i just want to know on **'how to dual boot Windows 7 and Leap 42.1.
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i’d already searched ( instructions not specifically for Leap 42.1 ) and tried it, and it doesn’t work. ( definately NOT WORKING http://www.tweakhound.com/linux/suse/113/dualboot/1.html )
i have dual booted leap 42.1 with Windows 10 succesfully,
and i thought the problems are in my Hardware which is I am wrong ( i’ve searched for the latest updates/bugs of windows 10 and confirmed it )
but the problems are seems to be in the latest updates of Win10 (such as graphics driver failure http://www.windowscentral.com/windows-10-november-update-issues-bugs ).
that’s why i tried to install Windows 7 'again just to make sure if the problems are in the hardware/s or in the OS itself ( since i dont use/install Win7 anymore for several years since there’s Win8 ).
*the only reason why i need to install Windows is because of me and my child’s favorite 'games are only working in windows platform.
does anyone here tried and tested on how to dual boot Leap 42.1 and Windows 7?!
thanks in advance!
I’m dual-booting Win7 and Leap 42.1 on my laptop. I have not run into any issues.
My laptop uses legacy booting.
My desktop dual-boots Win8.1 and Leap 42.1, with UEFI booting.
It’s a little hard to know what you are looking for. You have not even indicated whether the computer you are concerned with used UEFI booting or legacy MBR booting.
One thing is sure, though: you cannot mix the booting styles. If Win7 is installed with legacy booting and Leap is installed with UEFI booting, it isn’t going to work. Likewise, if Win7 is installed with UEFI booting and Leap is installed with legacy booting, it isn’t going to work.
my desktop is always selected in "Legacy+UEFI mode
what i am trying to ask is 'is there any other way/ instructions/ process/ or method in installing Leap 42.1 alongside Win 7?! because the 'link that i’v given doesnt work at all.
i cant install \boot\efi
*im using Rufus
How is Windows 7 installed?
Maybe post the output from
# fdisk -l
and we can possibly work it out from there.
*im using Rufus
How are you use rufus?
There’s an option to write the iso to a USB with dd (or something similar – I haven’t tried that option). That’s what you probably need to do. Without that option, rufus might give problems with the DVD iso.
If you can’t work out dual-booting and you have enough RAM and a halfway current CPU, consider virtualisation as an alternative.
You can install VirtualBox via Yast and then set up W7 as a VirtualMachine. Perhaps it’s fast enough even for gaming.
It is not hard. Allow space for the new OS. Rufus is a boot helper I believe and is not needed and actually will break the install. A binary copy of the ISO to the USB device is all that is needed
Instructions here
https://en.opensuse.org/Live_USB_stick