"Windows cant be installed as it is GPT partition style"What do I do?


  1. giuliotoma
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    "Windows cant be installed as it is GPT partition style"What do I do?


    Besically about 2 months ago I installed Ubuntu on my laptop and now i am trying to put back windows.
    However when i try to install it, it says: "windows cannot be installed in this partition as it is GPT partition style.
    As I received this message i tried to find out what to do and I tried soooo many things and now I have no idea what to do!
    Right now i do not have any operative system on my laptop and I am using ubuntu through a USB stick.
    When i look at the details of my HDD it says that it is MBR and not GPT!
    I am going crazy and I do not know what to do! I think I even deleted the partition to restore my windows 7 home premium version.

    Please tell me what I can do. I am stuck =(
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  3. whs
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    Use the command prompt on your windows installation disc and reformat the drive. The commands are:

    Diskpart
    List disk
    Select disk n (where n is the number that was given for your disk in List disk)
    Clean
    Create partition primary
    Format fs=ntfs quick
    Active
    Exit

    Then install into that partition.
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  4. giuliotoma
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    Thank you sooo much!!!! it seems like it s working!! i will let you know if i manage to complete the installation!
    Thank you again!
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  6. giuliotoma
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    May I ask you a question?
    I formatted it with ubuntu and with windows installation...why didn t it work that way but with the command prompt did??
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  7. whs
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    You are welcome. Report completion please.
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  8. whs
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    giuliotoma said:
    May I ask you a question?
    I formatted it with ubuntu and with windows installation...why didn t it work that way but with the command prompt did??
    I could only tell you (maybe) if I knew the exact operation sequence you did. But since this is water under the bridge, is it worth it ??
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  10. giuliotoma
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    ok everything is fine! Thank you again! I was going crazy and I was trying all weird things to make it work...and the solution was sooo easy and simple XD
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  11. whs
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    Very good. Have fun.
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