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external USB drive via VirtualBox says it's busy

When I try to access an external USB flash drive with my running Ubuntu in Virtualbox, by going to the Devices -> USB section in the Virtualbox menu, it complains that the device is busy with a ...
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How do I create a Windows bootable usb stick with Ubuntu?

I'd like to create a Windows 8 bootable usb stick, but I don't have a Windows machine with me to do so. So how do I do it with Ubuntu?
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I recuire assistance. My Linksys Wireless N Adapter N600 doest want to work [duplicate]

My most recent terminal: bMaxPacketSize0 64 idVendor 0x1d6b Linux Foundation idProduct 0x0002 2.0 root hub bcdDevice 3.05 iManufacturer 3 Linux ...
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Ubuntu Gnome 3 and Windwos FAIL BOOT

I have a strange issue: I wanted to install Ubuntu 12.10 Gnome edition on a usb and every time I wanted to use this Ubuntu to plug my usb into my laptop and boot the usb enjoy the cool OS. I made a ...
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My laptop stuck after trying to install ubuntu

I was trying to install ubuntu from a disk on key to my laptop (did it already on my desk top a few months ago) i choose to install ubuntu in the options and then i got stuck on a purple background ...
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Can i have ubuntu in the same bootable usb stick for windows and mac?

I would like to have in the same usb 2 partitions one for mac and the other for run ubuntu over windows.
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When I install on USB stick, will it replace Windows 7?

I want Ubuntu really bad on my USB stick but I am afraid to install it, because I wonder if it will replace Windows.
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Can I have a live Ubuntu USB with a partition for persistent mode, AND have a partition that allows me to store windows files, on the same drive?

My question is, on one flash drive, can I have 3 partitions which are 1: The Live USB partitions (about 4GB) 2: Casper-rw partition of persistent mode (another 4GB) ^ those two are both created by ...
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I want to run Ubuntu on a USB, but once I shut down the Computer, and take the USB out, will it go back to Windows?

I am installing Ubuntu because I play Team Fortress 2, and I would like to get the Tux Penguin. I am also curious about the operating system, but, once I'm finished "playing around" with it, will I ...
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What to do to install Ubuntu with a Bootable USB Stick? [duplicate]

Okay, so I've made a Bootable USB Stick using theese instructions: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/help/create-a-usb-stick-on-windows Now I have no idea what to do next to install it. Please help
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Installing Ubuntu on a Windows 8 UEFI laptop?

I have created an USB installer with UNetbootin for Ubuntu 12.10 Live (I'm not sure if that is the right one for this) I disabled Fast Boot, but I didn't change UEFI to Legacy because nothing will ...
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How to make a readable FAT16/FAT32 partition on usb stick for Windows access?

I want to create a windows accessible partition(FAT16/FAT32). But even the created partition can read under linux. It can not see on Windows. Just display a driver symbol like E:. I'm using parted ...
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I used the bootable usb and now cant use 7

Well I wanted to partition my drive so that i can get ubuntu and windows 7 on my laptop. I made a bootable usb but wasnt able to complete the process and now my computer wont boot up. Need help
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How can I move grub (“multiboot”) from usb to hard drive

I am new to linux. I installed xubuntu using a usb live disk. It installed correctly however grub (the multi os loader) is on the usb. When I boot without the usb it only loads windows. The ...
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Make ubuntu usb bootable on windows [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I install Ubuntu? How to create a live usb for Windows in Ubuntu I know there are a lot of tools to create a bootable usb for ubuntu with windows. But I'm ...
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can i use an ubuntu live usb/cd without damaging my windows 8 pc?

I have a windows 8 laptop with intel i3 and 750gb hard drive. I don't want to install Ubuntu instead of windows and have heard horror stories about only being able to have one system on the hard drive ...
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How to run Ubuntu after extracting the zip file to USB pen drive

I want to install Ubuntu in my USB pen drive. My current OS is Windows 7 enterprise. I downloaded Ubuntu as zip file (using torrent) and I extracted the files to my USB pen drive. Now what should I do ...
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Can't install Ubuntu 12.10 alongside Windows 7 using a usb pen drive

I downloaded the desktop version of Ubuntu 12.10 32-bit and installed it in my computer with the "Universal Usb Installer". I restarted the computer and the computer automaticaly ran the Ubuntu ...
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Virtual USB bus using TCP

I have a router that a printer can be attached to to print wirelessly to. It appears that the software for Windows uses a virtual USB bus using TCP. This allows the printer to appear as if it was ...
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USB filesystem not “safely remove”d - file, folder recovery

My spouse's USB thumb-drive (WinXP filesystem, pretty sure...) was not "Safely Remove"d from my daughter's MacBook. Now (many) files and (all) sub-folders on it are corrupted (...yeah, I know...). Is ...
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Why doesn't Ubuntu boot?

I downloaded the ubuntu-12.10-desktop-amd64.iso. Then I created a bootable USB stick using the guide from here. I booted the USB stick and after the Ubuntu logo and some circles loaded beneath it, ...
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Help installing ubuntu

I downloaded Ubuntu ISO on my Windows computer and I made a bootable USB. When installing Ubuntu it asked if I wanted to replace windows 8 with Ubuntu and I said yes. This formated my hard drive, but ...
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Installing Ubuntu on a Sylvania Netbook with Windows CE

Are there any known problems/fixes for installing Ubuntu on a Sylvania Netbook with Windows CE? I have a Sylvania SYNET7WID, but I'm not sure that the specific model matters. I believe there were a ...
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Bootable USB Stick Failing To Load

After creating a bootable USB stick on my windows computer, I turned off a seperate computer, a laptop that I owned and plugged the USB stick into the computer. I turned it on and the splash screen ...
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How to access files in Windows partition from Ubuntu live USB?

I run Ubuntu from a USB (run the whole OS from it, persistent) and want to access files such as my pictures or documents from Windows 7, is it possible to do so? How?
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Toshiba nb520 Unbootin not working

I have a Toshiba NB520 and it loads up okay but will not go into windows. I purchsed Recovery DVD & Windows 7 Recovery DVD. And used unbootin to create USB copy. When I put in the USB drive and ...
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If I install Ubuntu to a USB with “Universal USB Installer”, will my Windows be broken?

When I tried installing Ubuntu ISO image to my USB drive, the universal USB installer displays this message: create syslinux MBR on (H:) - existing MBR will be overwritten If I click next, will my ...
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How to create bootable USB from ubuntu [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to create a live usb for Windows in Ubuntu I want create bootable USB stick with windows7. But ubuntu want to accept windows .iso file and create it. Please help :(
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How to install Windows on my Ubuntu netbook from USB if BIOS does not support booting from USB?

I have a netbook running Ubuntu 12.04 and I would like to put Windows 7 on it (which I have on USB). However, my BIOS doesn't have booting from USB as an option. It only has HDD, LAN and FDD. I ...
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How do I use an unbootable XP to remove Ubuntu?

I installed Ubuntu 12.04 on a laptop from a USB stick, but the system asks me a password and I don't know what it is. It may be old to have an Ubuntu installed and errors, but I can't remove, because ...
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How can I format my active hard drive to NTFS?

Believe it or not, I'm not too happy with Ubuntu. Well, let me rephrase that. I like it, but the only thing I don't like about it is that it's too much of a hassle to get a game to work. I'm trying ...
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I can boot from USB a installation of Windows 7, but I can't do this with Ubuntu or XBMC live

I'm using a old pc with Intel Pentium 4, 1gb ram, 200gb HD All this night I tried to boot Ubuntu from USB... I can do this with Windows 7 normally I tried first using Startup Disk Creator, but ...
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Ubuntu 11.10 loads from live usb fine, but boots to black screen from harddrive. Why?

A few days ago I had a hard drive failure, which was running Windows XP (32-bit) just fine. The second hard drive in my computer held a few unimportant files, so I formatted it in the Ubuntu setup and ...
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How to create a live usb for Windows in Ubuntu

I have the need to create a Live USB to install Windows but from Ubuntu, I've tried to emulate the tools that make the same function from windows but I just do not work. I would be very helpful to ...
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Add NTFS partition to live USB

If I add an NTFS partition to my USB, will it be accessible from both Windows and Ubuntu?
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ISO to USB || Ubuntu to Windows [closed]

Trying to get a Windows 7 ISO to be written to a bootable USB from my Ubuntu installation, but it seems all the USB creators are for writing other Linux distributions, and the ones for Windows can ...
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How to share an USB device(scanner) over network (from Windows to Ubuntu)?

I have a special thing: I want to share my scanner over the network. The scanner is connected to a Windows 7 machine, but I want to use it from Ubuntu 10.04... I found some methods: USB over ...
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Link Windows Mobile Device with Ubuntu and Use Laptop to send SMS

Is there any software that i can use on my ubuntu laptop to write SMS on my Windows Mobile 6.1 HTC Touch Diamond?
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How can I install without a USB drive?

How can I install Ubuntu Netbook Edition without ceating a USB drive? Can I have Windows and Ubuntu at the same time?
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How to access USB in VirtualBox running Windows XP as guest OS

I have installed Virtual Box: Host OS Ubuntu 10.10 - Guest OS Windows XP. No problem so far.How can I access USB devices (scaners, printer, and others) from the guest os, windows XP.If this is not ...
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Installing Ubuntu on a Windows CE 6.0 EzBook PC (ez-72a)

I recently inherited a cheap EzBook PC and decided it might be fun to throw Ubuntu on it. I have a USB all setup but for the life of me can't get it to boot from USB! I've looked online and can't seem ...