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Difficulties in installing ndiswrapper-1.58
please help me in installing ndiswrapper-1.58. Currently i am on uBuntu 12.10 and trying to install TRENDnet Wireless N PCI Adapter (TEW-643PI) into my computer.
Therein lies the problem as i am a ...
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Is there any way I can install Windows games on Ubuntu? [duplicate]
I recently switched to Linux from Windows and really like Ubuntu but I have alot of Windows games I can't play anymore.
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How can I use Ubuntu to fix my Windows OS
My Windows Vista OS is not booting up, but Ubuntu is working fine for me. I do not have an Ubuntu Live CD but I do have a USB...however I do not know how to create a Ubuntu Live USB. I want to revive ...
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How to fix location of Windows from second grub
I originally had Windows Vista, later upgraded to 7.
Then I used wubi to install Kubuntu alongside Windows 7 - my load screen became the black one with white writing (grub legacy I believe).
Then I ...
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choose wrong option during install and lost partitions
i tried ubuntu 13.04 beta in my pc with live dvd.
when i wanted to install ubuntu i choose to delete my windows wrongly!.
i see the page that we must to select time location and here i realized my ...
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Can Windows boot from Ubuntu?
I am thinking about using two SSDs. Install each OS on one SSD. Then set the boot order to the Ubuntu one first. Then, is it possible to boot Windows from Ubuntu? This should be simple right?
I will ...
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Can I use wubi if I have a UEFI motherboard and Windows Vista?
Am I safe if I am not using Windows 8?
Also, I built the computer myself, it was not a computer pre-built with Windows 8.
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remmina remote desktop client not starting?
When you click the app icon in the dash search, it does not pop up after waiting a few seconds for the applications to open. this one doesn't even do that. It did work fine before, but now it doesn't.
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Can installing Lubuntu desktop interfere with my Win7 audio output?
After I went on Ubuntu today, and installed Lubuntu desktop environment, I just re-booted into Windows 7 and found out that my audio mini-Jack output isn't working anymore.
Can that be linked to the ...
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Restore root.disk files (or boot in low-graphics mode)
Once something bad happend and my ubuntu has falled down. After this when booting i have message "You are in low-graphics mode now, your screen and other devices can't be detected automaticly. You ...
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Guide to installing Ubuntu onto a system with Windows 8 Preinstalled [duplicate]
I'm interested in installing Ubuntu onto my Asus laptop which is running Windows 8. I'm a bit nervous. What if the installation goes wrong? I want Ubuntu to be my default operating system. If it ...
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directly deleted my windows patition directly and now without the bootloader the windows wont boot [duplicate]
I deleted my ubuntu partition directly and now as it can't boot so I tried a bootable windows usb to reinstall windows or repair Windows but can't because the hard drive has been locked or write ...
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Samba shares, using smb.conf or /var/lib/samba/usershare
Ok, so I caused my own problem by trying to be funny. And now I am very confused about how to fix it.
So here we go:
Our server has had 2 open shares since day one. only one of them offered windows ...
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Windows filesystems on Ubuntu
I currently have 2 hard drives, 1 running my Windows OS and all my applications, and another for saving all my chunky media files.
If I was to wipe my hard drive which holds Windows and install ...
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How to start Ubuntu with Windows XP?
I have installed the latest version on my old PC running Windows XP with the Windows installer.
When I select the OS from the list it starts but then comes up with a page like a command prompt with ...
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Refresh desktop icons
I have used mount --bind to mirror my Windows desktop folder to Ubuntu. I have set it up to mount on boot but the desktop does not refresh the icons so I have to logout and log back in to make the ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 can't mount a partition with Windows 8
I can't mount my other partition with Windows 8, I have Ubuntu 12.10 amd64:
Error mounting /dev/sda1 at /media/ricardo/003E8A7D3E8A6C0A: Command-line `mount -t "ntfs" -o ...
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Mirror Files and Documents from Windows machine to Ubuntu in Virtualbox
Ok, so I have a machine with a dual boot installed (Windows 8 and Ubuntu 12.10). They are on separate hard drives. I already have Virtualbox set up to boot from the linux physical hard drive (Windows ...
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is the lack of games availability the only thing stopping ubuntu from replacing windows? [closed]
I recently lost my linux virginity, and now I feel like the 40 year old virgin.
What is holding back linux (especially ubuntu) replacing windows?
The only thing I find lacking is new game ...
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Make a Linux install CD on a Mac but Use it to Install Linux on a Windows Machine
I've tried a couple of times to install Linux on my Windows machine using a CD created with Mac OS X... Have not been sucessful. Any idea why? Perhaps I'm downloading the wrong version of Linux?s
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How do I hide an entry from grub?
I dual boot with windows xp and ubuntu 12.04 lts. I rarely use windows. I want to remove the windows entry from grub menu. I don't want to remove windows, i just want to remove the entry.
The purpose ...
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Does installing Ubuntu 12.10 with 'Erase Win7' option deletes Windows partitions? [duplicate]
I had Win 7 in C:\ and other data in F:\ G:\ H:\ partitions. Installed Ubuntu 12.10 with option Erase win7 and install Ubuntu and checked LVM option. After installing Ubuntu I'm not able to see F:\ ...
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My laptop stuck after trying to install ubuntu
I was trying to install ubuntu from a disk on key to my laptop (did it already on my desk top a few months ago)
i choose to install ubuntu in the options and then i got stuck on a purple background ...
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SFS Windows partition after Ubuntu Install
I installed Ubuntu to dual boot with Windows 7 64-bit on another laptop of mine and encountered a problem. Here is what happened:
I shrunk the Windows partition to create space for Ubuntu
I ran ...
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Difficulty Opening Other Partitions or Pen Drives
I am unable to open my Windows partition or a USB memory stick in 12.10. Everything was working fine until today - I updated Ubuntu but not sure if this is related to problem.
Partition appears in ...
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Can i have ubuntu in the same bootable usb stick for windows and mac?
I would like to have in the same usb 2 partitions one for mac and the other for run ubuntu over windows.
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Can not access windows 8 drive from Ubuntu
I am dual booting Windows 8 and Ubuntu ...i finally got them both working
my problem is i can not see my windows drive from ubuntu ....i can see it listed with i open up nautilus ...but when i click ...
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Windows to Ubuntu via rdp: mounting local drives?
As some of you may know, RDP in Windows allows the client to make its drives available to the host or target machine. I have done that with no problems in the case of Windows-Windows and Linux-Windows ...
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Dual boot problem Windows 8 & Ubuntu 12.04
I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my laptop with Windows 8 pre-installed.
But when selecting Windows 8 to boot I get following error:
error: unknown command 'drivemap'
error: invalid EFI filepath
I ...
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Windows Network directory
from some time to time on my Xubuntu 12.04.2, 'Network' directory becomes active1. Inside of this directory there is one more folder - 'Windows Network'. I'm not using Samba and nothing related to ...
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How to create a permanent link to your Windows desktop on Ubuntu?
I want to have a way to easily access the desktop of my Windows user account from my Ubuntu account on my dual-booted machine.
Of course, I can easily create a link on my Ubuntu desktop to the path ...
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ubuntu repair on windows 7
I installed ubuntu 12.04 inside windows 7. Later I changed the ubuntu folder location in windows 7. then I cannot log into ubuntu saying that \ubuntu\winboot\wubildr.inbr file missing. how can I ...
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Make windows sapi5 exe voices run on ubuntu? [closed]
This question seems very difficult because I have asked around but never get answers. If you know a forum with ubuntu coders, where I better ask, then let me know please?
The default read to voice on ...
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Recovering data from an Ubuntu dedicated partion drive after formatting c [duplicate]
I have a laptop on which windows 7 was previously installed.
I then installed Ubuntu on its own dedicated a partion.
Next I stored some data on that Ubuntu dedicated partition which was accessible ...
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Ubuntu installed successfully but not booting
I have installed Ubuntu on my lappy alongside with Windows7 on DriveE (windows is in DriveC). when installing ubuntu it didn't ask any thing it ask only whether you want to install alongside with ...
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Windows Installer - Does it wipe drive
My RAID array is dying and I had planned to install a distro on my backup drive to boot into as my CD drive is junked and my old 780i refuses to boot from USB. I downloaded the installer MSI. I see ...
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LibreOffice Calc won't open in Excel
When I save my LibreOffice Calc file to Exel format it won't open correctly when opened in Excel. All of the cell information and text and any formatting goes away and it is one big mass of cell ...
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How to dual boot windows 8 and ubuntu 12.10 on HP pavilion 14-b010TX [duplicate]
I've used Ubuntu on my old Compaq V26633TN for a few years but it's wearing out after 9 years use.
I've bought a replacement HP Pavillion 14-b010TX (CD58PA) with factory installed windows 8 and mSATA ...
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Install Ubuntu alongside Windows 7
I want to install Ubuntu alongside my Windows 7. I defragmented my C: drive and shrink it.
I then started the Ubuntu installation which I burned on CD. I followed the installation guide from the ...
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New Ubuntu installation is too slow
I downloaded Ubuntu because my windows XP Pro computer crashed. It was not recoverable because the computer was given to me without backup disks.
It is a Cisnet with a MSI motherboard Pentium 4 with ...
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unable to find windows files using unbuntu
I'm using a samsung rv520 i3. Windows 7 crashed and fails to load past the initial windows logo screen. I am now using unbuntu 12.10 form a usb
I'm trying to find files i had saved on windows before ...
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Cant access to windows drives in 12.10
I switch from windows XP to ubuntu 8.10. where i can easily access my windows drive D:,E: etc But after upgrading to 12.10 i am not able to see my drives.
So any 1 have any idea how to access drives??
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How to access share files from Windows Vista machine?
I'm trying to access a drive connected to my Windows Vista machine, from this Ubuntu machine. How can I accomplish this? I have tried all kinds of things found on google but nothing works.
I can see ...
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Unknown filesystem. grub rescue: file not found
I have 320GB HDD messed with Ububtu 10.04 and Windows Developers preview. I formated Windows partition and deleted the Linux boot folder from the disk, I thought it may help me to install newer ...
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virtual directory to ubuntu on windows?
Is it possible to create a virtual directory in windows that links to a directory on an Ubuntu 12.10 server?
If so, how?
I'd like to do it this way because it slows me down to constantly save & ...
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Will partition sequence affect dual booting Win7 + Ubuntu 12.10?
Current partition sequence:
PQService (Acer)
System Reserved
Windows 7
Shared Data (NTFS)
Total of 4 Primary partitions
I want to install Ubuntu by deleting the PQService because I don't need it ...
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A newbie moving from Windows 7 to Ubuntu for the first time. What if I decide to uninstall Ubuntu?
I'm currently downloading the Windows Installer. I'm using Windows 7 but want to multiboot Ubuntu.
I want to ask a simple thing.
If I ever decide to uninstall Ubuntu, does my Windows 7 system may go ...
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Ubuntu OS selection screen
After I installed Ubuntu 12.04 as a dual boot with windows 7 from USB ( not from wubi.exe) whenever I boot my system I was taken to the Ubuntu OS selection screen which shows ( selection for Ubuntu ...
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Using linux/ubuntu to combat windows flash drive malware?
I had asked this question on ITSecurity @ Stack Exchange also. There may not be may linux distro users in ITSec, but obviously there are many here. So, I think that it might be appropriate to put that ...
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How to distribute internet speed equally
Hi i am using adsl on my internet cafe and is there any way that i can distribute internet speed equally in all computers, is there any program for linux (Ubuntu) and Windows as well control and ...
