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How can I install Windows XP and Ubuntu 12.04 alongside each other?

I've got Windows 7 with Wubi 11.10 installed. I would like to replace that with a proper 12.04 installation alongside a new Windows XP installation, but I'm not sure what the best path would be. I ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 freezes after using it for 30 min on Dell inspiron N5010? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: What should I do when Ubuntu freezes? I have a Dell N5010 and after using Ubuntu with VirtualBox running Windows XP and the Chrome web browser, it simply freezes and ...
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How to fix Ubuntu 12.04 boot, using Windows XP?

I installed Ubuntu 12.04 from USB. Now there is no option to choose Linux or Windows, because the boot-loader is missing. Can I repair this using Windows XP, without using Ubuntu or a virtual ...
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Cannot boot xp after installing ubuntu along with it [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Can't boot XP after Ubuntu Installation, how to fix? I am sorry but i am a noob at this and am trying to figure it out. I get the boot screen and even the option for ...
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No Install along Windows option in 12.04 cd [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Can I install 12.04 inside Windows? I have downloaded 12.04 CD via torrent from Ubuntu site. When i mount the CD on MagicDisk it does not show the Install along Windows ...
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Ubuntu one (Windows) does not sync files

I have installed the Ubuntu one client (Version 3.01) for Windows XP. The clients seemed to work properly. I uploaded and downloaded files from the folders I added. However after working on some files ...
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Change boot default on “within Windows” install [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Change boot order for Wubi Grub-customizer or startup-manager don't appear to be available in the 12.04 version. I need to change the default OS loading on a Ubuntu ...
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Ubuntu to XP remote desktop connection

I'm trying to remote desktop connect to my windows XP laptop from my Ubuntu machine. I am using Remmina Desktop Client. Both the computers in question are at home and both are on the same wireless ...
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Virtual Box Won't Accept .ISO To Install OS

I am trying to install a Virtual Machine, and every time I select the installation media I get this error: Failed to open the CD/DVD image /home/jesse/Documents/Microsoft Windows Distribution ISO ...
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Unable to boot after installing 12.04 along with Windows XP

I ran Darik's Boot and Nuke, reinstalled windows XP pro, did all windows updates, installed Ubuntu 12.04 did all updates, when I tried to boot, I got a message that says can not display, ran ...
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VirtualBox doesn't restore saved Ubuntu machine state?

I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 inside Virtualbox on Windows XP Prof. Everything works fine. I'm running it at startup, but I have a problem with rebooting. When I reboot my computer (WinXP) now the state ...
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Access locked files from Windows XP

Because of a problem in an XP computer I had to use Ubuntu Live CD to access and save data to an external USB drive. Now, some of the folders in the USB can be accessed without any problem but some of ...
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Bootable Flash Drive Error [closed]

I use startup disk creator to make bootable flash drive but when i tried to make a startup disk from a windows XP cdrom to my flash drive it had an input/output error. Does anyone have a solution to ...
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How can I install 12.04 LTS on a non-PAE machine? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Cannot install due to the error “Kernel requires features not present on the CPU: PAE” The other day I started trying out Ubuntu on an ageing Samsung Q30 ...
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Dual booting Windows and Ubuntu

My laptop has 500gb hard disk in which for 250gb I installed Windows xp on C drive(primary partition). I want to install Ubuntu 12.04 in the remaing hard drive with dual boot option. When I am going ...
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Why doesn't printing from Windows XP to 12.04 using Samba work?

I have set up my printer to print from Windows XP to Ubuntu 12.04. The printer is connected to the computer with Windows XP, and is being shared across my home network. The computer with Ubuntu 12.04 ...
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Safely dual-boot XP and Ubuntu 12.04 Desktop?

My netbook Acer AOD255 has three primary partitions in it by default - PQSERVICE/recovery (NTFS), Android x86 1.6 (FAT32), and the main WinXP Home SP3 (pre-installed, dual-booted with Android from ...
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How do I use my Ubuntu machine as a bridge to allow an old XP machine internet access?

My ubuntu box is connected to the home network with a G wireless card. My wife wants internet access with an old XP machine for light email and a typing program that links to a database for progress ...
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My PC has both Windows XP and Windows 8 installed. If I use Wubi to install Ubuntu, where should I run the Wubi installer? XP or Win8?

I have decided to give Ubuntu a try using Wubi, but I don't know how this will work on my dual-booted PC. I currently have Windows XP and Windows 8 consumer preview installed. I went to the Ubuntu ...
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How to format the Ubuntu partitions from Windows XP?

How to format the Ubuntu partitions from Windows XP? My Ubuntu is broken and can't log in. My dual booting Windows XP is working fine. I want to delete Ubuntu partitions from Windows XP and ...
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install xp along ubuntu 11.10

how to install xp along side of Ubuntu 11.10? I'm not sure of how to take backup of GRUB. I want to restore the menu after installing xp to restore my ubuntu. any ideas are appreciated.
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What to do if you don't have Username

I've managed to load ubuntu onto an XP system that's died, but it asks for the username and password, I have my password but not the username...is there any other way to logon and use ubuntu to ...
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Can I run Ubuntu Live from a USB flash-drive without destroying the data on it?

I already have a number of files on a flash drive (8 gb) that I would prefer to keep, but I would like to try Ubuntu even if merely for the aesthetics. I use Windows XP. I know that it's definitely ...
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Can I use ubuntu to recover files from an old system

I wondered if it was possible to download ubuntu and create a bootable cd which I can then take to an old system, which isn't booting properly in windows xp and run ubuntu to again access to data on ...
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How to connect to internet through VM's internet connection?

I am new to Ubuntu. I have a wimax connection(UH-235). I connect the device through USB. The connection must be DHCP(assigned by the service provider). Problem is, the driver+connection manager ...
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Going from windows to 12.04LTS, “LZMA Data corrupt” and “Kernel Panic- Not syncing VFS”

After trying and failing several times to install Windows XP from a USB, I decided to give Ubuntu 12.04LTS a whirl. Note: The computer has a Window installation at the moment, but it is stuck in a ...
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Ho to get the lost data back on installing UBUNTU 11.0 over windows XP..? [closed]

I was using windows XP and had 160GB divided into 6 drives. After I put UBUNTU 11.0 I lost all the data on disk and I don't see any old data .... How to get the old data. After putting UBUNTU I did ...
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I need to format XP

I wish to format the hard drive and install Ubuntu on a machine with XP installed. I am getting a prompt telling me that a volume is in use and then the forced unmount is failing. How can I get rid of ...
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How can I completely replace Windows XP by installing Ubuntu over it?

System specs: 80GB HDD 2GB RAM.
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Cannot Install Ubuntu

I have tried many times to install Ubuntu, each time that I do I get an error stating that, Cannot install into C:\Ubuntu. There is another file or directory with this name. Please remove it before ...
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Install XP over Ubuntu. (Flash Drive) [closed]

My girlfriend needs to install Windows XP over Ubuntu on her PC, because she need to run some software that Wine and a visual machine can't handle as well as the 'real' thing. Problem is, it seems ...
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reboot now doesn't work in Ubuntu installtion CD/USB

I am currently using Window XP 64bit and trying to install ubuntu by clicking "reboot now" option in Reboot Required under Demo and full installation button in Ubuntu menu of CD/USB ( I tried both ...
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How do I uninstall Ubuntu 11.10 from Ubuntu?

I installed a small 3gb Ubuntu partition just to delete some annoying files in XP, but I accidentally turned the XP partition into Swap and I can only boot in Ubuntu. I do not necessarily want to save ...
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NO MBR options in “Boot Repair” [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Can't boot XP after Ubuntu Installation, how to fix? I started trying to fix my XP boot (can't get' earlier ques' Can't boot XP after Ubuntu Installation, how ...
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How to add Ubuntu to the Windows XP boot.ini file? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Is it possible to boot Ubuntu using the Windows bootloader? I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 Alpha 2 on a partition separate partition from Windows and was wanting to know ...
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Will VirtualBox recognise a USB device if Ubuntu doesn't recognise

I am running Windows XP as a virtual machine through VirtualBox on Ubuntu 11.10. I have some USB devices (namely a video grabber & Android phone) that aren't recognised by Ubuntu. Will they be ...
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Grub not being displayed so unable to select OS - dualboot always loading Ubuntu [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to always show the menu in GRUB2? I have just completed installing Ubuntu 11.10 onto an old laptop (IBM T40) which had Windows XP already installed on it. Ubuntu ...
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Dual boot XP and ubuntu, (XP installed first)

I tried to install ubuntu-10.04-desktop-i386. While booting from live cd I checked GParted and details confused me. As I recently formatted my PC after moving all data to other internal HD, you can ...
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USB won't boot correctly (NOT LIVE BOOT) [closed]

I have a MacBook 6,1 with both, OS X and Windows XP partitions. I try to boot from my USB drive which has Ubuntu installed and working (tried on friends computer) and it booted fine. I try to boot ...
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How to create a USB bootable to install XP S3 in 11.10? [closed]

I need to create a bootable USB in Ubuntu. The system I want to put is XP S3. It is in an ISO format. How? What software with?
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I can not install printer Canon ic d860

[Translated Post] I'm new and I'm installing a printer where I work to change the OS 8 computers before with "win xp" Take and operating a lexmark e120 I was not previously tested drivers, and now I ...
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Printing in Ubuntu 11.10 using Samba from a Windows XP as the printer server [closed]

(Translation) Hello, I'm a new Ubuntu user and I need help. I can't print with Samba. From what I know, I added the printer driver for the Canon i860. I already tried several drivers. In windows I use ...
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Ubuntu on USB does not boot on MacBook

Ubuntu is installed on a 32 gigabyte flash-drive and it successfully booted every time up until I partitioned my hard-drive and installed Windows as a secondary boot (for programming reasons). Now ...
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How to get rid of Ubuntu's “no init found” error message using Windows?

I been using Ubuntu for a while and there are no problems but suddenly when I started (technically booted) my Ubuntu I get a error message like this : no init found Try passing init = bootarg ...
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How do I install Ubuntu 11.10 on an Acer travelmate 240

So far I have downloaded Ubuntu 11.10 and created both a stick and a dvd, but I cant get the system (acer travelmate 240) to boot from either. Of course I have changed the system bootmenu to do so. ...
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How to fix GRUB default booting Windows XP instead of Ubuntu?

I've been reading a lot the last 2 weeks, but never found a working solution for my dual boot system. Tried boot manager, this solves the automatic time setting. Tried editing grub cfg by hand, ...
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How can I reset my Windows XP password using a LiveCD?

My mom's ancient Winbook laptop, using Windows XP Professional, was also hooked up to a wireless keyboard and mouse. Unfortunately, this caused it to only accept the account password at the login ...
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How to access files on Ubuntu partion from Windows XP? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to read ext4 and btrfs partitions in Windows? I've installed Ubuntu using the Wubi. Now I've Windows XP SP3 and Ubuntu running on the same machine. I want to access ...
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how to delete an operating system (windows) from my computer? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to uninstall Windows? I want to install XP in my computer with ubuntu. I can have two,. but if I want to delette windows XP and stay with ubuntu. how can I delete ...
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How do I access a specific file on a Windows share?

In Ubuntu, I would like to know How do I access a specific file on a Windows share? In Windows XP I could the use Run Command >>\\someserver but Im not sure what the equivilent options are in ...

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