I am trying to install windows over Linux which was pre-installed when purchased, and I get as far as the drive space screen, and then get a message saying Windows cannot install on this drive, must be installed on partition formatted as NTFS.
I cannot go any further, and now Linux doesnt boot up either, but I havent done anything else! I cant access Command Prompt to go in that way either
Where do I go from here?
Thanks in advance
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Use GParted on a USB stick and reformat the drive as NTFS.
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Excellent thanks very much.
Do I boot the netbook using the USB stick? Only when I boot as usual it goes to command prompt and shows the drive and "grub" but doesnt go any further
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Yes, you boot off the USB stick.
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tried what you said and it showed "missing operating system".....any ideas!
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Then the USB stick is not set up correctly and it's not finding the bootloader.
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