Version 8 of the Windows NT Operating System by Microsoft.
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Installing Ubuntu on a Pre-Installed UEFI Supported Windows 8 system
I bought a computer with pre-installed Windows 8. But I didn't like Windows 8, so I decided to install Ubuntu as a second operating system.
I'm absolutely new to Linux. I have been using Windows for ...
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Is wubi for Windows 8? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to boot WUBI installed Ubuntu within Windows 8?
Installing Ubuntu on a Pre-Installed Windows 8 system
My Dell laptop shipped with Windows 8. I installed Ubuntu ...
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1answer
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Dual boot windows 8 and Ubuntu with Windows 8 Boot manager
I have two partitions on my hard-didk , I have installed ubuntu on my 1st partition and windows 8 later on another partition.Now i can only boot into windows 8 because it doesn't recognize Ubuntu.
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Dual-boot Ubuntu 12.10 on UEFI along Windows 8
Hello after a successfull installation of Ubuntu 12.10 amd64, I am now unable to boot Windows 8.
Here are my actions:
Made room (15 GB) for Ubuntu from Windows 8 Computer Managment
Boot Ubuntu ...
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2answers
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How do I install 12.10 on a Pavilion-G6 laptop with UEFI
I have a brand new HP Pavilion-G6 which boots to pre-loaded Windows8 and I want to change the machine to boot up into Ubuntu 12.10 whist retaining Windows 8. I am having difficulty booting into ...
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1answer
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How do I boot HP Pavilion g6 to display GRUB2.00 rather than opening Windows8 by default?
With a lot of help from Ask Ubuntu, I have successfully installed 12.10 onto an HP Pavilion g6 2240sa notebook to create a dual boot machine which also has Win8. This could only be achieved by a full ...
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2answers
969 views
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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1answer
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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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1answer
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Grub errors during UEFI dual boot for Windows 8 (can't find command 'drivemap')
I have got a newly bought ASUS N56V with Windows 8 preinstalled.
I needed to install Ubuntu so i partitioned the disk and after having disabled the Secure Boot option from Windows 8 i successfully ...
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5answers
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Cannot boot WUBI installed Ubuntu with Windows 8 [duplicate]
I installed Ubuntu on Samsung laptop with Windows 8, everything went fine but on booting with Ubuntu I get the following message:
\ubuntu\winboot\wubildr.mbr
status 0xc000007b
The application or ...
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Installing ubuntu with windows 8 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Installing Ubuntu on a Pre-Installed UEFI Supported Windows 8 system
I already have windows 8 installed and wish to installed Ubuntu and continue using both windows 8 ...
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2answers
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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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2answers
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Triple Boot Windows , Windows 8 and Ubuntu 11.10 with Grub?
I have Windows 7 and Ubuntu 11.10 installed. If I wanted to install Windows 8 and triple boot with Grub running the show, how difficult would it be? Installing another OS is the easy part. It's the ...
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2answers
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How can I Dual boot Ubuntu 12.04 and Windows 8
I was wondering how can I dual boot windows 8 and Ubuntu 12.04 without any problems or errors. I am on windows 8 build 8400.
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How do I Dual Boot Windows 8 UEFI and Ubuntu 12.10? [duplicate]
I have got a new Samsung Series 7 laptop with Windows 8 where I tried to install Ubuntu. It is a 64-Bit system which uses UEFI and has "Secure Boot" switched on in the BIOS by default. After I ...
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0answers
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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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1answer
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Updating to Windows 8 on dual boot with Ubuntu
I have dual boot Ubuntu 12.04 and Windows Vista on separate partitions. I want to update Vista to Windows 8, buy I'm worried that I can mess up something.
How should I prepare for the update?
How ...
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1answer
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Wubi after upgrading Windows 7 to Windows 8
I've seen a lot of questions about Ubuntu and Windows 8 on a new machine with Windows 8 pre-installed and that UEFI stuff, but nothing useful about upgrading from win7 to win8 and Ubuntu.
I have a ...
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2answers
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How can I migrate from asingle Ubuntu install to Ubuntu as a VM on Win8?
I want to migrate from Ubuntu 12.04 Stand Alone to Ubuntu 12.04 as a virtual machine on a Windows 8 host - preferably with VirtualBox. What strategies can you propose to take over as much data and ...
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how to install ubuntu11.10 along with windows8?
how to install Ubuntu 11.10 along with windows 8? i installed Ubuntu 11.10 along with windows 8, where i kept the boot mode in legacy. after successful insulation of Ubuntu when i removed boot ...
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1answer
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Can I keep BURG on a triple boot with Windows 7 and Windows 8?
Having installed windows 8 already on virtual machine, I thought I'd like to see how it actually is, as virtual machine was a bit laggy.
Windows 8 can be installed like any other OS, and it supports ...
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2answers
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Windows 8 removes Grub as default boot manager
I have a Sony VAIO S series with Windows 8 preinstalled, and I installed Ubuntu 12.10 on a new partition. When the PC boots Grub is display, and I can choose between Windows 8 (didn't worked at the ...
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Make bootable Win8 USB on and for Ubuntu MacBook
(Some time ago, I bought a new HDD for my MacBook 2,1. I put it in and installed Ubuntu on it, using a CD. Everything went fine, didn't have to setup any special Apple stuff, didn't need to bless my ...
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3answers
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Windows 7 does not boot correctly on a triple boot system with Windows 8(Consumer Preview), Windows 7 and Ubuntu
Currently on my laptop I have Win7, Win8(Consumer Preview), and Ubuntu 12.04. I am having a problem booting Win7
When I boot the computer the first screen I get is the GRUB boot manager screen which ...
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3answers
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Ubuntu 12.10 64 bits not booting on a Dell Inspiron 15z Puissance (French) in UEFI mode
When trying to start Ubuntu from my USB key in UEFI mode (it works in Legacy mode, but I have to keep Windows) on a Dell Inspiron 15z , Grub starts, but when I choose any option, I get a black screen ...
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3answers
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Can Ubuntu run on Windows 8 tablet PCs?
I was looking at some laptop/tablet hybrids, and I came across the Dell XPS 12. It looked like a nice Ultrabook convertible, but (obviously) it runs Windows 8. Can Ubuntu run on any Ultrabook ...
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3answers
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Dual-boot Windows 8 and Ubuntu, separate HDD, Win8 boot failure from GRUB
Background:
I installed Ubuntu 11.04 on my desktop, well, after April last year.
I upgraded in November to 11.10.
Around a month ago, I popped the SATA and power cables for the hard drive Ubuntu is ...
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2answers
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Dual boot ubuntu 12.10 and windows 8 Dell Inspiron 15 r
I purchased a new Dell 15R laptop which came with pre installed windows 8 64 bit and ueifi boot. I made a ubuntu 12.10 dvd and loaded it. When i started installing my installer could not recognise any ...
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2answers
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Install Ubuntu next to Windows 8 (UEFI dual boot)
Windows 8 is already jnstalled in UEFI mode on an Asus g55vw laptop. Sad but true, I need it - for now.
Downloaded the last version of Ubuntu 12.10.
Made a bootable CD from the iso-file.
Reboot in ...
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1answer
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Grub EFI entries and Boot-Repair
I installed Ubuntu 12.10 on a Dell laptop with OEM Windows 8 on it.
At first, my Grub menu didn't show at all, so I changed the /etc/default/grub file commenting the line GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0.
After ...
0
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1answer
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window 8 installation with already using dual boot window 7 and ubuntu
i am already using windows7 and ubuntu as a dual boot with EasyBCD software. now i have a another seperate drive for windows 8 installation. ( i try to directly installation in different drive but ...
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1answer
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Install Ubuntu 12.10 on UEFI along Windows 8
Hello I want to install Ubuntu 12.10 on an UEFI machine with manual partitioning.
Do I have to disable "Secure Boot"?
Do I have to create a 2nd ESP (EFI System Partition) for Ubuntu?
Do I have to ...
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2answers
505 views
Is there any risk on “Replace Windows 8 with ubuntu”?
I am a newbie in linux. I wanted to install ubuntu to my desktop. I currently have two partitions, Windows 8 in installed on one, and i have some important files in another partition. While installing ...
4
votes
4answers
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Can't boot into ubuntu after remove window7
My friend have a computer pre-installing window 7,but later he installed other systems including window 8,and linux. All worked fine with the grub2 for a few weeks.
Yesterday,when he removed window ...
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1answer
790 views
Windows 8 partition mounting
How can I browse windows 8 system files with Ubuntu? Whenever I try to access it it says error 14 and does not let me browse the files like in windows 7.
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1answer
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unable to mount windows partition
I can't mount the windows 8 partition. I have shut it down properly. When I try to open up in devices, it gives me the following error:
Unable to mount 413 GB Filesystem
Error mounting: mount ...
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1answer
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Triple Booting - Windows, Ubuntu, and Ubuntu Studio
I've Windows and Ubuntu, and wanted Ubuntu Studio, so I downloaded Ubuntu Studio 12.04 dvd file, and I wanted to have triple-booting on my laptop. Here is the snapshot of disk management.
image ...
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2answers
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How to deal with Windows 8 Boot Partition?
I want to dual boot Ubuntu with Windows 8 Enterprise.
I have a 160 GB Hard Disk Drive and completely wiped out all the existing partitions of this drive to create 3 new partitions in the following ...
2
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0answers
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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Windows 8 dual OS [duplicate]
I have gone through several answers listed and had a look at quite a few forums already. I understand that the root cause is the Windows 8 GRUB. When I check msconfig, it does not populate UBUNTU. My ...
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0answers
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How to fix insta-crash on dual booting Windows 8 from separate drive [closed]
I've had Ubuntu as the sole OS on my desktop for a couple years. Updated it to Precise soon after it came out. Today I decided to try dual booting to Windows 8. I bought a new, separate hard drive ...
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1answer
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Installing Ubuntu 13.04 after installing Windows 8
I have made a BOOTABLE USB installation of Ubuntu 13.04 using pendrive linux.
I also have Windows 8 on separate partition. After I finished installing Ubuntu 13.04 from the USB, it went straight to ...
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2answers
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Is it possible to have Windows 8 and Ubuntu on the same hard drive? [duplicate]
It's my understanding that you can't have two different filesystems (NTFS and ext4) on the same hard drive, but that's exactly what I need to do to run both operating systems on the laptop I've ...
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2answers
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Ubuntu boot option does not appear while booting ; installed ubuntu 11.10 with Windows 8
I have installed Ubuntu 11.10 on a separate disk , (that previously was unallocated space ) following the link:
Link to the installation guide
Running the installer from Try Ubuntu option. ...
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2answers
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Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS support
I have been trying to install a dual boot Win8 & 12.04.1 Ubuntu 64 bit on an Asus N56V laptop but did no managed to preform the task (trying different tricks and Linux releases). I have ...
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2answers
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How do I upgrade my Windows 7 install to Windows 8 while booting from Ubuntu live USB? [closed]
My Windows 7 install recently broke, and instead of reinstalling I decided I might as well upgrade it to Windows 8. To save money, I got the cheaper downloadable version of the Windows 8 installer and ...
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2answers
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Booting Ubuntu on an UEFI system with Windows 8
I have a preview Windows 8 from a friend and right now I am downloading the ISO from 12.04 Alpha. I want to know if I will be able to boot Ubuntu from the same PC that has Windows 8 taking into ...
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2answers
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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 ...
0
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1answer
771 views
How can I boot Windows 8 and Ubuntu 13.04 on a PC with an EFI bootloader?
I just bought a Lenovo ideaPad Z400. I installed the ubuntu 13.04 without problem. Now, I cna't boot the windows 8. Eaither in secure boot mode enabled or disabled. I am frustrated. this is my ...
0
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0answers
739 views
Has Samsung UEFI bug been fixed already? [closed]
I want to create a dual-boot win8/ubuntu system on Samsung NP300E5C laptop, which came with windows 8 pre-installed.When I searched for tips on installing linux on Samsung machines, I learned that, ...
0
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2answers
561 views
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 ...
