Version 8 of the Windows NT Operating System by Microsoft.
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How can I install Windows 8 while dual-booting Ubuntu? [duplicate]
I have a new Dell laptop which has inbuilt Ubuntu OS in it, I would like to install Windows 8 alongside Ubuntu, that is, without removing Ubuntu.
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Window 8 and Ubuntu 12.04 [duplicate]
I have a Lenovo Ideapad laptop. I installed Ubuntu 12.04 along with Windows 7 using WUBI. Now I have upgraded to Windows 8. In the boot menu, it's not showing the Ubuntu OS, even when I have disabled ...
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Intalling Ubuntu with Windows 8 on 32 bit System with UEFI
HP530 model, 2007 make, with 32 bit Processor (dual core T2400 by Intel), 945 chipset, and pre-installed Vista.
I upgraded vista to Win8 Pro and left 9GB free for installation of UBUNTU.
It is Safer ...
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Installing 32 bit Ubuntu on a UEFI device
I have a Samsung XE500T1C-A01AU, I was wondering, If and how I could install Ubuntu on it while keeping Windows 8 installed, as it only has a 32 bit processor and it has UEFI instead of BIOS.
Thanks
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Boot-Repair stuck at “Reinstall GRUB”
I bought a new Sony Vaio E14P series laptop. It has pre-installed Windows 8, and I want to dual boot it with Ubuntu 12.10 64-bit. I have disabled secure boot and installed Ubuntu without any problem ...
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restore, refresh, or reset your PC like Windows 8
In Windows 8 there are the options to restore, refresh or reset your PC.
restore: "If you think an app or driver that you recently installed caused problems with your PC, you can restore it back to ...
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Is it safe to install Ubuntu 64 Bit 12.10 in EFI mode on Samsung series 7 WIndows 8 laptop?
I have been reading about the issue of Samsung laptops bricking when attempted booting from live USB. I have Samsung Series 7 NP700Z5C (-S02UB to be specific) laptop. It came with Windows 8 preloaded. ...
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Can't boot into windows?
I installed Ubuntu on a second hard drive inside the computer by booting with the CD.
I now want to switch back to my main hard drive but I don't know how. When I unplug the Linux HD it goes into ...
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help with ubuntu in boot from .efi file *windows 8 problem
http://paste.ubuntu.com/5627076/
my problem is that after doing the boot repair i get this message > Please do not forget to make your BIOS boot on sda2/EFI/ubuntu/shimx64.efi file! i think that ...
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Windows 8 (UEFI) and Ubuntu 12.10 dual boot problem [duplicate]
I'm trying to install Ubuntu 12.10 to a laptop where Win 8 was preinstalled. What I did was basically to turn the secure boot from the BIOS, and then using the live usb I created a root, swap and a ...
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Npm errors when installing packages on windows share
I have Ubuntu 12.10 running as a VMware guest on my Windows 8 host.
I have shared a folder on my Windows 8 Host and it is mounted in the Ubuntu guest on startup using this entry in fstab:
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Ubuntu wont boot to complete installation on Windows 8
My computer has Windows 8 Pro and I am trying to install Ubuntu 12.10 64 Bit through Wubi.
"I don't want to uninstall Windows 8 and I don't know how to partition disks"
After Installation It says:
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Just installed Ubuntu but how do I get it to boot
I just installed Ubuntu 12.10 on my new HP-2326 PC which came with windows 8. I installed Ubuntu from a CD. I chose to partition my harddrive and keep Windows. The install was successful but when I ...
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ubuntu uefi boot issues
After quite a lot hurdles I got the ubuntu 12.04 installed on my machine in uefi mode but still one issue. It has created a separate boot option in uefi boot mode. So everytime I need to run ubuntu I ...
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How to dual-boot Lubuntu 12.10 with Windows 8? [duplicate]
All I want to know is how to get them to dual-boot.
My laptop (HP G62) does not come with Secure boot. It is 3 years old.
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Dual-booting Lubuntu with Windows 8
I've got an older laptop (HP G62) that has Windows 8 as it's primary OS and I want to dual-boot it with Lubuntu. It does NOT come with Secure boot nor does it come with UEFI.
I've been looking at ...
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No response from Wubi in Windows 8 [closed]
I have i5 2310 with dedicated mobo. I tried latest Wubi software for 12.04.2 Ubuntu version, but whenever I try to open wubi, it doesn't do anything and I am not getting any message.
So, what do I do ...
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Dual-booting with windows 8 (lots of partitions)
I've just received my new Samsung 550p5c-AD1 which comes with windows 8 and a very weird partition table.
I'd like to keep Windows8 and dualboot with Ubuntu (12.04.2 64bits).
However I'm little ...
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203 views
Ubuntu alongside Windows 8 [duplicate]
I already installed Ubuntu on my Laptop -it is an Hp1000 Notebook PC with windows 8 on it so i installed ubuntu alongside windows 8- I went through all the installation process and it displayed a ...
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Cannot get to Ubuntu 12.10 Live USB Environment on the Microsoft Surface Pro
I'm attempting to boot a 64bit Ubuntu 12.10 live USB on a Microsoft Surface Pro.
I do not want to Dual Boot.
I have disabled "secure boot". I have a live USB that can sucsessfully boot on another ...
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Ubuntu is not booting after installing windows 8 in same machine? [duplicate]
In my machine i installed ubuntu 11 os first in /dev/sda2 (D drive) and then I installed Windows8 in C drive.After installation I am not able to see ubuntu in the multi os menu though space is ...
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Dual Boot Issues with Window 8
I have got Ubuntu Installed and I can boot up with it. However, I cannot boot windows unless I change the boot options. If I do that I cannot boot Ubuntu so it and either or tpye of thing. How can I ...
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Windows 8 not Starting after Ubuntu Install [duplicate]
I'm extremely new to Ubuntu and I just installed Ubuntu 12.10.
However, now I can't boot into windows. When trying to boot into windows, I see the error message
error: can't find command drivemap.
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Can't boot into Windows 8 after installing Ubuntu
I installed Ubuntu 12.10 on my laptop about a week ago. Although Ubuntu works fine, I have not been able to boot back into Windows 8 since then. After some digging, I found something called Boot ...
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Upgrading to Ubuntu
I really like the open source ideology and am thinking of installing ubuntu. Currently I'm using windows 8 but my computer was originally windows 7. Much of the software I currently have on my ...
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Ubiquity doesn't find my partitions
I'm trying to install Ubuntu 12.10 and make a dual-boot scheme with Windows 8. I'm following these instructions.
But the installer doesn't list the partitions (it even shows that dialog to choose ...
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How can I disable the UEFI on my windows 8 laptop? [duplicate]
I can't run ubuntu because the uefi is enabled still, how can I disable it?
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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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1answer
458 views
Dualboot Windows 8 and Ubuntu 12.10 w/ UEFI [duplicate]
I recently purchased a Toshiba laptop, that had Windows 8 pre-installed. As Windows 8 is awful, I decided to attempt to dualboot Ubuntu. Did some research, and found out that it is not as simple ...
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Ubuntu 12.04.2 alongside Windows 8
Very quick and simple question but just want to make sure before I go ahead and install. I understand that Ubuntu 12.04.2 comes with the necessary keys to install alongside windows 8 with UEFI and ...
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How can I install ubuntu in VMware workstation in windows 8?
I bought a new sony vaio laptop.
I found that I cannot dual boot in this system (model sve15136cns). When I try to use it on a Virtual machine (VMware) it suddenly shuts down.
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Win8 keeps trashing grub2 (12.10 secure remix) [closed]
So I have win8-64 and 12.10 secure remix 64 playing nice together on a new Asus G46vw. I can boot into either after doing a boot-repair/purge. All is wonderful.
...that is until windows - ever so ...
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When disabling bluetooth in Ubuntu dual boot then it does not show in Windows 8
I've installed Ubuntu a while ago using WUBI over Windows 8. Whenever I disable bluetooth in Ubuntu and then restart or start normally my laptop in Windows, then I cannot find the bluetooth icon at ...
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Why can't I boot into Ubuntu installed alongside Windows 8?
Once I reboot it after the installation, it brings me to a screen to choose Windows 8 or Ubuntu. When I click Ubuntu it brings me to a screen with this options:
Reinstall windows
Change the language ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 not booting up on new windows 8 computer [duplicate]
When I turn my computer on I get the option of whether I want to run ubuntu or windows 8. Windows works fine but when I choose Ubuntu, it says that the Windows operating system could not be found and ...
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ubuntu 12.04 installation not detecting pre-installed windows 8
I've done a lot of searching for an explanation to this. I have a new computer with Windows 8 pre-installed.
This was my procedure:
partition the hard drive from windows 8 to make room for ubuntu
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Ubuntu / Windows: to boot one or other I have to manually change os mode selection [duplicate]
On a new Samsung laptop with Windows 8 pre-installed I installed Ubuntu. I'm not an expert at all, I've just followed various instruction available in the web. Now, if the OS manual selection is on ...
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Microsoft Surface Pro choices for Ubuntu install. Which is better?
I am looking to install Ubuntu on my Surface Pro. There are two option that others suggest.
First is to install Ubuntu as the sole OS and use a restore disk
every time I want to use windows.
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How to mount a Windows 8 partition
I am not able to mount my Windows 8 partition. Trying to do so leads to the message:
Error mounting /dev/sdb2 at /media/josh/Windows 8: Command-line `mount -t "ntfs" -o ...
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During an installation typed sudo dmraid -E -r /dev/sda, now windows 8 cannot start
During my installation of Ubuntu from a USB drive it couldn't detect my hard drive.
I researched and learned that if I deleted my raid (or whatever sudo dmraid -E -r /dev/sda does) then Ubuntu would ...
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Windows 8 no longer boots after Grub wiped out the Windows Bootsector
I was using Win8 and installed Ubuntu 12.10... There is an entry in GRUB for W8, but when selecting it - GRUB comes back again, so Windows never boot up. I can only launch my Ubuntu.
/dev/sda1 * ...
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HELP Ubuntu 12.10 and Windows 8 dual-boot on SSD
I want to slowly migrate my OS from the mess that's Windows 8 to Ubuntu, but I still want to have Win8 for the time being.
My system is:
i7 3770k, G. Skill Ripjaw X 8GB 2133MHz Ram, Crucial M4 256 GB ...
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Ubuntu won't boot after installed
I installed Ubuntu on my Compaq CQ58 (pre-installed Windows 8) with the UEFI Diabled and with a LiveUSB. I did the partitions on my pc and used 100GB for Ubuntu. Ubuntu installed and said that i had ...
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Ubuntu One Localization issue [closed]
I am happy User of Ubuntu and Ubuntu One. Now I wanted to have Ubuntu One also on my Windows machine but am running into a problem I guess is not reported yet. After having followed all Firewall ...
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After install ubuntu 12.10 cannot boot to windows 8 ( pre-installed)
recently I have bought a lenovo z580 with pre installed windows 8 and I have installed ubuntu 12.10 ( secure boot was enabled when I was installing ubuntu after the installation I disabled it) I can ...
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Can I delete windows after Ubuntu using wubi? [duplicate]
I installed Ubuntu 12.10 using Wubi, and it works great.
I need storage space, and would like to stop using Windows 8, so can I delete Windows and keep using Ubuntu?
Since I installed Ubuntu using ...
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How can I boot Ubuntu from a USB? [duplicate]
I bought a Compaq pc with Windows 8 a few months ago and now I want to install Ubuntu but still keep Windows 8. I tried Webi but when my pc restarts it read ERROR 0x000007b. I know that Windows 8 has ...
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Error PXE-e61 after instaling Ubuntu 12.04(x64) in a pre installed Windows 8 Machine
AFter following the steps that are presented here(Installing Ubuntu on a Pre-Installed UEFI Supported Windows 8 system), I could not boot the pc, even back to windows 8. I partitioned the Hard Drive, ...
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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 ...
