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The thread discusses difficulties installing Windows 7 64-bit on a Linux machine, with the original poster indicating issues with hardware recognition and installation errors. A responder explains that Windows cannot natively read Linux filesystems and recommends installing Windows before Linux or using a virtual machine as easier alternatives. The overall sentiment suggests that dual-booting directly can be challenging, and virtualization may be a more straightforward solution.

richter

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Trying to install Win 7 64 on computer running Linux seems impossible, a regular install doesn't see the keyboard or mouse and trying to install from Linux gets the temp file error.
 

Neemobeer

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That's because Windows doesn't understand any Linux filesystem ext#,btrfs etc. You'd want to install Windows first then a Linux distro, or a safer and easier option would be to install it as a VM.