Hello Guys
so i had unistalled windows 7 completely off my laptop and installed Ubuntu12 and now i want to install windows7 back so i just wanted to know before i buy anything that
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Windows+...ware&cp=1&lp=1
if i buy this disk will i be able to install windows 7 back or do i have to buy any-other disk? and if i have to buy another disk then what do i have to buy ?
or if anyone can find me a installation disk to directly install windows8 without installing windows7 that would be very helpful
ThankYou

Hi,

in general you don't need to uninstall your old os. The installer of the new os will just overwrite it when it partitions and formats the disk.

Evo2.

Yes, you can install Windows 7 (or 8, if you hate yourself and want to suffer). The install will reformat your disk and wipe out the Ubuntu install.

If you want dual boot, you'll need to install Windows first, then reinstall Linux; Windows generally doesn't understand dual-boot (I used to set Windows computers to dual-boot 95 and 2000 for a training class--2000 did understand dual-boot, so 95 had to go on first).

It's been a long time since I installed Windows and I can't remember whether it gives you an option to manually configure the format process; if it does, you could leave some free space for the dual-boot Linux install and avoid having to resize the partitions later.

Ok thank you guys but the link i provided in the post shows the windows disk i am going to buy so i just want to know that is it the right thing i am buying to install windows 7 os

thank you so much again to all of you for your help

Hi,
Sorry, can't help you with that: I know very little about windows... this is a Linux forum after all. Perhaps you could ask on a windows forum or better still contact Microsoft since you are giving them your hard earned cash.

Evo2.

Yes, if you must install Windows, Win7 Professional is a good choice.

I have it dual-booting with Linux Mint. I occasionally boot into it to install the latest crop of updates.

It's what Vista should have been.

smitpatel, your laptop came with an installed version of Windows, didn't it? If so, then you own a valid Windows license for the OEM installed copy of Windows that came with it. If you still have your license key, contact your laptop manufacturer and buy a set of recovery discs to restore Windows to its factory-installed state. If your laptop is out of warranty, you may have to pay for the discs, but it should cost less than buying a whole new retail copy of Windows.

There may be other vendors you can purchase OEM recovery discs from. Your license key can be used to register and activate Windows after re-installation.

I have an IBM Thinkpad T43 that came with Windows XP Pro. I have the product key, and I could buy recovery discs that would restore my system to its original condition for $25.

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if you must then pay the rather large amount of cash for " Windows, Win7 Professional"
"windows 7 home" is missing A LOT of really NEEDED networking code and tools .

Needed for whom? If you are not using the system in an enterprise environment you won't need the extra tools. I used Vista Home Premium for about 4 years and have not missed one tool that could not been added for free. Now I use Windows 7 Ultimate, but only because I got it really cheap and because I decided to want to have a version where I can change the languages.

@smitpatel: Z038 is right, you should be able to get Windows from the laptop manufacturer for a small amount of money (last I heard was about 25$). If you really want to buy Windows you will be fine with the Home Premium version, if you don't use it in enterprise environments (in that case you should ask the admins which version they recommend). You might consider to buy the 64 bit version instead of the 32 bit version if you have 4GB (or more) of RAM.

Thankyou Guys i have contacted Hp and ordered the recovery disk as you guys sugested and it will cost me 22$ including shipping where as buying the installation disk for 119$ lol i saved a lot of money doing that

Thanks again for all your help