Version 7 of the Windows NT operating system.
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Getting more space on Wubi
First and foremost, note that I'm a complete noob to Linux, so please bear with my confuzzled rambling.
I've recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS via Wubi (18GB installation on the C: drive) on an AMD ...
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2answers
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Chat over LAN with Win7 PC?
I have two PCs (one Win7 and one Ubuntu 13.04) connected to the internet via the same router, on the same wi-fi network.
Is there any software I can install on both PCs so that the two users can text ...
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Auto-configure network in UBuntu
While trying to set up NAT to work with Host-only adapter, I've messed up the network config in Ubuntu Mini, and now it boots without network :(
Do you know can I make Ubuntu auto-configure itself ...
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Bridged Adapter in Ubuntu VM
After I installed Ubuntu this network setting from VirtualBox worked, but now it doesn't work anymore. It appears that Ubuntu doesn't have Internet. I think it's because in the meantime I switched my ...
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How to share a directory from Ubuntu VM to Windows 7 [duplicate]
So I've installed the "mini" version of Ubuntu with VirtualBox (on win 7), then in the command-line I installed with apt-get apache, php, mysql.
I'd like to share the /var/www/ directory to Windows ...
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3answers
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How to access localhost:8080 running on ubuntu from windows running into virtual box?
I have the ip address for ubuntu machine, and I want to access the application running on localhost in ubuntu from my virtual windows box. Is there a way to do it? Typing the [inet address]:8080 ...
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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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23 views
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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Unstalling windows which installed ubuntu through wubi [duplicate]
I had a windows7 installation on C:
I installed ubuntu through wubi on D:
Now I want to uninstall windows on C: and re-install it on C: only. Will it be okay to do it? Will my Ubuntu installation ...
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3answers
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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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1answer
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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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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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1answer
60 views
Windows doesn't recognize external hard-drive after installing Ubuntu (on internal hard-drive)
I have installed ubuntu on my internal hard-drive using windows ubuntu installer and everything worked perfectly. I am able to run both windows7 and ubuntu.
I also have an external hard-drive which I ...
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1answer
48 views
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 ...
0
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1answer
75 views
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...
Before ...
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How to make Latest Ubuntu look like Windows 7
For a talk about Linux I will be using Ubuntu to show off how flexible Open Source is, but one of the things I want to do is show Ubuntu with a Windows 7 Theme, which I will then change when a friend ...
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1answer
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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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Uninstall Ubuntu 12.04 [duplicate]
I want to uninstall my Ubuntu 12.04 (installed using Wubi). My Ubuntu is on one of partitions that I don't want to delete my partition.i using win 7.
And I don't use grub
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ASUS UX31A keeps looping ASUS Preload Recovery and won't boot Win7 after installing ubuntu
The title pretty much says everything. It looks like I have the same problem as Unable to boot Windows after installing Ubuntu 12.04 - error: invalid efi file path
but I already cycled that about 20 ...
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1answer
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Rebooting Problem
After experiencing these problems Why is my desktop background blank after upgrade to 13.04?, Unity isn't working after running `unity --replace` I realised my best bet would be to uninstall ...
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Host-only network with Virtual box and Windows host machine: cannot find device eth1
ANSWER
VirtualBox network adapter name on guest machine is not fixed all the time, each time you have disable and enable host adapter from VB prefrences, the network device name post-appended number ...
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I Lost EVERYTHING! [closed]
SO...... I was running Windows 7 Pro on my HP Pro Book 4530s and I was so sick of it. I had UBUNTU on and old Satellite and loved it so I wanted to switch my computer over to it. I downloaded UBUNTU ...
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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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2answers
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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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2answers
76 views
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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Invalid EFI file path to Windows 7
I recently installed on my computer (along to Windows 7) the Ubuntu 12.04
I downloaded rEFind software that I could work with both systems (and it worked just fine)
I updated the Ubuntu to the newest ...
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1answer
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Managing Virtualbox on Ubuntu Server
We have some Windows product testers that need versions of Windows to test on. I was wondering if there's a way to install Ubuntu Server, and then virtualbox, and then host these sessions over the RDP ...
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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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Trouble with python 3.3 in Ubuntu 13.04
I'm consistently getting EOF when reading a line errors on when running:
List0 = []
inputtedStr = input()
while inputtedStr != "#####":
List0.append(inputtedStr)
inputtedStr = input()
print()
...
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1answer
236 views
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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Data deleting from shared drive
I am currently running a dual boot windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04 system. Thisis the first time that I have set up a dual boot and I may have gone wrong.
Firstly, booting into either OS is fine. However, ...
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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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2answers
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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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0answers
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Ubuntu doesn't detect Windows 7 partition
I am trying to install Ubuntu 12.04 on my Windows 7 machine. I have set aside another partition in my only hard drive (1TB). When I put in my CD, the installer does not detect my Windows 7 partition, ...
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1answer
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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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1answer
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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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Installing Windows 7 KVM Guest on Ubuntu 12.04 Headless Server via Command Line
I’m trying to install Windows 7 Professional 64-bit as a KVM guest using virt-install with an ISO file on my headless Ubuntu 12.04 Server via command line. I’m using Putty SSH from a Windows machine ...
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1answer
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Can Ubuntu access files within an old operating system on an External Hard Drive?
My laptop is dying (motherboard issue) and I'm due to receive my new laptop tomorrow. I'm considering converting the current hard drive (SATA, 350GB) into an external hard drive using a SATA-to-USB ...
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1answer
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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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1answer
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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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1answer
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Unable to access windows share in Ubuntu 13.04
I keep getting "failed to retrieve share list from server: No Such File or directory" when I try viewing my shared files in Ubuntu 13.04 and they were all working fine until the upgrade! Help!
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1answer
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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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2answers
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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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0answers
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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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1answer
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How to make Ubuntu One work w/ Windows 7 and custom ProfileDir?
I have the following problem:
System resides on drive C:
User data resides on drive A: - it's a partition of a fixed, built-in hdd.
Users directory is on drive A: and it is rewritten in the Registry ...
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1answer
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windows boot usb problem 13.04
I seem to be having trouble with 'start up disk creator'
The attached image shows a message that flashes off and on and off in rapid succession that I cant read. I seems to say I have a partition ...
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2answers
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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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0answers
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Backup and restore Window7 with Ubuntu installed as dual-os [duplicate]
I have Ubuntu (installed using the Wubi installer) on top of Windows 7 and I have only one partition on my drive i.e. C:\ with 150 GB capacity.
Now, I want to backup the whole image in the drive and ...
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1answer
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Changing from 2 operating systems to just Ubuntu
I have installed Ubuntu 12.10 alongside Windows. Now I want to remove Windows. Is there an easier way to remove Windows than uninstalling everything and installing Ubuntu again?
