Install Windows 7 after Ubuntu

Question

I've Ubuntu Karmic Koala 9.10 installed in my HDD.
My parents can't get used to it, so I must install Windows 7.

I'm afraid of this: Windows boot must be on the first hard disk/partition in order to boot. I've read it somewhere, and I now I'm not sure if I'll need to remove Ubuntu to install Windows 7 first.

Does any1 know some serious guide for doing this? or some essential steps, tips...

Solution

What worked for me was installing Windows 7 regularly, on a different partition of course. Then restoring GRUB, described in the section Restoring GRUB from here and Recovering GRUB after reinstalling Windows from here.

My /boot/grub/menu.lst looks like so:

title Windows

root (hd0,1)

map (hd0,0) (hd0,1)

map (hd0,1) (hd0,0)

makeactive

chainloader +1

The map part fools Windows into thinking it's the first hdd/partition.

Good luck~

Comments

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My mom have been using Ubuntu (actually Kubuntu) for a few years now, it's a matter of taking some time to learn it.