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Error: No root file system when installing dualboot
I am trying to install Ubuntu 13.04 alongside a Windows7 system. I have shrunk my 280 GB Windows partition to 174GB. Now I have an unusable partition of 127423MB to install Ubuntu. But it seems it ...
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Windows 7 is not shown in GRUB menu after 13.04 install
I installed Ubuntu 13.04 on a secondary hard drive, which has succeeded. But there is no GRUB entry for Windows 7 as an option. Boot-Repair and update-grub did not appear to help.
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Transferring files from windows partition to the Ubuntu one? [duplicate]
bit of a noob with linux still but I love it and absolutely love Ubuntu. I have my hard drive dual booted with Ubuntu and windows 7 and for some reason I cannot get into windows 7 at all or restore ...
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How can I be able to start Windows 7 from Ubuntu, and not from grub? [duplicate]
While I was in Windows 7, I once changed my System Settings to have Ubuntu starting automatically, and since then I don't know how to run Windows again (what a stupid thing I did). Since I can't run ...
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installing ubuntu 13.04 divided my HDD
I just tried installing ubuntu 13.04 and I'm sure I followed the Right steps until he loading screen after the restart required ...when it boot up it asked between win 7 disk1 or win 7 disk2. And ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 Shutdown Error
My computer recently ceased to boot Windows 7 after I turned it off one day for a reason that I do not understand, and have not resolved yet. But, Ubuntu was working fine, until today...
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How can I recover my partly destroyed Windows 7 using Ubuntu?
I already asked the guys on the Ubuntu subreddit and one of them brought me here.
So maybe someone here can help me out? Question and some answers are already in this reddit thread: Ubuntu killed my ...
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Installing ubuntu to a specific disk drive alongside Windows 7 on separate disk
I have deleted an entire disk drive (120 GB ssd) for ubuntu to be installed on. However, when I install ubuntu 13.04 from DVD, it never prompts me as to which disk drive to install on.
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Dual boot installation not booting Windows
I ave an ASUS G75VW gaming laptop with Windows 7 Home Premium and UBUNTU 13.04. After the installation of Ubuntu, the computer gives an error after selecting the Windows option from Grub. I've tried ...
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My laptop wont boot in either windows 7 or ubuntu 13.04 after dual-boot installation
I am a fan of Ubuntu products and not the newest in dealing with its Desktops and servers, but i have come across a huge problem. When Ubuntu 13.04 came out and claimed it supported UEFI, i ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 not detecting Windows 7 during Install
I am trying to Install the latest Ubuntu 13.04 on my netbook but the installation is not able to detect any operating system installed on the machine. And asking me to either wipe out the whole disk ...
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cant boot Windows 7 after boot-repair
I originally have windows 7 64 bits, then I tried to dual-boot with Ubuntu 13.04.
but after installation my computer was only able to boot Windows (Ubuntu was not there as option).
So I boot from ...
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Files downloaded with ubuntu cannot be accesed with win 7
I have a dualboot system with Ubuntu and Win 7. After updating ubuntu from 12.10 to 13.04 I encountered some problems:
When I download files with ubuntu to a shared ntfs partition, I cannot open them ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 not detecting windows 7 os during installation
I just bought a Lenovo y500 and freshly installed Windows 7-32 bit, which is working fine. Now I am trying to install Ubuntu 12.04 with dual boot. But it's not detecting Windows 7 and shows the whole ...
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I Can't Install Ubuntu 13.04 alongside windows 7
I download ubuntu-13.04-desktop-amd64.iso and write on a DVD then check it with a MD5 checker and it's OK.
I decide to Install Ubuntu on my PC that have Windows 7 sp1 64-bit simultaneously.
I follow ...
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ubuntu 13.04 AMD64 installation does not detect windows 7
I am trying to dual boot windows 7 64 professional with ubuntu 13.04 amd64 desktop.
but the installation cannot detect other operating systems(windows).
My laptop is an Asus g75vw. It was ...
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PC wont boot either Ubuntu or Windows 7
I installed Ubuntu alongside Windows 7. After I installed Ubuntu ran the first time. After I restarted I couldn't get it to boot.
I went on Windows and looked for a fix. I tried it in the terminal, ...
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Sharing folders between Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04 in dual boot
I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 as a dual boot in a preexisting Windows 7 PC. Both OS's are on an SSD and the Windows files are on a separate internal HDD ("Storage" in W7 : sda + sda1 in Ubuntu - I ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 installed but always start only Windows 7
I'm tring to install Ubuntu 13.04 on my PC desktop but when i restart my PC, it always starts Windows 7, without asking me which OS would i like to run. I've got 3 HDD on my PC:
1: 200 GB with ...
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Grub and easy bcd
I have installed Windows 7 over Ubuntu 12.04 (on a different partition) and since I have installed Windows 7 as the last step, GRUB did not start and Windows 7 booted automatically.
In order to ...
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Moving an entire partition to a virtual environment [duplicate]
Here's the deal. I have a 240GB SSD split in half with Ubuntu 12.04 on one 120GB partition and Windows 7 on the other. (I also have a 1TB HDD, with Windows XP on a 40GB partition) I'd heard about ...
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Ubuntu doesn't boot after Windows 7 installation?
I installed Ubuntu 12.10 64 bit on my hard drive, then decided to install Windows 7 alongside on a 25 gb partition. I shrank my Ubuntu install by about 25 gb with a GParted Live USB. Ubuntu booted ...
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Repartition HDD to give Ubuntu more space
My Laptop came installed with Windows 7 and 320 GB of hard drive space. A few weeks ago I decided to try Ubuntu for a change, and created a 30GB partition for it.
Now, I want to give more space for ...
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Ubuntu hangs on start on system that have Windows 7
I have installed Ubuntu 12.10 using Live-USB stick on a system that have Windows 7 in Asus 1025ce, but after selecting Ubuntu in boot menu, system not started in first time and these messages ...
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Partitioning ubuntu 12.10 hard drive [duplicate]
About a month ago i installed ubuntu 12.10 on my computer, but i installed ubuntu on my whole 600 gb hard drive because i did not like the partition of only 30 gb that i could create from windows with ...
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After installation my mouse and keyboard doesn't work [duplicate]
I already installed Ubuntu 3 times, Server 64, Desktop 64 and Desktop 32 using Wubi but after reboot on login screen, I cannot type my password.
My PC using Win7
AMD FX 8350
8GB Ram
1TB Hard drive
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How to install Ubuntu 12 in place of Fedora 18 while preserving my dual boot windows 7 installation?
I have installed Win7 first, then I did install Fedora 18 and now I boot through the Fedora's boot loader to either of the systems.
What I want now is to replace Fedora 18 by Ubuntu 12 without ...
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Ubuntu installation failed every time after choosing “install ubuntu alongside window 7”
I want to install Ubuntu with window 7 as a dual boot PC.
After Booting from pendrive when I choose "intall ubuntu on Hard disk" , then installation window comes, I choose "do not connect to wifi ...
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Installing Ubuntu with preloaded Windows 7
I am trying to install Ubuntu as a Dual Boot with my preloaded Windows 7.
I have a 1 TB hard disk. Primary Partition for windows is limited at 80gb and the rest of the space was unallocated and i ...
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Ubuntu installer not seeing free space on hard disk (dual boot)
I'm trying to install Ubuntu (12.10) on a laptop on a 240 GB Intel SSD drive already containing a Windows 7 installation. I have the disk partitioned as follows:
1500 MB, NTFS, system partition, ...
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How can I access and edit Ubuntu files from a Windows 7 partition?
How can I access and edit ubuntu files from a windows 7 partition? should I start saving my files on windows partition so it becomes more accessible to both partitions or just create a separate ...
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No grub menu in dual boot with Windows 7
I recently installed Ubuntu 12.10, and once I restarted and changed the boot order to normal, it just went like a normal boot into Windows 7. I couldn't even select which OS I wanted to boot into. So ...
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Windows 7 not showing in OS selection menu at start up
I have 4 partitions (C:, D:, E: & F:) on my 500GB HHD.
I have two OS installed on my PC, Windows XP on drive C: and Windows 7 on drive D:.
Today I did a fresh install of Ubuntu 11.10 on drive C: ...
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How to remove ubuntu partitions and use them to install windows
I have installed Ubuntu 12.10 on my laptop, but would like to install windows for the purpose of gaming (Hallelujah). But I haven't left any unpartitioned parts of the HDD so now I am stuck on (How to ...
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Can't boot Ubuntu after installing it and it looks like it isn't even installed in the disc management
I Installed Ubuntu 12.10 on a 45GB partition, and when it asked me to reboot the computer, the dual boot menu didn't appear, it boot directly Windows 7.
When I checked the disc management, there was ...
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Dual booting Ubuntu with Windows 7 on a single hdd with common slaves?
I have a question...when using multiple partitions for shared access, do you use '/media/' as the mount point, or is there a different way to set this stuff up? I'm setting up a multimedia system ...
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Multiboot Win 7, Ubuntu + Linux on UEFI system
I am quite happy and content today. Yesterday I was able to install Ubuntu 12.10 on my VAIO-S Windows 7 machine from 2012 with UEFI and secure-boot. I've failed several times, but using the ...
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Can't see Ubuntu partitions in Windows disk manager!
Apologies for any stupid questions as I am an Ubuntu newbie (an impressed one, for sure!).
I have installed Ubuntu alongside Windows 7 using wubi. Before doing so, I however did not create a separate ...
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Ubuntu freeze during every download
Since one week my Ubuntu 12.04 freeze during every download, the mouse pointer become very slow and it's hard to open or close a window, and I just have to cancel my download and after that all works ...
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Can't boot Windows 7 after installing Ubuntu 12.04
I installed Ubuntu 12.04 64 bit yesterday and now I can't boot my Windows 7. What can I do now ?
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Grub fails to boot Windows 7
I bought a Packard Bell Dot s netbook last week. It came with Windows 7 pre-installed, the microsoft tax.
I wanted to install Ubuntu 12.10 but the installation disk complained about something I ...
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Sudden shutdowns with new installation of Ubuntu 64bit on a windows 7 64bit system
I just installed Ubuntu 12.04, I'm a complete noob. My system specs are:
Dell xpx 15z--quad core
2.3ghz Ram
running windows 7 home premium.
I'm very interested in working with Ubuntu but on this ...
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I play video games alot but I want to be able to use ubuntu for my surfing needs (for the security)
I use windows 7 (64bit) currently but I wonder what would be the most effective way to switch to ubuntu for the web surfing (youtube mostly)?
Should I dual boot? (ugh but the restarts)
What about ...
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Replacing Windows 7 with ubuntu on a Lenovo T530
I am purchasing a Lenovo T530.I want to replace windows with Ubuntu 13.04.I contacted Lenovo customer support and asked if they offered one with out an operating system.I was told no and there was no ...
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Dual Boot Win7 Ubuntu 12.10 use 2nd HDD for all My Docs
My current setup is that I have:
1TB HDD split with Windows OS and Ubuntu OS (with system and Swap of course)
2TB HDD for all my docs
What I want to be able to do is whether I am in Windows or Ubuntu ...
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A newbie moving from Windows 7 to Ubuntu for the first time. What if I decide to uninstall Ubuntu?
I'm currently downloading the Windows Installer. I'm using Windows 7 but want to multiboot Ubuntu.
I want to ask a simple thing.
If I ever decide to uninstall Ubuntu, does my Windows 7 system may go ...
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How to Install Ubuntu 12.04 With Win7 Dual-Boot
I had been using Ubuntu for a little while now and I must say very nice a few hardware compatibility issues but that's not why I am here. I have recently uninstalled Ubuntu because I did not feel safe ...
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Can't access Windows 7 partition and blkid crashes when I try
I found nothing about this specific problem on the internet so I'm asking for help here:
Once I had Windows 7 and Ubuntu on dual boot working flawlessly. Then I bought a new internal 1 TB HD and ...
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Attempted downgrade from GRUB2 to GRUB; can't boot into ubuntu anymore
So I just did a clean install of windows 7 ultimate and installed ubuntu 12.10 beside it. I kept the windows bootloader in the mbr at the advice if my tutorial (i used easyBCD to enable an option for ...
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Ubuntu Installer cannot see windows os partition and sees my hard drive as blank?
Good day,
I have just downloaded ubuntu 12.10 today using windows 7 and installed it to my SD card. I booted up using the sdcard, and everything was going perfectly well until Ubuntu said i currently ...
