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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Cannot detect Windows 8 from Ubuntu 12.04 Live USB installation on Toshiba qosmio x870
From other questions raised, I read that if Ubuntu Live USB boots in UEFI mode then it should detect Windows 8 during installation. During installation, I only see two options, Erase disk and install ...
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3answers
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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 ...
6
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4answers
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Installer doesn't recognize Windows 8 partition, how do I set up a dual boot? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Installing Ubuntu on a Pre-Installed UEFI Supported Windows 8 system
I have a windows 8 dev preview install, with plenty of unused (unpartitioned) space on the hdd. ...
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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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How to create a Windows 8 startup disk from ubuntu?
First of all, I'm not a windows fan. I just want to try windows 8. But I can't boot the usb after extracting the developer release with Unetbootin. The blogs mention a Windows 7 USB DVD tool which ...
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Windows 8 and Ubuntu 12.10
I have asus n56vz with installed windows 8 in it.
I want install ubuntu 12.10, I install it but can't see grub when system start.
How to install ubuntu near windows 8 and see grub on start?
Well I ...
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How to install Windows 8 Developer Preview on Ubuntu computer?
I have Ubuntu 11.04 on this computer and I want to install Windows 8 Developer Preview English, 64-bit (x64) on it via DVD. I burned it both using Brasero on Ubuntu and using the standard Mac ...
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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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Add an entry for Ubuntu on Windows 8 boot loader
I have installed Ubuntu 12.10 by creating free space in Windows 8 and then using that space to create 3 partitions, one for SWAP, one for GRUB (mounting point is /boot) and one for the actual OS. I ...
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Multiple OS in a Laptop or Desktop
I have installed two operating system in my laptop: Ubuntu 11.10 and windows7. I have never used more than two operating system in a laptop/desktop. I want to install windows8 and my questions are:
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Windows 8 changes GRUB2 in every boot!
I've installed Windows 8 and Ubuntu 12.10 both UEFI style (win8 first then ubuntu). GRUB2 shows me both Ubuntu and Win8 entries.
If I boot into Ubuntu is fine. I could reboot anytime I will see ...
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Dual Booting Pre-installed Windows 8
I've recently purchased a Lenovo T430, and sadly when configuring it, I forgot all about the Linux UEFI Fiasco, and kept the default option of pre-installing Windows 8.
I'm able to disable ...
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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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Is there a way to get Broadcom 802.11ac WiFi (43b1) working on Ubuntu 12.10?
I have a dual boot of Windows 8 / Ubuntu 12.10 on an ASUS G75VX with Broadcom 802.11ac Network adapter device 43b1. It seems that there exists no drivers for this adapter. I have done all of the ...
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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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Windows 7/8 and Ubuntu triple boot
I already have windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04 installed. Now I want to install windows 8 for a triple boot. How can I do that?
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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 and Ubuntu 12.10 dual boot [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Installing Ubuntu on a Pre-Installed Windows 8 system
I have been having a tough time getting a new computer (Lenovo h430) that came with windows 8 to dual boot with ...
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4answers
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Can I install Ubuntu without first booting Windows 8?
I want nothing to do with Windows. The only methods I see for installing Ubuntu on a Windows 8 computer involve booting windows and restarting to change settings. However, this requires first ...
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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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Windows 8 & Ubuntu 12.10 Dual boot issues
I had recently bought a Dell Inspiron 7520 laptop , Which was pre-loaded with windows 8. I wanted to set up dual boot with Ubuntu 12.10 . I am having the following issues . Any help will be really ...
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1answer
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Why can't I install Windows 8 in Virtualbox on 12.04? [closed]
Note: This appears to be a problem with Windows 8, no matter what host OS Virtualbox is running on.
I recently tried to install Windows 8 RP 32-bit in Virtualbox using Ubuntu 12.04 as the host. I ...
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How to set up Ubuntu + Win 8 in virtualbox, when Win 8 is pre-installed?
I have a Samsung i3 Ultrabook. It runs Windows 8. I used to run Ubuntu in Virtualbox. I hate it. I want to run Ubuntu as host. But Win 8 should be running in Virtualbox (for Office + Acrobat). But the ...
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Dual Boot Ubuntu 12.04/Windows8 grub
I installed Ubuntu on 12.04 on my Samsung laptop alongside Windows 8.
To install Ubuntu I disabled the bios security and enables CSM OS.
The installation went fine and Ubuntu works great.
The problem ...
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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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Wubi on Windows 8 without secure boot?
I have a MacBook Pro.
I've heard rumours that if Windows 8 is going to have this thing called "Secure boot", Wubi cannot work. At first I plan to install Ubuntu on my mac via Wubi(and windows via ...
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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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1answer
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Ubuntu boots to black screen until battery is removed and reinserted
I have a Toshiba laptop that was running Windows 8. I installed Ubuntu 12.10 and deleted Windows 8 in the install. Ubuntu worked fine until I shut the PC down. When I tried to start it again it ...
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1answer
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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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Asus Touchscreen Laptop Linux. Would it work?
I got an Asus touchscreen laptop with Windows 8 pre-installed. If dual boot is a problem, can I just purge Windows 8, and make it a Linux only system without sacrificing the touchscreen feature?
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can't boot the Live DVD in my pc (UEFI, windows 8 dual boot)
I have a Dell XPS 8500 pc, with windows 8, and UEFI, I want a dual boot with windows 8 and ubuntu 12.10(64 bits) .. then I was reading the next tutorial:
http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UEFI
but ...
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1answer
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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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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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3answers
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Install Alongside Windows or Something Else - Which should I use?
I have old notebook with BIOS (not EFI) installed with Windows 8 RTM, want to install Ubuntu 12.10 by booting to a LiveCD.
Doing some research, I found method either to choose Something Else or ...
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0answers
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If I reinstall Windows, can I save or recover my current Wubi install? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can I copy my wubi install between machines?
I installed Ubuntu 12.04 using WUBI installer in Windows 8, but now I want to reformat my computer to Windows 7. Is there ...
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0answers
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How to copy an Ubuntu ISO file to CD-R in Windows 8? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How burn or mount an ISO file?
I need to copy the iso file for Ubuntu 12.04 to a CD-R in Win8. How do I do so?
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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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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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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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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 ...
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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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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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Grub not loading after Windows 8 Install [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I repair grub? (How to get Ubuntu back after installing Windows?)
My system was configured to dual boot Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS and Windows 7. Today I got my hands on ...
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How to restore Windows 8 UEFI after deleting Ubuntu Partition?
I bought a Fujitsu with pre-installed Windows 8. I wanted to dual boot Ubuntu as I had done on my previous Windows 7 laptop. I followed some guides and managed to install it, with the GRUB boot ...
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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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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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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 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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