This operation will format the USB flash drive
3. install linux
Restart your computer to enter the BIOS (Press F2 on my computer, and each computer is different from your own Baidu). Set the USB flash drive to start or enable the USB flash drive directly in the BIOS.
After the startup is successful, the following screen is displayed:
Select custom installation, as shown in figure
Just re-allocate the 40 Gb free space and install Linux.
Due to the time relationship, you can write the installation method of Linux later.