Windows – How to install Windows 7 without BootCamp and keep the OS X installation intact

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Because I already used BootCamp for creating the partition I used for installing Ubuntu, now I am not able to install Windows 7 by using BootCamp.

Here is my disk partiton configuration:

  • refit (fat)
  • osx (hfs+)
  • freespace (here I want to add the NTFS partition)
  • linux-swap (raw)
  • linux-ubuntu (ext4)

How can I install Windows 7 on the freespace I do have now on the disk? I do not want to destroy osx partition by mistake.

Best Answer

You'll probably need to redo this setup and install Windows 7 before Ubuntu. I am pretty sure if you install Windows 7 it will take over the GRUB bootloader. There is an article on lifehacker that gives instructions on how to set this up http://lifehac.kr/ihVY4k