Windows XP is the 5th version of Windows NT.
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Problem with Ubuntu installation alongside WindowsXP
I tried to install Ubuntu on my WindowsXP machine as a second OS.
I do not get the option "Install Ubuntu alongside them" when I go through the guided installation process from the Live-CD.
Any idea ...
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Ubuntu does not boot after install
I have installed Ubuntu form a CD on my laptop and on my desktop PC (both with Windows XP).
After installation I can choose what system should be booted, Windows XP or Ubuntu, on my laptop and it ...
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0answers
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Job spooled to Canon MP140 printer, but nothing printed
I am trying to print documents from my Ubuntu 10.0.4 LTS machine to my Windows XP machine. I have a Canon MP140 printer connected to my Windows XP machine.
I followed the instructions given here, and ...
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4answers
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How to uninstall Windows?
I installed Ubuntu in the dual-boot configuration so that I can still boot up in Windows. But I just want to get Windows off of the machine.
Anyone know how to do this without having to go through ...
2
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1answer
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Can not install Ubuntu 11.10 through USB Stick
After I successfully unpacked to a USB drive the ISO-image and ran wubi.exe, I chose the settings there within Windows and I restarted my computer and chose Ubuntu. But this gives me the error:
Try ...
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1answer
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How can I uninstall and reinstall ubuntu from a dual boot system?
I have attempted to remove Ubuntu from a dual boot system (Windows XP, SP3) by deleting partitions, using both the Ubuntu install CD and GParted. Neither worked for me; instead, all I did was manage ...
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2answers
188 views
Installing Windows on Ubuntu
I've 2 hard disks. I've installed Ubuntu on the HDA(0), but there are plenty of spaces. But On the HDA(0) there is only one partition.
My question
How can I edit / create another partition on HDA(0) ...
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1answer
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On Win XP, Ubuntu One picks “wrong” homefolder
I've installed UbuntuOne on a Win XP laptop connected to our company network. UbuntuOne doesn't let me sync folders on my local drive, but insists on me picking them from a network "home" folder which ...
0
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1answer
274 views
Contact sync Ubuntu one on Windows
Hi I'm running ubuntu one on three computers two of which run Ubuntu 11.10 and one running Windows XP pro. All are able to sync the Ubuntu one folder. The two running Ubuntu / thunderbird successfully ...
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5answers
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How to access Ubuntu Files from Windows on a dual-boot machine
I am running a dual-boot with Windows XP and Ubuntu 11.04. Ubuntu has Open Office as part of the install. Occasionally, when using XP, I need to work on a spreadsheet or other Open Office document ...
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6answers
893 views
How to do the windows equivalent of “format C:”?
Bought a second hand laptop with no OS. Installed Ubuntu and have been running it now for about a year without any problems. Now need to use more windows applications (childrens educational ...
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0answers
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Installing Ubuntu on Windows partition caused administator user to be destroyed? Why? [closed]
I inserted an 11.10 DVD while in windows and was asked if wanted to install on windows like another program, said yes - but in the process my administrator user in windows was destroyed and the ...
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8answers
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How do I increase the hard disk size of the virtual machine?
I have run out of space on my WinXP virtual machine, which I only gave 10 GB space for when I created it. Is there an easy way to increase it to, say, 20 GB? I can't see any obvious option in ...
1
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0answers
124 views
Boot menu has a problem I can not boot Ubuntu or anything because the menu does not show [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Ubuntu not showing up on boot menu after Wubi installation
Alright so I downloaded and installed Ubuntu to a Windows XP machine via wubi. When I rebooted the boot menu ...
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1answer
418 views
How install Windows XP , withou CD and any kind , exep a USB
First at all , sorry for my english i Argentino and mi problem is that i wanna install Windows Xp in another Hd , but only with a usb , and i`m using UBuntu 11.10 , and all the guides i found only ...
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1answer
176 views
How do I restore multiboot function on WinXP/Ubuntu Hard drive?
I have a multiboot WinXP/Ubuntu Hard Drive but something has gone wrong and multiboot stopped working. So, my access to Ubuntu installation is lost on the HDD. How do I restore the multiboot function ...
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2answers
510 views
wubi installed ubuntu 11.10 wont boot
after reboot (which wubi prompted me to do) i choose ubuntu and a few lines of code and i press escape and choose normal mode ,the screen fills with code i then get a blinking cursor for about 30 ...
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1answer
606 views
Missing Windows XP in boot selection
I'm actually having problems to boot back to my windows XP after setting the Ubuntu as default.I was using Ubuntu Startup Manager to change the default boot and also Windows XP setting on startup ...
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1answer
628 views
How to add WinXP partition in grub
I have 2 hardisks: one of 40GB with 2 installations of Windows XP (one in FAT and another NTFS), and another hardisk of 200GB with a BackTrack installation, Ubuntu installation and a NTFS partition.
...
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2answers
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How to route KVM virtual machine audio to Ubuntu 11.10 host using virt-manager?
I've been using KVM in combination with Virt-Manager and Remmina at a fair success up until now. The issue I need to solve now is to get audio from a virtualized Windows XP and make it audible on the ...
2
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1answer
433 views
Cannot Boot Win XP or Ubuntu from hard drive - get Input Not Supported
1) Downloaded 11.10 ISO file to Dell XP Workstation
2) Made bootable USB using Pendrivelinux
3) Installed to harddrive using option 1 (Install along side Windows)
4) Rebooted when instructed
5) ...
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0answers
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Stuck at “Detecting File Systems” while trying to install on an Acer Aspire One D255E [closed]
Trying to install Ubuntu 10.10 32 bit from a usb onto my Acer Aspire One D255E. Windows XP 32 bit is installed. When i boot from my usb and then select the parition sizes (splitting Ubuntu to 200GB ...
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2answers
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How can I install Ubuntu 11.04 after removing the existing Linux Mint 8?
I have both Windows XP and Linux Mint 8 on my system. I want to install Ubuntu 11.04 after removing Linux Mint.
Is it possible to retain Windows & only remove Mint?
Can I just format the Linux ...
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1answer
3k views
Install Windows XP in Ubuntu 11.04 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I dual boot Windows XP and Ubuntu?
I have Ubuntu 11.04 on my hard disk. Now I want to create a NTFS partition for Windows XP and install Windows XP to get dual ...
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1answer
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ubuntu one not syncing… in windows XP Sp3
I already install the Ubuntu One 2.0 to try to connect to my storage, like I had done with beta, all of then installed correctly but when I try to sign in with my account it take a long time to get my ...
0
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3answers
2k views
External USB HDD (WD 500GB) Unreadable in Windows but Working Fine in Ubuntu [closed]
I am not even sure if this is a question which should be asked here but I dont have any other place to go. So here is the problem;
My girlfriend owns this WD 500GB External USB HDD, which was working ...
3
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3answers
1k views
Best way to access a Windows-XP virtual machine
I have set up a virtual machine running windows XP (as guest) on an Ubuntu 11.04/64bit machine. The virtual host is using qemu-kvm.
Accessing the virtual windows using virt-manager is possible, but ...
9
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1answer
220 views
How can I protect my data when lending my computer to someone?
I'm going to lend an old PC with dual boot (Ubuntu and Win XP) to a friend for few days.
Ubuntu contains a lot of data that I want to keep confidential.
I have protected my session with a strong ...
2
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1answer
3k views
GParted shows “unallocated” on my sda drive (parallel boot with Win XP)
This question is similar to others, but none of the answers was conclusive for my case.
I have Windows XP installed on my laptop by default and later on I installed ubuntu 10.10. Grub2 is my ...
3
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2answers
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Unable to mount XP share: Error NT_STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL
I'm failing with mounting XP share, receiving message:
...
mount error(110): Connection timed out
Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g. man mount.cifs)
When I try to list ...
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1answer
481 views
How I can get Unity interface on MS Windows system? [closed]
I have Ubuntu installed as primary system on my computer. So, I'm pretty used to the Unity, mainly indicators and dash, launcher is set on always visible in Compiz settings, and I'm waiting till ...
3
votes
1answer
903 views
is there a way to specify the “UbuntuOne” folder in windows?
Installed the beta Ubuntu One on XP, for some reason the "UbunuOne" folder was not created, instead my shared folder is the root of C:\ drive.
I tried uninstalling and reinstalling but no change.
Can ...
2
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1answer
491 views
stuck in the busy box
i have been using windows xp and ubuntu natty using dual boot. it has run perfectly until one day when i tried to boot ubuntu i am getting the busy box shell. i dont know what that is :( when i try ...
5
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2answers
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How do I set up shared folders in a Windows XP virtualbox guest?
I have installed virtualbox-ose on ubuntu 11.04 and windows XP pro as the virtual machine.
Now I want to have a shared folder which can be accessed on both, the virtual machine, and my XP guest ...
1
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0answers
209 views
Unmountable disk error (blue screen) on booting to Win XP [closed]
After installation of Ubuntu 11.4 along with existing win XP as dual boot,I can't boot windows xp. On choosing Windows xp from the boot menu, the windows xp initial screen appears and then it turns in ...
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4answers
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How do I remotely connect to a windows XP virtual machine
I'm running Windows XP on a virtual machine (Orace VirtualBox 4.0.8) on a home server and I want to be able to connect to it from outside the network. I have the domain thanks to dyndns.com which ...
4
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2answers
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Help me install guest additions on Ubuntu 11.04
I'm having problems installing guest additions on a Ubuntu 11.04 guest os. The host os is Windows XP pro
On the host os (Windows XP), I also have another guest os Ubuntu 10.04, and I have had no ...
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2answers
355 views
Grub loader problem
I recently updated my Wubi install form 10.10 to 11.04.
This had problems, so I finally took the plunge and gave Ubuntu its own partition.
It all seemed to go very well (I even got a purple bootscreen ...
1
vote
1answer
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Windows XP can't access NTFS partitions created with gparted
First, I know this may be just an issue with Windows, but I guess people on the Ubuntu/Linux side may know this kind of issue better.
I just did a full system reinstall with new partitioning. I first ...
2
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1answer
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Install VirtualBox image as operating system
Would it be possible to install the Windows XP (Service Pack 3) operating system, with all its installed programs, from a VirtualBox 4.06 (running on Ubuntu 11.04) .vdi file, as a non-virtual, primary ...
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1answer
109 views
Not Recognizing Shared Internet? [closed]
I'm trying to give my Ubuntu-based desktop internet from my Windows-based desktop, but it seems to be refusing the connection.
I can successfully connect to the internet by directly plugging it into ...
0
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1answer
399 views
How to hide VNC notification?
When ever I access a windows machine through VNC from ubuntu the icon changes and notifies the user that someone is logged into the system. Is it possible to hide that notification?
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3answers
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Grub. Dual Boot Windows XP and Lubuntu
I know there are several posts on this already, but I am unable to figure out how to fix my boot loader by reading the forums. I have tried both GRUB and GRUB2 and have been unable to successfully ...
2
votes
1answer
342 views
WUBI boot error [closed]
I installed wubi netbook edition a week back from win xp service pack 2
When I boot into Ubuntu the screen flickers and it reboots.
Now I don't have Windows anymore on my notebook asus L3800.
It ...
3
votes
4answers
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My Facebook doesn't work on Ubuntu 10.10 but works on Windows XP
I have both operating systems installed on my PC, but Facebook only works on XP.
I have tried Firefox and Chromium, but it works the first time, but after I log in it doesn't work, and can only open ...
2
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2answers
215 views
Can I get the Firefox 4 button icons from Windows XP to display in Ubuntu?
The Firefox 4 icons that display in Windows XP (e.g., back button, refresh button, home button) are really nice. Is there a way to get these icons and use them in my Ubuntu Firefox 4 installation?
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2answers
216 views
Purging unused Ubuntu partition
I installed Ubuntu, on my work PC, a couple a years ago(2007?) on a separate partition. Typical setup that comes with the installation CD. The primary partition has WinXP. Due to new policies (and ...
2
votes
1answer
954 views
Accessing host LVM partition from Windows XP through Virt.manager 0.8.5 / Qemu / KVM
requested use case is having a Windows XP SP3 guest running in 64bit Ubuntu.
(Linux pcs 2.6.35-22-server #35-Ubuntu SMP Sat Oct 16 22:02:33 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux)
I want this guest to access an ...
7
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3answers
3k views
Can't boot into Ubuntu after installing Windows [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I repair grub? (How to get Ubuntu back after installing Windows?)
Recently I reinstalled Windows XP on my laptop which also have Ubuntu 9.10 installed,
but after ...
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2answers
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KVM with Windows XP
I want to configure KVM with a Windows XP install, can anyone please guide me?
The only virtualization solutions I've ever used are VirtualBox on Ubuntu and Windows 7, and VMware on Windows 7.
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