On 6/22/13 3:42 PM, Lagun Adeshina wrote: > Hi Guys, > > I need your help. > > 1. I set out to install Debian from Windows 7 > > 2. I downloaded the win 32 Debian Installer and went through the > procedures
I assume you mean you downloaded an installation .ISO and burned it to CD and booted from that. > > 3. On reaching the partitioning option I got a little confused I had > used the RAID5 Partition then Unless your original drive was partitioned as RAID5, this procedure probably wiped out your Windows setup. > 4. I went on to stop the installing I don't quite understand what you've said with this line. > > 5. I could not restart either my window 7 nor continue the installing > > 6. My computer is a emachine 732 running initially on windows 7 I doubt it was partitioned as RAID 5 to begin with. I'm afraid you've probably wiped out your Windows 7 setup. > > 7. Help me please You probably want to start over, by first repairing your Windows 7 setup using whatever method the eMachine manufacturer has provided. That's assuming that you want to keep Windows 7 alongside Debian. If you want to replace Windows with Debian, that makes it much easier (assuming you mean you have an installation CD as a result of Step 2, and didn't mean something else). -- Kent
