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I'm running ubuntu on my box now and I need to install windows again and have a dual boot. I read how to recover my linux installation after installing windows on the ubuntu wiki, but when I went to install windows I got to the "setup is inspecting your computers hardware configuration" screen and then it goes to a blank screen and just sits there. Any ideas?
I had similar problems two or three times in two or three different computers and the problem was always windows went crazy with the partition table. Have you tried booting dos and executing fdisk?
Microsoft Windows HATES other OS's. This is to further encourage their monopoly.
Windows does everything in its power to corrupt other OS's on your computer.
Solution: If you have to do linux then windows. You'll have to reinstall whatever bootloader you're using and the only way you'll be able to accompish this is to use an installation cd or even a live cd might work.
like for mandrake, just press F1 then click reinstall boatloader.
You're using ubuntu but that should help clear it up. Hopefully you can install the bootloader from that cd.
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