Version 8 of the Windows NT Operating System by Microsoft.
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Desktop Ubuntu 12.04 fails to boot
I'm using a Samsung ultrabook. I used the windows installer to install Ubuntu 12.04. When I restart PC I get an option to choose which boot to use. If I choose Windows 8 - everything is fine. No ...
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Does installing ubuntu dual boot with Windows 8 preinstalled via liveusb overwrite Windows bootloader?
I have used Ubuntu a lot, mostly through dual boot with windows. I had recently purchased new laptop with Windows 8, on which I tried to install Ubuntu 12.04.2 amd64 through wubi like before but I ...
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windows 8 + Ubuntu dual boot
I installed Ubuntu 13.04 on Windows 8.
Yes I can access both of them, but the process is kind of long.
In BIOS, EFI is for Windows 8, legacy support is for Ubuntu.
If I choose EFI first, the ...
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Ubuntu One on Windows: pointing to the right Desktop
Ubuntu One syncs my Ubuntu "Desktop" folder in the cloud, named "Bureau" (French) with path /home/username/Bureau. Ubuntu One on Windows 8 syncs this folder with a Windows 8 folder ...
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Ubuntu and win 8
Why i can not run ubuntu in my acer aspire one. when I run it appers a purple screen, then the screen shut down, and white letters apper, it make some processes and then nothing happens. What can I ...
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How to dualboot 12.4.2 alongside Windows 8 without Wubi? [duplicate]
I've just bought a new Acer laptop that came preinstalled with Windows 8 in Secure Boot (enabled). Since Wine can only do so much, I want to keep my Windows8 and install Ubuntu 12.4.2 alongside it, ...
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Dual Boot Windows 8 and Ubuntu while using Windows 8 Loader [duplicate]
So I did a search and found a similar problem but not quite. My laptop came with Windows 8 and I have now decided to install Ubuntu onto a seperate partition. That went through fine, but I couldn't ...
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What do I do if the ubuntu 13.04 doesnt install on my windows 8 pc? [duplicate]
i would start the install and then it would tell me that it failed and it isn't giving me a search code either
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stuck in allocating drive space when installing ubuntu 13.04 in windows8
I have close UEFI and fast boot.
When installing Ubuntu.
picture is as followed.
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Need help dual-booting ubuntu 13.04 with Windows 8
I have a laptop with Windows 8 installed on it, it is the HP 2000 series. got it for Christmas in 2012. I inserted a CD with Ubuntu 12.10 in it (I got the CD before ubuntu 13.04 came out) and it was ...
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enabling file sharing between windows 8 and ubuntu 13.04 raring ringtail
I want to share files between my windows 8 pro machine & my ubuntu 13.04 ringtail machine. Should be easy enough (NOT!)
here is what I have done:
invoked command prompt (admin) and inserted the ...
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Windows 8 OS not detected when trying to install Ubuntu
I have a new Toshiba laptop model satellite C850-1NU, which came with Windows 8. I would like to dual boot Ubuntu with windows 8 but when I try to install I only get two options Erase disk and ...
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ubuntu 13.04 alongside windows 8 not working
I installed ubuntu 13.04 alongside windows 8 but now when I start the syatem windows 8 boots up. It does not even show the option of ubuntu 13.04.
I was having trouble with ubuntu 12.04 - which kept ...
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screen shots taken in ubuntu are not opening in windows 8
I have dual boot windows 8 and ubuntu 13.04. Screen shots taken in Ubuntu with printscreen do not work inside windows 8. I can't even open them with paint,windows photo viewer, PHOTOS, photoshop or ...
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How to install Windows 8 on top of two Ubuntu OS
I am currently having both 13.04 64-bit and 12.04 64-bit installed using GRUB2. 13.04 is the main one and I allocated 100GB volume for 12.04.
I am trying to add a Windows 8 64-bit OS on top of the ...
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ubuntu 12.04 alongside windows 8 not booting
I installed ubuntu 12.04 alongside windows 8 without any problems.
But when I start my system, windows 8 boots up without even asking which os I want to use.
Why is this happening and how can I ...
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Question About Ubuntu on Windows 8 [duplicate]
I just wanted to know the risks involved with trying to boot Ubuntu in Windows 8. I would try to follow the guide on THIS page (second post down). Is it possible I could ruin my Windows? I really want ...
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Dual boot windows 8 and Linux Mint 13 (based on Ubuntu 12.04) [closed]
I've searched a lot for my problem but couldn't ensure what should I do in my case.
I bought my Asus N56VZ several months ago, and it came with Windows 7 and bunch of bloatwares that I don't like, ...
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How to use windows 8 bootloader instead of ubuntu 13.04grub?
I have dual booted my netbook with windows 8 pro and ubuntu 13.04.
i do not like grub and think the windows 8 bootloader is a lot more clean and sharp.
Is there a way to use the windows bootloader ...
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Trying to install Ubuntu 13.04 i386 as a VM in VirtualBox, the system crashes upon completion
I followed numerous tutorials to download Ubuntu 13.04, and it continues to crash at the end of the setup. I basically followed this tutorial. I am prompted to restart my computer at the end of the ...
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error : you need to load the kernel first
any ideas about this error ? i was following all the instructions step by step .
im using HP ENVY DV7 Windows 8 x64 .
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Can I dowload Ubuntu and quickly change back to Windows 8? [duplicate]
but I also like the Windows 8 that is already on my computer. I'm not really technologically inclined, so my question to the world is if there is an easy way to switch back and forth between Ubuntu OS ...
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Grub issue in 12.04: “Booting in blind mode.”
I just turned on my PC where I'm dual-booting Ubuntu and Windows 8 and I had the following message at startup:
Invalid video mode 'text'
Booting in blind mode
Fortunately for me the laptop booted ...
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Why can't I login after Ubuntu is installed on my VM? [duplicate]
I just installed Ubuntu 12.10 on VMware Player 5 on Windows 8. During the installation, it asks for my name, username and password (requiring a confirm on that password). When everything is done, a ...
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binary is whitelisted installin from live-cd win8
i'm trying to install ubuntu 12.04.2 64bit on a asus k55n running a preinstalled win8.
the bios (of uefi o this computer) are set to load from UEFI usb device, the fast boot is disabled and the ...
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Installing Ubuntu on an Asus Vivotab Smart Windows 8 32-bit processor tablet
Good day,
I just got an Asus Vivotab Smart with Windows 8 but the processor is actually a 32-bit type. I am kinda confused with the Ubuntu version to install (32-bit or 64-bit). I have read all the ...
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I was able to run Ubuntu from the LIVE CD on an ASUS Windows 8 Touch screen Laptop. However when I take the CD out I am not able to boot into Windows
I used this method
Installing Ubuntu on a Pre-Installed UEFI Supported Windows 8 system.
I followed the process as described by Luis
The Live CD installation works, I can see the my data that was ...
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Problem in Installing Ubuntu 12.04 64amd on HP pavillion g6
I am trying to install Ubuntu 12.04 by USB drive and the machine boots from drive and after language selection screen both option running from usb or install on drive are not working , The ...
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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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I Want To Install Ubuntu 13.04 On Windows 8 With Dual Boot
Laptop: HP Probook 4520s
Windows: Windows 8 x64
This is what I want
I want to install Ubuntu 13.04
When my computer starts, I want it to give me option to choose to load Windows 8 or Ubuntu
As ...
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unable to boot in windows 8
I've installed Ubuntu 12.04 and I can't boot in Windows 8, I can only boot in the recovery.
Before that, I installed fedora over a Ubuntu installation and I was having the same problem.
Here is my ...
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(U)EFI > Ubuntu vs Windows 8 - problems with booting Windows
I have a problem with a screwed dual-boot of ubuntu 13.04 and windows 8 on a new DELL XPS 12 (EFI/grub2) System not loading windows8 at all,... here is a story:
I've got a new DELL XPS 12 System with ...
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Binary White-listed?
When I try to install on a Win8 64bit using the live CD I get a black screen with the words " Binary Whitelisted". I have searched around but the only thing I found was " add "nomodeset" in grub" ...
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Fixing Windows 8 after removing ubuntu
I tried installing Ubuntu (successfully) on my Windows 8 machine so i could develop in c and it worked decently for a while. I did this without wubi. However, I later got a virtual machine to run ...
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Boot issues with dual boot windows and ubuntu
I am facing an issue when I did following. Initially my pc had Windows 7 ultimate x64 installed. Then I made it dual boot with Ubuntu 12.04 x64. Everything used to work fine then.
Problem started ...
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Problem with installing ubuntu on Windows 8
So I have set up the Ubuntu installer by installing it onto my memory stick using the USBInstaller.
I am then faced with a problem. The Unbuntu Installer loads up and I start going through it making ...
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Problems installing Ubuntu 13.04 on Windows 8 PC
Exception: Error executing command
>>command=C:\Windows\sysnative\bcdedit.exe /set {59a7630e-b8b3-11e2-b90c-d3fbf29a86ca} device partition=E:
>>retval=1
>>stderr=An error has ...
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No boot disk has been detected or the disk has failed windows 8
I install ubuntu 13.04 on my PC which has windows 8 alreday installed. During install, I checked the second option (about LVM partitions). After install, I cannot boot neither on ubuntu nor in ...
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Help installing Ubuntu 12.04.2 DVD in Windows 8 [duplicate]
I downloaded the 12.04.2 Desktop amd64 ISO from the main website. Then I burned it onto a DVD, but when I restart, the computer won't recognize the DVD when it boots.
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Have I downloaded the ...
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Boot issues after attempting dual-boot setup with Windows 8
(I did quite a bit of messing around before asking for help, which in retrospect was a mistake, so the BootInfo might be more useful than my retelling of the events: http://paste.ubuntu.com/5659500/)
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Windows 8 doesn't boot after installing Ubuntu (UEFI)
I installed Ubuntu with my UEFI installation of Windows 8 (with windows 7 boot-loader because I don't know how to recover it), and after grub installed, I was no longer able to boot Windows 8.
I tried ...
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Resize Ubuntu side of dual boot UEFI
I have a correctly running setup with dual-booted Windows 8 and Ubuntu 12.04. However, I would like to increase the root "partition" on the Ubuntu side, which has been complaining of low disk space. I ...
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Error message when booting ubuntu on windows 8
I have installed Ubuntu onto my Lenevo idea-pad, and it says when i choose to boot Ubuntu that its missing a file, or something. I free'd up about fifteen gigs of memory for Ubuntu to run but there is ...
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Network not detecting
I have dual booted Windows 8 and Ubuntu 12.04LTS
But after some time of fine wowrking, my ubuntu is not detecting the LAN(Ethernet) connection whereas my Windows 8 is working fine.
Want some help on ...
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Dual-boot Ubuntu 13.04 and Windows 8: Windows doesn't boot
I have installed Ubuntu with dual boot to a preinstalled windows 8 on a Lenovo E-135. I disabled fast start in windows 8 before installation and shrank the partition to give place for Ubuntu. All went ...
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Losing saved file in an NTFS partition after booting into Windows 8 [duplicate]
I saved a file in an NTFS partition shared between Ubuntu 12.04 and Windows 8. When I booted to Windows 8, the file was gone. I booted back to Ubuntu and the file wasn't there. I repeated the process ...
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Ubuntu on Virtaulbox - VT-x is not available [duplicate]
Since I couldn't load the boot loader after tons of trys, I decided to install it on a Virtualbox. I havn't tried it before and I'm still brand new to both Ubuntu and Virtualbox. The installation went ...
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Problem in dual boot with Ubuntu 12.04 and windows 8 (can't choose an os when boot)
In my laptop initially it was Windows 7 and 8 to dual boot.The status of the partitions are "system" for win 7 and "boot" for win 8. Then I formatted win 7 which was the system partition and installed ...
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trying to dual boot Win 8 and Ubuntu 12.10
I have been trying to install Windows 8 and Ubuntu 12.10 ( 64 Bit ) on a Lenovo twist notebook.
I have now installed Windows 8 ( with UEFI, secure boot disabled ) and I am following the instructions ...
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Planning on switching to Ubuntu!
I'm planning on taking my HP Envy M6 AMD A10 CPU, with a AMD Radeon HD 7660G discrete-class GPU, and I was wondering if there's any packages I should install to make it run effectively when I first ...
