Debian dual boot with Windows 7

[chasen-KVEKqrk+LIpWk0Htik3J/w at public.gmane.org (Franklin H. Chasen)]

On Mon, 2010-05-03 at 09:57 -0400, James Kramer wrote:
> I should be receiving a new computer soon.  It will have a copy of
> Windows 7 installed on a single partition.  I have several questions:
> 1.  How difficult will it be for me to install a dual boot Debian
> system on the computer?  I am familiar with Debian.  I just don't know
> how difficult it is installing it with a new Windows 7 system given
> Microsoft's proven track record of making it difficult for installing
> dual boot systems.
> 2. I am planning to make a backup copy of the system using Clonezilla
> so that in the unlikely event that something happens while trying to
> install Debian, I can restore the original system.  Is Clonezilla the
> best choice for this?
> 3.  It is my understanding that Window 7 comes with a built in disk
> repartioner.  I was planning to use it to shrink the size of the
> partition prior to installing Debian.  Is it better to use Gparted to
> resize the Windows partition?
> 

I first used the Windows 7 repartioner but did not think that it reduced
the Windows partition size as much as it should have. I then used
Gparted to make it smaller. Windows seemed okay afterwards.

> 4.  Can I make an image of Windows 7 using Clonezilla and then
> reinstall the image in a virtual environment?
> 
> 4.  If it is too much trouble to install Debian as a dual boot,is
> there something similar to Wubi for Debian that I can use?
> 
> Thanks in advance for the advice.
> 
> Jay
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