I have dualbooted Windows 7 and Zorin OS 8 and want to install the latest OS 17
I have loaded the .iso file to a ISB stick and started the installation process.
The existing partitions from OS 8 are dev/sda5 (76.8GB) and dev/sda6 (64.6GB).
I tried to install OS 17 in these partitions but this failed.
Should I delete these partitions and then how to "merge" them? Can I use MS disk manager?
Not sure how best to proceed, thanks in advance for any advice.
Rick
What are the specs of the machine you are installing to?
Just giving partitions does not tell us what they are. Was one '/' and the other /home? Additionally I suspect mbr plus your machine will not be UEFI enabled. Sure there was a post on here on how to install to mbr.
Welcome to the Forum
You could use that to delete the Zorin Partition, yes. And it would be neccessary to delete the ''ubuntu'' Entry in BIOS because You could get Issues when starting the Machine.
But in Your Case would be need to clear Questions before:
Sorry for the late reply:
System is x64 based pc, i5 cpu, BIOS = Lenovo 6IET78WW, 20/05/2011
I used balenaEtcher to make the zorin.iso file on a USB stick
WIN7 is on /dev/sda1
There are two linux pertitions on dev/sda5(ext4) and dev/sda6(ext4)
How to proceed, thanks in advance
Can you launch a live edition of Zorin 17, launch GParted and select your hard drive with Win 7 and the Ext4 partitions and upload a screenshot?
I'm not entirely sure what it is that you're trying to do: install Zorin OS 17 in one partition while having Windows 7 on another? Or do you want to have only one OS installed?
I have a dual boot laptop with WIN7 and Zorin 8.
I am trying to install Zorin 17.2 in the Zorin 8 partition, not a new Zorin 17 partition.
Not sure how to alter/select the disk partitions.
The easiest way: boot into windows and remove all linux partitions. Then boot into the live iso and install zorin 17.x next to windows 7.
As you have Zorin 8 in extended partition I would backup your data and any drivers, basically, backup your /home folder to an external drive. Next delete all partitions in the extended partition using GParted from Zorin 17.x in live mode and create the following new ones.
FAT32 efi partition 512 Mb marked /boot/efi
Ext4 Primary 80 Gb or if limited, 50 Gb for /.
At end of partition make your swap double your Physical RAM.
Whatever space is left, Format to Ext4 for /home.
Do you use GRUB as your OS Bootloader for both Windows and Zorin? If Win 7 is mbr, then you could use NeoSmart's EasyBCD (free one) for boot choice.
