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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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(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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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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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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New XPS, Starting on Linux, Still a Windows power user, configuration question

I just bought a Dell XPS with Windows 8. Spent several months making the choice. The OS is on the 500GB HDD, and the 32GB SSD is used as cache.. seems standard. I've been wanting to get into Linux ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 install along windows 8 fails [duplicate]

I have a MSI FX-600 laptop with core-i3 330M, 4 GB RAM, 500 GB Hard Disk. My laptop comes with windows 7 pre-installed. I have upgraded it to Windows 8 recently. As it is with windows 7 pre-installed ...
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Will using DMRAID wipe my drive?

I have a sony win8 laptop -- that I like btw, but would love to dual boot ubuntu or multiboot with some other distros. After much research and banging my head against the wall, it seems I have a ...
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Accidentally Wiped out Hard Disk With Windows 8 while installing ubuntu 13.04, Is there any way to recover? [duplicate]

I brought my Dell Inspiron 15R (5521) laptop yesterday only, I tried to installing ubuntu 13.04 as I go along with installation (I selected first option for selecting disk) I think wiped out entire ...
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How do I install Ubuntu 13.04 & Win 8 dual boot on a samsung series 3 (NP350E5C)?

So I'm trying to install Ubuntu and I've been following the steps in this thread but with limited success. My first error was after installing Ubuntu alongside Windows, from my USB Live Image, ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 - dual boot problem - unable to mount windows 8 partition

i installed ubuntu 13.04 alongside windows 8 and almost everything works fine (dual boot for both windows 8 & ubuntu 13.04 is working great). but when i try to access my windows 8 partition via ...
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Uninstalled Ubuntu to reinstall it, have a *:Recovery partition

Before I originally installed Ubuntu 12.04 this partition (*:Recovery) didn't exist, and I'm not sure what it is or if I need it. I'm running Windows 8 now and went through the entire uninstall ...
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How do I partition my hard drive to manually install Ubuntu 12.10 alongside Windows 8?

I have a Windows 7 machine I upgraded to Windows 8, so as a result I have BIOS and not UEFI. I attempted to install Ubuntu 12.10 alongside Windows 8 yesterday, and accidentally used wubi without ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 installer doesn't recognise Windows 8 partition on Toshiba C850 Laptop

I purchased a Toshiba C850 Laptop and I'm trying to install the 64 Bit version of Ubuntu 12.10 alongside Windows 8, allowing me to dual boot. I burnt a Ubuntu 12.10 DVD, disabled Secure Boot on the ...
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I can show my Folders in Windows8, but I can't in Ubuntu, Why?

I have installed Windows8, then I installed Ubuntu 12.10, all partitions are appeared well in Windows8 & Ubuntu. I have C which have Windows8 system, and (D & E) as an extended partitions and ...
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Dual Boot Win8 Ubuntu out of disk space

I have checked other similar questions but mine seems to be something else that I cannot figure out. I have a Samsung 7 and installed Ubuntu on a separate 750 gig hard-drive, different from my 250 ...
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Ubuntu + Windows 8 pro dual boot - Grub can't find command 'Drive Map'

I have the following setup: Samsung 840 Series SSD drive with three partitions: EFI Boot Partition (200 MB) Linux Swap Space (2 GB) Primary Ubuntu Drive (490 GB) Crucial M4 SSD with one ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 install alongside Windows 8

I am at breaking point with this, spent almost 9 hours yesterday following various guides and procedures of getting 12.10 to install alongside windows 8 I have created a partition in Windows of 40gb ...
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Installing ubuntu on uefi enabled PC

Wait. this is not just another question on running ubuntu alongside windows 8! I have asus n56VJ notebook that comes preinstalled with windows 8. My final aim is to have ubuntu with windows 8,which ...
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The Ubuntu installer can't see the Windows 8 partition during installation

I tried to install Ubuntu 12.10 alongside Windows 8, but when I get to the installation type screen I don't have any option for installing alongside Windows 8. Ubuntu says I have no other operating ...
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Dualboot with windows 8? Problems with partitions

I'm trying to install ubuntu 12.10 on a sony vaio that runs windows 8 natively. After booting from cd I arrive at the point where I have to choose the partition: First of all, I come to a page where ...
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How to install Ubuntu when no hard disk is available in the installer?

I have recently bought a new Toshiba Satellite, I updated Windows 7 to Windows 8, and simultaneously created a partition where I intend to install Linux. The problem is currently that when I boot into ...
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Triple booting Windows 7, Ubuntu 12.04 and Windows 8

So I was here a month ago or so and asked about the dual booting. I managed to fix it after reinstalling Ubuntu four times (four different mistakes were made). The biggest issue I had to fix back then ...
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How to prepare HDD for Windows 8 install?

I would like to keep my Linux partitions and install Windows 8 (currently have XP) to another partition. I tried it on another computer, where I had a Linux partition, but didn't need to keep it. ...
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Dual boot windows 8 and ubundu not see partitions

I'm trying to install both operating systems on dual boot, but ubuntu does not see the hd with two partitions only full hd. In windows explorer have 2 partitions on ubuntu partitioner have only one
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Can I access a Windows 8 crashed partition from Ubuntu?

I had installed Windows 2-3 days before. On my laptop, there was only one drive. Because I wanted to partition it, I installed application called easeus partition master. But because my Windows 8 ...
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Does not boot ubuntu? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How can I repair grub? (How to get Ubuntu back after installing Windows?) I had Ubuntu installed. When I installed ubuntu I completely formated the hard disk and then I ...
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Unable to boot windows 8 after ubuntu 12.04 installation

I just got my new notebook with windows 8 pre installed. After installing ubuntu 12.04 when I try to boot windows 8 it says "Automated Recovery in Progress" which fails afterwards and shuts down the ...
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Can a Windows 8 partition be mounted in Ubuntu if “fast startup”is switched on?

I'm aware that when a Windows session is hibernated, its disk partition cannot be mounted in Ubuntu. By default in Windows 8, a hybrid shutdown/hibernate feature is used (fast startup) which ...
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Existing partitons not recognized during installation

I've got a Windows 8 (final version, no preview) installed in my pc. Now I wanted to install Ubuntu like I've done a thousand times before. Strange thing is, gparted (started from live USB-Stick) sees ...
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Installing Ubuntu 12.04 alongside Windows 8

I've installed Windows on half of my hard disk space. Only one partition. I would like to install Ubuntu into my free disk space. The question: In Ubuntu Installer, when I choose "Install Ubuntu ...
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Asking about deleted partition at boot

I have Ubuntu installed through Wubi. I also had another partition on my computer to try out the dev preview of Windows 8 aptly named Windows_8. After I was done playing, I deleted the Windows 8 ...