Microsoft's Windows operating system(s).
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19answers
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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 ...
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 ...
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?
42
votes
8answers
31k views
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?
35
votes
5answers
5k views
What is the equivalent of Windows System Properties or Device Manager?
I am new to Ubuntu. In Windows, if I want to know my system properties/configuration, I can see it by going to Control Panel and clicking on the System icon. I can also get a detailed list of the ...
32
votes
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 ...
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?
23
votes
9answers
7k views
How to run Windows XP inside Ubuntu
I am trying to convince my wife to switch to Ubuntu (after wanting to reinstall Windows for nth time because the computer is too slow). One thing that prevent her to do that is that she use several ...
23
votes
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 ...
21
votes
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?
21
votes
4answers
701 views
How to make your College to use Ubuntu?
Well I have been using Ubuntu for past one year. Even though I'm not yet experienced with all the commands that Ubuntu provides, I like Ubuntu. In my college they use Windows. In such a situation how ...
21
votes
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!
19
votes
20answers
765 views
What do windows' users like most after migrating into Ubuntu? [closed]
This question is not deleted because it has historical significance, but it is
not considered a good, on-topic question for this site, so please do
not use it as evidence that you can ask ...
19
votes
2answers
9k views
Can Ubuntu run on a Microsoft Surface with Windows RT?
My family might be buying a Windows Surface tablet with Windows RT (Nvidia)? I was wondering if I can run Ubuntu or WUBI on it for my homework?
18
votes
14answers
10k views
How can I install Windows software?
Can ".exe" and ".msi" files (Windows Software) be installed in Ubuntu?
18
votes
5answers
6k views
How do I make the window border bigger?
I'm using Ubuntu 11.10 in a VirtualBox VM on a MacBook Pro with the default Unity UI. Positioning the mouse cursor over the 1-pixel wide border to resize a window is driving me absolutely nuts. Lots ...
18
votes
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
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 ...
15
votes
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?
15
votes
5answers
4k views
How to program for Windows in Ubuntu?
Is there anyway to create (C++ or C#) windows console applications inside Ubuntu's IDE (e.g Anjuta) and compile it for Windows?
15
votes
4answers
4k views
15
votes
0answers
3k views
What do you do when Ubuntu hangs/lags? Ctrl+Alt+Del? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What should I do when Ubuntu freezes?
Generally, I think Linux should be stable? But recently, my Ubuntu was hanging or lagging. Mouse moves but not responding to ...
15
votes
0answers
2k views
How do I install Windows 7 without overwriting GRUB? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I repair grub?
I have both Windows XP and Ubuntu 10.10 in my PC, now as all know my Windows XP is been attacked by virus, and I need to re-install it by Windows ...
14
votes
6answers
3k views
To use Windows and Ubuntu on one computer, which should I install first?
I understand it's possible to install Ubuntu first, and later Windows or to install Windows first, and then Ubuntu, but assuming I have the freedom to do either, which is the better, easier, and more ...
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?
13
votes
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 ...
13
votes
2answers
867 views
Is it safe to shutdown computer without unmounting NTFS partitions?
Sometimes I mount my NTFS drives in Ubuntu but forget to unmount them before shutdown.
So does Ubuntu unmount them before shutdown or do I have to unmount them manually before shutdown?
I am asking ...
12
votes
8answers
1k views
Ubuntu Philosophy Question [closed]
I was just switching from Windows to Ubuntu and I started to read this.
And there were quite a few things I did not understand. One was:
"OpenOffice decided not to have a learning curve"
...
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, ...
12
votes
2answers
8k views
What filesystem for an external Harddrive (Linux/Mac/Windows)
What Filesystem should I use for an external USB harddrive (500GB), with possibility
to share with a Mac and Windows systems, for example at the office.
Now it is NTFS but back in the day the NTFS ...
11
votes
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 ...
11
votes
4answers
551 views
How do I integrate my Windows filesystem with Ubuntu?
I recently got a new Windows computer and would like to dual boot with Ubuntu. I don't really want to have 2 separate file systems (with mounting) but would like to integrate the two, if it is ...
11
votes
4answers
852 views
How can I use the Windows (Super) key?
The Windows key seems to not have any use in Ubuntu, but since I'm just coming from Windows I'm used to this key having some function.
How can I make good use of the Windows key in Ubuntu?
I've seen ...
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 ...
11
votes
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 ...
10
votes
4answers
1k views
Why does Ubuntu fail to run .exe files? / How do I run .exe?
So, I just built my PC today, and am only using Ubuntu until I get Windows installed (sorry, guys!) But when I go to click on any .exe file, nothing happens. It just sits there. No error message, ...
10
votes
2answers
807 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
10
votes
5answers
6k views
How can I make Ubuntu/GNOME look better i.e more smaller and compact?
I like Ubuntu and I don't use Windows except at office but I have always felt that every thing in Ubuntu/Gnome is a bit bigger than it should be i.e the fonts, desktop icons, the window borders and ...
10
votes
3answers
5k views
Why can't my machine resolve local windows hostnames?
When I ping any local windows hostname from my Ubuntu machine I get "unable to resolve host", but when I ping from a windows machine it works fine. Why would this be?
OS: Ubuntu 10.04
Samba & ...
9
votes
4answers
666 views
Will I keep my programs, like PowerPoint, Word, Excel, iTunes, etc?
I am seriously considering installing Ubuntu, it looks cool, the tour felt nice and it's a really smooth program.
But what if I decide later on in life that I would like to go to Windows again, could ...
9
votes
5answers
2k views
How compatible is Wine with Windows as of today?
Observation shows that some Windows softwares run perfectly on Wine and some
just fail miserably. Rather than trying them out randomly, I wanted to create a
place where we can have some ideas about ...
9
votes
9answers
635 views
When will Ubuntu One for Windows be released? [closed]
I wanted to know when will the Windows version of Ubuntu one be available? Does anyone have any information about it?
9
votes
3answers
2k views
How do I reinstall Ubuntu?
I have Ubuntu 10.04 on my computer, with Windows 7 next to it. Instead of upgrading to 10.10, I feel like doing a clean install. However, I don't want to erase my Windows, even though I barely ever ...
9
votes
3answers
2k views
How do you view the contents of a .CAB file?
I'll trying to migrate away from Simply Accounting and need to somehow extract the contents of a Windows CAB file which is what Simply uses for backups.
What is the best way to open a CAB file on ...
9
votes
4answers
2k views
Windows gets progressively slower over time, why doesn't Ubuntu?
I, and many other previous Windows users notice that the computer seems to get progressively slower over time. I bought a leapfrog crammer only to find it installed process that sat there waiting for ...
9
votes
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 ...
9
votes
2answers
852 views
Is there an Ambiance theme available for Windows?
I tend to run Windows apps with VirtualBox in seamless mode (so that virtualized Windows applications windows and Windows taskbar appear alongside host OS windows instead of a separate virtual machine ...
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 ...
