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Table of ContentsInstallation of Windows from Linux(1) Installation by just copying over an existing WindowsThe easiest way to remotely install Windows is to just copy it to the new computer. Windows XP and 2003 don't mind being copied from NTFS to FAT32 or vice versa, and they don't mind if you change the disk or partition it's on. Important: Windows does mind when you have chipset (or similar) drivers installed that are not needed for the new comupter. So uninstall all drivers! Important: Of course you need a license for the second Windows as well, so eighter uninstall your home copy of Windows afterwards, or add a new license key to the remote installation. Step 1: Prepare Windows
Step 2: Prepare the new computerCreate an empty new partition, type 'c' for FAT32 LBA. fdisk /dev/sda Format the newly created partition with mkdosfs mkdosfs -F 32 /dev/sda3 Install a FAT32 boot record on the Windows partition, using the tool 'ms-sys'. These steps are for Windows NT, 2000, XP and 2003 Server: apt-get install ms-sys ms-sys --mbr /dev/sda # write the MBR ms-sys --fat32nt /dev/sda3 # write the FAT32 partition boot record ms-sys -p /dev/sda3 # write partition info and drive id to partition You then need to tell Windows the disk and partition it is on, and you're all set. nano /mnt/win32/boot.ini Mine is on the first disk, third partition, so boot.ini reads like this: cat /mnt/win32/boot.ini [boot loader] timeout=30 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOWS [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOWS="Windows" /noexecute=optout /fastdetect Change the bootloader's (grub) menu.lst so you'll be able to reboot into Windows and back. By setting 'default saved', you can later call 'grub-set-default 1' so that the next reboot boots into Windows. The reboot after Windows will boot Linux again, because both Linux and Windows set grub's 'savedefault 0'. There is also a 'fallback 0' in order Windows might not boot at all. default saved fallback 0 timeout 1 title Linux root (hd0,0) kernel (hd0,0)/vmlinuz-2.6.15-1-k7 root=/dev/md1 ro initrd (hd0,0)/initrd.img-2.6.15-1-k7 savedefault 0 boot title Windows root (hd0,2) makeactive chainloader +1 savedefault 0 (Re-)Install grub to boot Linux as well as Windows: grub-install --recheck --no-floppy /dev/sda Now whenever you want to boot Windows, do a: grub-set-default 1 shutdown -r now |