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Ubuntu and Windows7 [duplicate]
I know, this is a stupid question but I need your help.
I have ubuntu 12.04 on my Computer but I need windows to play Metin2 (yes I need because I am gamemaster). Wine doesn't work because of ...
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When installing Ubuntu from USB, it recognizes previous Windows 8 but I don't get the option to run alongside
When installing Ubuntu from USB, Ubuntu installer recognizes previous Windows 8 OS but I don't get the option to install alongside Windows 8. I only get the option to replace Windows 8 or "Something ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on machine with Windows XP. How to have a real UNIX-Ubuntu, not just Ubuntu-GUI over Windows? [duplicate]
The goal: I want to learn UNIX, UNIX-like platforms. Especially command line and bash.
I have Windows XP installed on my machine. I have chosen Ubuntu for my goal.
I have one hard drive on my ...
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Wubi is downloading file but I have full ISO [duplicate]
I have "ubuntu-12.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso" and my PC has Windows 8 installed. In my previous windows i.e "Windows 7" I used Wubi to install ubuntu 12.04.2 and installed and work correctly. Now I try to ...
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Customizing Boot Menu
I have a dual boot system: Windows 8/ Ubuntu 13.04.
I have multiple questions to ask regarding the boot menu:
There are two instances of Windows 8, how do I make it to 1?
The default OS is Ubuntu, ...
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Unable to boot into Ubuntu
I installed Ubuntu 13.04 and then dual booted it with Windows. Now, when I boot into my system, the selection menu does not come up. Instead, it directly boots into Windows. Is there any way to have ...
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Windows/Ubuntu dual boot error
I am new to Ubuntu, so I don't know much about it. I had installed Windows 8 on Legacy boot mode a while back as I had heard of problems with UEFI.
Now, when I try installing Ubuntu 13.04, it doesn't ...
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Dual boot Windows 8 and Ubuntu 13.04 on dell Inspiron 15R 3521 in UEFI mode
I have a Dell Inspiron 15R 3521 Laptop come with windows 8 in built.
I want to install Ubuntu 13.04 in UEFI mode to dual boot.
I have read to much on this and looks like every machine or laptop ...
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Install windows on the same drive as ubuntu
I have a drive with ubuntu 12.04 currently on it.
Can I and if I can then how, install Windows 7 on that same drive without removing the ubuntu installation? (being able to use both)
Please notice ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 crashes at boot and can't access windows 7 boot
Yesterday I installed ubuntu 13.04 on my pc. Previously there was two windows 7 installations. One on a HDD and another an SSD. I brought the pc from a friend and it came with one 2TB HDD. I removed ...
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Help me find a tutorial to dual boot windows 7 and ubuntu 13.04
What I've got is a compatible PC with both systems ,Windows 7 and Ubuntu 13.04 ,I've Windows 7 already installed ,now I want to install Ubuntu, and be able to choose which one I want to boot when I ...
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Is it possible to install Win8 next to an encrypted Ubuntu?
I run Ubuntu on an SDD (encrypted with systemtools since installation). So I want to install Windows 8 on a second partion on the same drive, but it is possible to do so, without chrashing anything, ...
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Hide ubuntu partition in win7 [closed]
I was searching forum but I didn't find solution to my problem.
I've installed Ubuntu 13.04 and Win7 on one HDD in UEFI mode. I'm able to boot in both OS'es separately from grub (added some entries). ...
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Trying to install Ubuntu resulted in both Windows and Ubuntu being unbootable
After spending a few days on getting Windows 7 to shrink down the main partition so I could install Ubuntu on a new one, I finally was able to install Ubuntu from a flash drive.
The actual ...
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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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how to instal ubuntu 13.04 alongside windows 8 [duplicate]
when i was trying to install this what u name OS alongside my Great windows 8 this ubuntu asking for restart and it restart to my windows 8 and i have nothing installed i restart again and boot from ...
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Windows 7, Ubuntu 12.04 dual boot hard drive issues
I have recently bought a new laptop, and as I use Ubuntu on my desktop, but want to play games on my laptop, i installed both windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04 on the laptop. It all went pretty well, I can ...
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Dual boot windows 8 and ubuntu more official way
I Know that there are more questions about dual booting windows and ubuntu. However mine is a little different.
I did my research but I did not find any solution at my problem at this group.
I have ...
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I have Windows 7 on a 1TB HDD and I have installed UBUNTU on 240GB OCZ SSD
Boot Info Script
I run boot-repair as I cannot boot up Ubuntu. It suggested using Gparted? I want to be able to boot up my computer and choose either Windows or Linux everytime. I used EasyBCD to ...
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Windows 8 does not appear in my grub list
I have been unable to get my windows 8 partition to appear in my grub list. I installed Ubuntu 12.04.2 64 bit. My machine is a toshiba satellite s855-s5378 and is a secure boot system. I have secure ...
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How to remove Windows from Grub menu? [duplicate]
My setup is GnomeShell Remix 12.04 and Windows 7 dual boot. Now everything works fine, however, I rarely ever boot Windows and I would like to remove the Windows entry from my Grub menu completely and ...
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Windows 7, Xubuntu 12.10 and Ubuntu 13.04 triple-double boot :)
I currently have Windows 7 and Xubuntu 12.10 and that is working fine.
Now I want to make some free space out of Windows partition and install Ubuntu 13.04 on it.
So my question is:
Would that be a ...
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Can installing Lubuntu desktop interfere with my Win7 audio output?
After I went on Ubuntu today, and installed Lubuntu desktop environment, I just re-booted into Windows 7 and found out that my audio mini-Jack output isn't working anymore.
Can that be linked to the ...
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How to start Ubuntu with Windows XP?
I have installed the latest version on my old PC running Windows XP with the Windows installer.
When I select the OS from the list it starts but then comes up with a page like a command prompt with ...
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How do I hide an entry from grub?
I dual boot with windows xp and ubuntu 12.04 lts. I rarely use windows. I want to remove the windows entry from grub menu. I don't want to remove windows, i just want to remove the entry.
The purpose ...
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SFS Windows partition after Ubuntu Install
I installed Ubuntu to dual boot with Windows 7 64-bit on another laptop of mine and encountered a problem. Here is what happened:
I shrunk the Windows partition to create space for Ubuntu
I ran ...
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1answer
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Dual boot problem Windows 8 & Ubuntu 12.04
I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my laptop with Windows 8 pre-installed.
But when selecting Windows 8 to boot I get following error:
error: unknown command 'drivemap'
error: invalid EFI filepath
I ...
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1answer
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How to create a permanent link to your Windows desktop on Ubuntu?
I want to have a way to easily access the desktop of my Windows user account from my Ubuntu account on my dual-booted machine.
Of course, I can easily create a link on my Ubuntu desktop to the path ...
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How to dual boot windows 8 and ubuntu 12.10 on HP pavilion 14-b010TX [duplicate]
I've used Ubuntu on my old Compaq V26633TN for a few years but it's wearing out after 9 years use.
I've bought a replacement HP Pavillion 14-b010TX (CD58PA) with factory installed windows 8 and mSATA ...
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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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Network Access Blocked by Windows 8
I have successfully disabled UEFI in order to let me boot Ubuntu 12.1 from DVD on a new HP Pavilion with Windows 8 pre-installed. The OS loads in Live mode, but there is no network connectivity to ...
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EFI Dual-boot issue with Windows 7 and xubuntu 12.10
Thank you so much for reading. I'm pretty desperate for an answer at this moment.
So anyways, I recently solved this issue allowing me to install xubuntu 12.10 correctly. This was a problem with the ...
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If I repair my Windows XP installation, will it damage the dual-boot setup I have with Ubuntu? [duplicate]
I'm running Windows XP SP2 alongside Ubuntu 12.04 (for legacy compatibility), but after some failed Windows updates I think my only option is to perform a Windows repair.
If I do that, will (or ...
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Issues with installing Ubuntu next to Windows 8
I've tried installing Ubuntu 12.10 via Wubi on my Windows 8 computer. The computer used to have Windows 7, but I upgraded it and made a clean install.
Now when I choose Ubuntu in the Windows boot ...
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How can I recover my old windows 7 after Ubuntu installation?
My OS is/was Windows 7, and I installed Ubuntu to lean a bit about Linux systems. After the installation I booted the computer and found I had no Windows access and I fear I have lost all my Windows ...
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GRUB missing after removing drive with Ubuntu
My work laptop is an HP EliteBook with one hard drive in it. On that hard drive is a encryption program that boots up called "safeboot", you enter your username and password and then Windows boots ...
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How to make a proper Ubuntu/Windows 8 dual-boot using the Metro Bootloader? [duplicate]
I'm the owner of a UEFI PC and I would like to make a new setup of windows 8 and ubuntu 12.10 both in x64.
I' don't know if that's possible, I've made some searches, I've followed some tutorials like ...
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Bootloader question with the default “Install ubuntu along Windows” option
After using virtual machines and wubi for the last few years I finally took the time to install ubuntu in a dual boot.
I read a ton of tutorials, but they all recommended different things.
So I ...
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How do I find out on which partition is my Windows?
I have fully functional Windows and Ubuntu that is broken (I accidentaly broke it) and want to do reinstall. With Live-CD, I can see:
3 NTFS partitions,
one ext4 and
one unknown.
How do I find out ...
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Cannot find installation.iso?
I've been attempting to install Ubuntu for a few hours now, and I keep getting an error after the reboot telling me the installation.iso wasn't found.
I've tried using the Wubi installer, and tried ...
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Won't dual boot---goes straight to Ubuntu
I have a Windows 7 computer. This is what I did:
Using Windows Disk Management, shrunk the available hard drive producing a partition more than large enough for Ubuntu.
Changed the boot order in ...
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1answer
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How can I multiboot Windows XP, Ubuntu 12.04, Windows 7 and Pardus 2011?
Is it possible to install Windows XP with Ubuntu 12.04 on master drive. And Windows 7 with Pardus 2011 on slave drive?
If so, can you provide instructions on how to go about doing so? I had to wipe ...
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Ubuntu DualBoot Installation Process - Resizing Partition
I decided to have Ubuntu to dualboot with Win7.
I have read couple of guides, and it seems that I still can't get this right.
ATM I have my laptop running the Ubuntu CD, I picked in installation type ...
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How to install GRUB on the hard-disk? [duplicate]
I'm kinda new to Linux. I wanted to install Ubuntu, so I installed Ubuntu alongside Windows 7, (I partitioned my HDD and left it unallocated) Ubuntu did not ask where to install and stuff, it just ...
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Windows 7 with Ubuntu [duplicate]
I am using Windows 7. Is it possible to use two operating system on the same laptop? If yes please provide instruction to do that.
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How do I install Ubuntu Server using Daemon Tools instead of a disc?
How do I install Ubuntu Server using Daemon Tools instead of a disc?
Just trying to see if it can be done, and if so how can I do that? I'm looking to Dual Boot it with Windows 8 as well.
Thank you.
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Dell Inspiron 14(3421) running Windows 7 Pro as default primary OS and Ubuntu as secondary OS?
I have a very legit query,
My Dell Inspiron 14(3421) system came pre-installed with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS as the Primary OS on the whole disk drive(no partitions were made). So I made a recovery/backup ...
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How do I set Ubuntu to my default boot?
I have Windows 7 and 8 installed on my laptop, I just installed Ubuntu.
It normally boots up in Windows 8, how do I change that?
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How do I uninstall Ubuntu 12.10? [duplicate]
I run Windows 7. Created a 90GB partition with 4GB swap memory to install Ubuntu 12.10 on. I've decided not to bother with Ubuntu, at least for now on this computer.
Do I simply just delete the 2 ...
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Dual booting on a non-64 architecture processor [duplicate]
I have an Asus Eee PC netbook, and I want to install Ubuntu on it via Wubi, or whichever way so that I have dual-boot on it. I installed Ubuntu 11.10 using Wubi on the same PC, but now when I install ...
