Microsoft's Windows operating system(s).
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How can I repair grub? (How to get Ubuntu back after installing Windows?)
I installed Windows 7, which ate Ubuntu's boot file. When starting up the computer, it now goes straight to Windows, without giving me the option of booting Ubuntu.
How can I get Ubuntu back?
21
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10answers
91k views
How to remove Ubuntu and put Windows back on?
I know nothing at all about Linux, and I desperately need to get my laptop back up and running again with Windows, how do I remove Ubuntu?
32
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9answers
17k views
How to convert Wubi install into regular install?
I have installed Ubuntu on my D: partition using Wubi. Is there any way in which I can remove my Windows from C: drive and move my existing Ubuntu installation to C: drive and make it a regular ...
44
votes
16answers
66k views
How do I set Windows to boot as the default in the boot loader?
How do I set the bootloader so that in my dualboot with Windows 7/Ubuntu 11.04, Windows start up as standard instead of Ubuntu?
21
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1answer
7k views
How do I set up a dual boot Windows and Ubuntu?
I currently have Windows 7 on my computer and I want to install Ubuntu alongside Windows safely. Could someone please provide a good tutorial? Thanks!
30
votes
9answers
5k views
How can I install Ubuntu without removing Windows?
I need my pre-installed version of Windows 7 (or any other version of Windows), how could I install Ubuntu without erasing it?
55
votes
9answers
43k views
What's the difference between Wubi and a regular installation?
Recently I've learned of Wubi, a way to install Ubuntu right from Windows.
Besides installing from Windows, I would like to know key differences between a regular Ubuntu installation and one done ...
11
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4answers
1k views
Why can't I install Ubuntu or Wubi on a dynamic disk? (“The request isn't supported” from bcdedit.exe)
I've been trying to install 12.04 for a while now, I'm running on Windows 7 and I already made the partition (it's dynamic). I've tried booting from a disc and also the Windows installer. I haven't ...
86
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19answers
8k views
Do I need to have 'antivirus software' installed?
I thought that there was no need to scan for viruses in Ubuntu or any Linux distros until I found a virus scanner package named 'clamtk' and 'klamav' in Ubuntu software center yesterday.
This leads ...
18
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14answers
10k views
How can I install Windows software?
Can ".exe" and ".msi" files (Windows Software) be installed in Ubuntu?
15
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10answers
14k views
How to read ext4 partitions in Windows? [closed]
I have two questions on ext4:
Is there currently a way to mount an ext4 partition in Windows (XP/Vista/7) to get basic read support?
If not, are there any plans to support this someday?
14
votes
3answers
50k views
Can I install 12.04 inside Windows?
Ubuntu 12.04 won't come with the Windows Installer (Wubi) pre-added. But is there any way to install 12.04 using Wubi?
18
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0answers
16k views
How can I run Windows applications in Ubuntu? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I install windows Software in Ubuntu?
How do I run Windows' applications in Ubuntu ?
15
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4answers
4k views
2
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0answers
500 views
Does Ubuntu rely on Windows if I install it using the Windows installer? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to convert Wubi install into regular install?
If I install Ubuntu to a new partition using the Windows installer (Wubi), will I be able to uninstall Windows, and ...
2
votes
1answer
2k views
How can re-use Ubuntu which was installed via Wubi on Windows 7?
For some reason I can't install Ubuntu from CD or USB, so that I had to installed Ubuntu via Wubi. But I install Ubuntu into partition 'D' and partition of Win 7 is 'C'. If I re-install win 7, how can ...
10
votes
7answers
14k views
Unable to mount Windows (NTFS) filesystem due to hibernation
Whenever I boot Ubuntu, I get a message that it cannot mount my windows partition, and I can choose to either wait, skip or manually mount.
When I try to enter my Windows partition through Nautilus I ...
8
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5answers
23k views
How do you repair an “input/output error” in an NTFS partition?
I replaced a buggy Windows Vista installation with Ubuntu. All works fine except that the main HD where I had all my files are now inaccessible. Here is the error message I get:
Error mounting: ...
3
votes
3answers
15k views
How to uninstall Ubuntu from a dual boot system? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to remove Ubuntu and put Windows back on?
I have dual boot laptop having two os windows 7 and Ubuntu 10.04 i wants to remove ubuntu and merge space with windows. can ...
4
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3answers
6k views
Why does Wubi installation fail with “Error: 'None Type' object has no attribute 'get_info'”?
I'm trying to install Wubi from Windows, and it fails half-way with this error:
"None Type" object has no attribute 'get_info'
c:\user\hp\Appdata\local\temp\wubi-12.04rev266
How can I complete ...
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vote
1answer
2k views
Can't boot XP after Ubuntu Installation, how to fix?
I installed Ubuntu and after the installation, i can't boot to XP. When i choose XP from the Grub menu, I got black screen for like 30 sec, and then it returns to the Grub menu.
Thanks!
9
votes
1answer
9k views
Correct way of mounting a Windows share
I mounted a Windows share to my Ubuntu 11.10 system via adding the following line to the /etc/fstab:
//serveraddr/sharedfolder /mnt/foldername/ smbfs credentials=/home/myname/.smbpasswd 0 0
using ...
9
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3answers
3k views
How to create a live usb for Windows in Ubuntu
I have the need to create a Live USB to install Windows but from Ubuntu, I've tried to emulate the tools that make the same function from windows but I just do not work.
I would be very helpful to ...
10
votes
6answers
2k views
Why can't non-admin users install software?
This is probably something I don't understand since I am used to Windows
and am only starting out with Ubuntu. I know that software in linux comes in packages what I don't understand is why can't ...
6
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5answers
3k views
How to partition a disk for installing Ubuntu?
Currently I'm running Vista on my laptop but it's getting slower each day, so I decide to install an Ubuntu on my laptop, while for some reason I still need to keep the Vista.
Right now I have two ...
11
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3answers
5k views
Gaming performance difference between windows and Ubuntu
What are the pros/cons switching from windows 7 to ubuntu ?
I mainly develop software and play games.
I obviously don't play games on my laptop that's why I give ubuntu a try. But the whole OS looks ...
5
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2answers
2k views
How do I join a Windows Active Directory?
We have a "mix-mode" Lab. and we want to migrate to Ubuntu, from Windows.
In this process, how do we add Ubuntu workstations to a Windows Domain / Active Directory ('AD') setup?
7
votes
2answers
2k views
What is this hidden Unity window-dragging feature I discovered on accident, and how do I reproduce it?
I was just idly mousing over folders in Nautilus on my laptop, when all of a sudden these window-dragging icons appeared and I was moving my window across the screen. Look at the screenshot to see ...
2
votes
2answers
5k views
How to boot WUBI installed Ubuntu within Windows 8?
I have Windows 8 Release Customer Preview on my laptop. I tried to install Ubuntu on it with Ubuntu Windows installer (I have always used this to install, although that was on Windows 7), it installs ...
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vote
2answers
305 views
How do I set up multiple HDD?
I got some new hard discs and would like to set my PC up in the following way:
Ubuntu is currently installed on one drive
I want to put Windows on a second drive
I would like a third drive for ...
5
votes
6answers
13k views
No Grub after installing Ubuntu beside Windows 7 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I repair grub? (How to get Ubuntu back after installing Windows?)
I am trying to dual boot Ubuntu 10.10 alongside Windows 7, after install I receive no Grub menu ...
9
votes
1answer
565 views
How do I dual boot Windows XP and Ubuntu?
I already have Ubuntu installed on the machine and a spare NTFS partition.
15
votes
6answers
3k views
Accessing IE only sites
Still there are companies who believe Windows is the only OS and IE is the only browser around. This prompts them to make sites which can be accessed only in IE. Though I have dual-boot system I boot ...
4
votes
5answers
2k views
Upgrading from 10.04 to 11.04
I want to upgrade Ubuntu 10.04 to 11.04 offline. I have burnt a Ubuntu 11.04 CD. During the installation there's an option; "Upgrade to 11.04". Will choosing this option affect my Windows partition? I ...
13
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2answers
660 views
One click shutdown Ubuntu and load into alternative bootup
I have a dual boot system with Ubuntu 11.04 and Windows 7.
My GRUB bootloader defaults to Ubuntu.
I mainly use Ubuntu, but I occasionally need to bootup Windows to do a few things.
If I need to do ...
23
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4answers
3k views
What if I run a virus/trojan Windows EXE on Ubuntu with Wine?
I've got a file said to contain information I was looking for. Unfortunately it is an executable instead of DOC (as it was meant to be) and the site I've download it from looks suspicious for me. If I ...
9
votes
4answers
34k views
How to fix “ndiswrapper not found”?
I've been using ndiswrapper to make work some wireless cards using its Windows drivers, because they are not yet supported by free Linux drivers. Until Ubuntu 12.04.
Now, I can install Windows ...
7
votes
1answer
906 views
Ubuntu One Sync for multiple folders in Windows, not just the Ubuntu One folder
I may have misunderstood Ubuntu One as a service, but this is how I had pictured it. At home, I tagged a few folders with the "Sync to Ubuntu One" tick and it started uploading.
Now back at work, on ...
3
votes
2answers
3k views
Alternative printing method(s) for an unsupported printer
I have in my office, a Konica Minolta bizhub 211 multifunction printer, it works well with windows workstations... It has a lot of good features, like duplex...
I haven't found any drivers for ...
4
votes
2answers
2k views
Grub rescue problem after installing ubuntu
I have windows 7 installed in my internal hdd and wanted to try out Ubuntu so I got a USB to put Ubuntu LiveUSB on and installed Ubuntu on an external HDD and everything worked out fine.
Now the ...
2
votes
4answers
2k views
How do I uninstall Ubuntu One on Windows 7?
Just tried Ubuntu One ver.2 on Windows 7 and got into trouble with syncing. The installer did not make any entry in the Control Panel Install/Remove programs.
How do I uninstall/remove the ...
11
votes
3answers
767 views
Risks/Disadvantages associated with Wine
Can wine as a whole or the windows applications installed via wine pose some kind of risk to an Ubuntu installation? This question arose in my mind when I read this answer to my earlier question ...
6
votes
1answer
7k views
How to access USB in VirtualBox running Windows XP as guest OS
I have installed Virtual Box: Host OS Ubuntu 10.10 - Guest OS Windows XP. No problem so far.How can I access USB devices (scaners, printer, and others) from the guest os, windows XP.If this is not ...
12
votes
7answers
6k views
Can I remove Windows Vista from my notebook and only install Ubuntu?
I would like to remove Windows Vista from my notebook which is currently running a dual boot Windows Vista + Ubuntu and use Ubuntu as the only OS.
The notebook is unstable when running Windows Vista, ...
10
votes
2answers
812 views
How to identify and replace broken files in a corrupted Ubuntu ISO?
So, this isn't exactly an issue running Ubuntu, but rather with installing it.
Every time I try to download the Ubuntu ISO (from any source) it seems to end up corrupt. That is, the MD5 sums are ...
7
votes
2answers
8k views
How to setup a LAN between Ubuntu and Windows
I wanna transfer some files from this PC with Ubuntu to a PC with Windows 7 I don't care how to do it (ftp, samba or whatever) I wanna know the steps, I searched a lot but I can't find anything that ...
5
votes
1answer
3k views
How do I get the Wubi installer to use a pre-downloaded ISO?
I have this iso file ubuntu-10.04-desktop-i386.iso and then I downloaded the corresponding wubi installer for this version. Place them inside the same directory in Windows, but instead of making use ...
4
votes
1answer
2k views
Windows Ubuntu dual boot - Share files between OS
Well I have a netbook, so I can't play games on windows either, no problem. But I'm getting a new desktop PC with better hadware and it will be able to run the most popular games and I want to have ...
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vote
8answers
3k views
How can I boot into Ubuntu after repairing Windows 7? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I repair grub? (How to get Ubuntu back after installing Windows?)
I installed Ubuntu 12.04 alongside Windows 7. I then fiddled around with EasyBCD and managed to ...
4
votes
1answer
163 views
What security policies exist in place for packages and scripts?
I did have used Microsoft Windows since Windows 98 to Windows 7. I have found lots of security vulnerabilities by myself about how viruses, worms, spyware etc. compromises the system.
Microsoft ...
