Installing Windows 7 on an empty partition, while maintaining an existing linux install

Installing Windows 7 on an empty partition, while maintaining an existing linux install I'm surprised this hasn't been asked, so here goes.
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"So two things.

1) I'd suggest leaving the unallocated space blank, as when you install 7, the installer will detect any empty space and create the partition on its own.

2) Windows 7 will indeed write over the MBR. You will need to reload GRUB/LILO/[whatever you use] using a live disk. Also, at least from within GRUB, you can set up the menu such that you can choose to boot from either Linux or Windows"