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os-prober doesn't show my Windows 7 partition
I'm having a problem installing Ubuntu 12.04 on my ASUS UX31A alongside Windows 7; I tried to launch os-prober in my Terminal and the only option I get is
/dev/sda5:Windows Recovery Environment ...
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no boot HP Mini 1104 dual boot Windows 7 with Ubuntu
Have successfully dual booted several HP desktop models with Ubuntu 12.04 and Windows 7. Have also installed Ubuntu 12.04 on USB flashdrive, which works correctly in a desktop PC. Have tried more than ...
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Need help installing Ubuntu 12.04.2 desktop AMD-64 dual boot with Windows 7
I'm running Windows 7 (I'm not sure what service pack), and I want to do a dual boot with Ubuntu. I've done some research and homework, but I don't know how to allocate the space on the hard drive ...
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Cannot find “Run Ubuntu alongside with windows” option when installing
I have Windows 7, and I'm trying to dual boot Windows 7 and Ubuntu. However, when I try to install Ubuntu with a USB, it doesn't give me the option to dual boot. I can only "Replace Windows 7 with ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 can't see Windows 7
I already read other questions like this but nothing seems to work.
I just had my ASUS UX31A recovered from factory with Windows 7. Everything is fine there, so I tried to reinstall Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ...
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Trouble with GRUB in dual boot
so I'm fairly new to linux and I have a problem after installing Ubuntu on my PC. I've dual booted ubuntu and osx before on my mac without trouble. I would be given the option of which OS to use. Now, ...
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Installing Ubuntu over Windows 7, recovery partition
I'm currently attempting to install Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on my Acer Aspire 4830T-6678 laptop.
The laptop came pre-loaded with Windows 7 Home Premium, and it contains a recovery partition that I don't ...
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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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Does Wubi format my C drive if I select C drive in 'installation drive'
I'm really excited to actually install Ubuntu on my computer but I would like a way that doesn't take up too much disk space and neither lets me have risks of mistakenly formatting / partitioning the ...
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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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Install Ubuntu 13.04
I had downloaded the Ubuntu 13.04 ISO and and made it bootable on a USB, but when I press F12 nothing happened and my computer just started Windows 7 regularly.
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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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Installing Ubuntu in Windows 8 with WUBI [duplicate]
I have a computer with Windows 7 pre-installed and I recently upgraded it to Windows 8.
Will WUBI work on Windows 8?
Also, is it safe to upgrade to 13.04 after installing Ubuntu with WUBI on my ...
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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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Error while installing ubuntu 13.04: “no medium found for files”
I tried installing Ubuntu 13.04 on my Windows 7 Home Premium Toshiba. First I downloaded it, then burned it on a virtual disc using magicdisc, afterwards tried installing. I had to use the cd help in ...
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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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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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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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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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Error when installing ubuntu with Windows installer
I'm trying to install Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS with Windows Installer. I downloaded this version from http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/windows-installer and did as it says on instructions, all good ...
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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 to remove 12.04 & install 12.10 or 13.04 when I have windows too?
I was a windows user in the last year i listened good things about Ubuntu & Finally installed 12.04 on my acer laptop . I found it useful & nice . after 5 months i saw KDE & really love ...
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WUBI doesn't work with 32 bit windows
Well as the title says I can't use Wubi with 32 bit windows, it produces an error. Is there any fix?
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can i cancel my install in process?
I have severe problem ... I already had ubuntu 12.10 with windows 7, but ubuntu began to fail and wanted to reinstall it, but the installation takes 20 hours and not advancing, stayed in "Unpacking ...
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How to create a bootable USB to install Windows 7 on Linux? [closed]
EDIT: Since my question seems to be confusing somehow... I wish to completely wipe off Linux, and install Windows 7 onto my laptop using a USB device. Not on Virtual Machine. My previous OS was ...
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Using Windows 7 to access files on a Ubuntu PC
I have a laptop that I'm currently using to dual boot Win 7 and Ubuntu 12.10. Works great... no problems with that part.
I've recently been given a couple of old hand-me-down Dell PCs with moderately ...
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boot failure w8,w7,ubuntu
i have hp desktop with w7 and i dual booted it with windows 8 first but then i wanted to install ubuntu so i deleted the w8 partition and using w7 and by using an app easybcd i set windows 7 to be ...
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Recommended dual boot partitioning for Asus N56VM s4089V Windows 7 64bit
Being brand new to this, although I've done alot of research, I would like confirmation that what I want to do is achievable with the current disk partition I have on my laptop.
Current set up via ...
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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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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 ...
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installing Ubuntu and replacing Windows
How can I install Ubuntu and replace Windows without a flash drive or burning a CD?
Can I use an external hard drive?
If so, what would be the procedure?
Thanks.
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OS Uninstaller killed Windows 7, can't boot
I used OS Uninstaller started from a live cd to remove old tries to install Ubuntu and Zorin(and 2 already installed Ubuntu distros), but now when I try to boot, the PC tells me there's no boot ...
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Wubi doesn't work
Good afternoon.
I've tried to install wubi on my computer since I bought it last September, but it seems that wubi isn't compatible with it. I've tried to install the versions 12.10 and 12.04 LTS, ...
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Windows 7 not able to boot after installing Ubuntu 12.10
I installed Ubuntu 12.10 using a bootable USB (4GB) on my friend's laptop. Dell Inspiron 1510 (n series)
Initially, she approached me since Ubuntu was not able to be installed on her laptop. The ...
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Why doesn't Ubuntu 12.04 recognize my Windows 7 partition?
After some problems trying to install Ubuntu alongside Windows 7, now I have Windows 7 installed and it works just fine. But when I am going to install Ubuntu it doesn't recognize my windows.
What ...
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How can I change my boot options from within Windows 7?
I installed Ubuntu alongside Windows 7, however when I boot it up, it gives me graphic issues and will not proceed. I can fix it by adding nosplash nomodeset to the parameters, but I don't know how to ...
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How do I re-install Windows 7 after doing a full install of Ubuntu 12.04? [duplicate]
Although I have enjoyed Ubuntu, my partner and I share a computer and they would like Windows 7 back. The problem is that I did a full install of Ubuntu 12.04, and have no idea how to get Windows 7 ...
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How to install Ubuntu and eliminate Windows? [duplicate]
I have installed Ubuntu 12.10, but when I turn on the PC, I can choose between Win 7 or Ubuntu. How do I install Ubuntu substituting completely Windows?.
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How do you install ubuntu on a pre-installed windows7 system [duplicate]
How do you install ubuntu on a pre-installed windows7 system which usually comes with the max of 4 primary partitions already used up by the windows 7 installation. As these systems do not come with a ...
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Wubi for Windows 7 on Sony Vaio is not Working [duplicate]
I have installed Ubuntu using Wubi on my Windows 7 machine (Sony Vaio). Everything installed perfectly, but whenever I reboot my system there is no Ubuntu (there is no dual boot menu). I checked my ...
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Installing Ubuntu along side windows [duplicate]
how can I install ubuntu along side my windows 7 os without wubi? I am trying to put ubuntu on its own partition. I have already shrunk my c drive and have a u drive of 140 gb for ubuntu.
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Cuál versión (32 o 64 bits) de ubuntu instalar con este procesador? [duplicate]
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Hello to all! This is the first time I have a question here. I'm going to partition my hard drive and install Ubuntu 12.04 with my Windows 7, the detail is that I have this processor: AMD ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 install doesn't detect Windows 7 for dual boot “no operating system found” on primary partition
Installed Windows 7 on a newly assembled PC (yesterday). Runs fine.
trying to install Ubuntu 12.10 64bit from DVD but installer does not give me an option to install "alongside" Windows 7. I only get ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 not available to boot into
So I downloaded 12.10 today, burned the image to dvd, have attempted to install sevreal times, I get through the entire process, once I remove dvd and reboot, the system automatically goes into win 7, ...
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Windows and Ubuntu: Can I have Both? [duplicate]
So this is the first time that I'm trying out Ubuntu to get a Tux the penguin plush on TF2 and I'm scared that I might lose Windows 7, my favorite OS. Do I get to keep Windows after installing Ubuntu? ...
