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How to solve blue screen issue coming even after using a USB media?
I have an HP-i3-7th bought in 2018. I had dual booted it 4 years ago with Win default and Ubuntu secondary. A year ago it started malfunctioning because the boot would not work properly. If Ubuntu is ...
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Can't load Nobara installed alongside Windows and Ububtu
I had windows and Ubuntu installed and tried to install Nobara. After installation I restarted the device and couldn't see Nobara in dual load window. These are the only options:
Ubuntu
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connecting Ubuntu host and Windows 7 guest with samba
I have a Windows 7 guest OS on a Ubuntu 22.04 host and I'm trying to set up a Samba connection to transfer files between them. This is how I understand it should work:
On the Ubuntu host:
1: install ...
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Primary vs secondary HDD slots, what are the performance effects
What's the difference between the primary and secondary HD slots in a laptop?
On a clean OS install. If I have identical 500gb SSDs in the primary and secondary Drive slots on a M6500 workstation, ...
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VBoxVGA works, but VBoxSVGA for VirtualBox
I am trying to run Windows 7 as a guest in a VirtualBox on my Kubuntu 20.04 host. When I use VBoxVGA as graphic controller, this works. However, I would like to use 3d acceleration; thus, I need ...
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I am stuck in grub
Ok , i was running windows 7 dual boot with ubuntu , everything was fine.I tried to install windows 10 (while dual booting) i ran setup.exe everything went fine it installed about 30% , it restarted (...
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Windows keeps issuing a "computer needs repair at boot"
First of all, the PC boots up and I can access Ubuntu.
But there is smth very strange. When I boot I receive a windows alert saying:
Your PC needs repair and an error like 0x00000000F or so.
It gives ...
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With mouse integration turned off, both my mouse and touchpad get randomly stuck on invisible randomly placed lines while in a guest OS?
I've had this issue with the same Windows 7 VM on two different host machines. Without any apparent rhyme or reason, regardless of whether I'm using my mouse or touchpad, the child-OS's cursor will ...
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Error "CMOS checksum bad" after sudo apt upgrade
When I boot it up. It shows CMOS checksum bad error and goes to bios.
Then I have to exit from the Bois then it will boot as normal but with high brightness.
this all happens after an upgrade (Sudo ...
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laptop screen blinks continuously, Ubuntu and Win7 Display settings show's there is a connected external monitor
The screen blinks continuously (Usually, On startup. It blinks when it show's there is another monitor connected or if that same monitor disconnects), it shows that an external display is connected, ...
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Windows 10 has removed the GRUB menu
I have installed Ubuntu alongside Windows 10 in dual boot. Windows 10 was already installed, and I manually installed Ubuntu from a bootable USB. Dual boot was working properly and I was able to ...
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Lenovo Y410 restore grub
I have an old Lenovo Y410 Centrino Duo core. I have triple boot (no UEFI) windows xp, windows vista, linux partition.
I tried to install Lubuntu, as Xubuntu gave me desktop problems. There was an ...
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weird c:/boot folder after installing ubuntu
so i installed ubuntu yesterday and everything was working great i can boot into both os but i've noticed something strange which is boot folder and bootmgr in c partition that wasn't there before ...
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Can I fix a windows 7 booting issue with ubuntu?
I had a windows 7 machine working fine. Then it crashed and wouldnt boot, it wouldnt even post. So I assumed the motherboard went so I bought a new one and replaced it. Still nothing (i gave the ...
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Virtualbox on Linux without windows manager and win 7 as guest
is there a possibility for having a host system without gui (e.g. ubuntu server) and have a windows 7 guest fully working? The guest system should not be working in headless mode, I need a full ...
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Can I add free space to Win7 partition in Ubuntu dual boot setup?
I'm not sure why this free space is there, but if I extend the Win7 partition to use the space, I get a warning that it may mess up my mbr. Obv not critical to fix this, but I like to keep things tidy....
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Expand OS Partition inside Extended partition
Originally Win7 --> dual booted with Ubuntu 20.04. Shrunk win partition and want to grow Linux into that unallocated space but no luck. Tried everything incl booting from usb Ubuntu 19 and easus ...
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INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE in Windows 10 after changing SATA Configuration from RAID ON to AHCI
I have installed Ubuntu 18.04 LTS on a Dual Boot Windows 10 Alienware Laptop. At first, the live Ubuntu installer couldn't detect the SSD inside so I changed the SATA configuration from RAID ON to ...
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Can I un-install Windows 10 from my HP elite book which comes with pre-installed *Operating system : Windows 10 Pro 64 and install on Virtual Machine?
I have a HP elite book which comes with pre-installed *Operating system : Windows 10 Pro 64.
I want to uninstall this and install Ubuntu. Next, I want to put that Windows 10 pro 64 on Virtual box.
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Can i Install an operating system in SSD?
I have only 250GB SSD in my laptop. There are already 2 OS, Windows and Ubuntu. Now I want to install kali Linux. Obviously I can't install it in this condition of my laptop. So I decided to Buy new ...
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Which one should I install first, windows or Ubuntu when Installing dual boot operating system?
I have tried 2 different ways to install dual boot operating system, and both worked.
Although, I don't know which one should I install first, windows or Ubuntu. what is the consideration?
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How to extend linux display(Ubuntu 19) onto a windows 32 bit
I was considering to use my old laptop as a second monitor. Although, I have been able to do this on windows using spacedesk but did not find any alternative for it on Linux.
I currently have windows ...
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how to fix Openshot crashing everytime when making videos longer than 4+ hours?
I am trying to create a video that is longer than 4+ hours using openshot software on Linux and Windows 7. Both test failed miserably. In fact, the whole program completely freezes within 2 minutes of ...
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Dual boot and installing Ubuntu on F drive
Currently I have two hard disks:
Local Disk C (where Windows 7 is installed)
Linux F ( where I want to install Ubuntu)
I don't know which is my F Drive. I can't find the answer anywhere.
From ...
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Resize Ubuntu partition using a non-adjacent Windows space
Im using Ubunt 14.04 LTS. I have a dual boot (Windows 7 and Ubuntu. When I want to install upodates in Ubuntu I get the next messenge:
error messenge
I really need more space in my Ubuntu partition.
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Triple boot questions/issues
I was running Win 7 and Ubuntu 18.04 as dual boot. No issues, Grub was working fine. Decided it was time to try Win 10. Bought Home version directly from Microsoft. I shrank the Win 7 partition to get ...
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dual boot linux installation type empty
I have win7 in my PC and I want to install Ubuntu alongside.
I shrink-ed ~40 GB from the C drive to install the Ubuntu on it.
I prepared a USB drive with the OS. I found that the screen installation ...
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wubi18042r333 is not opening on Windows 7 x64 UEFI
Wubi is wubi18042r333.exe
Ubuntu ISO is Ubuntu-18.04.3-desktop-amd64.iso
I have tried to open Wubi with internet connected, and disconnected, but with no success (python27.dll, wubi~.exe, and ubuntu~...
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How does Ubuntu install on a hard drive with Windows already installed
I know someone who has just installed Ubuntu onto a harddrive which already had Windows 10 as the main operating system. Now there is the option on startup via Grub to either boot Windows or Linux.
I'...
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Data Recovery Help Ubuntu and WIndows
Okay so I was trying to backup files on my HDD. I took it out of my linux machine and put it into my windows machine. Windows said there was a problem with the drive and asked me if I wanted to run a ...
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Dual booting gone wrong
Hi I am a user of Ubuntu but decided toto dual boot with windows. I installed windows on a seperate partition but I was unable to access the ubuntu. to avoid loosing my work I removed the windows but ...
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I'm trying to install an Operating System
I am currently running Windows 7 on a Dell Inspiron R17 N7110, and I'd like to run Ubuntu alongside Windows.
I need to shrink the Windows partition somehow so that I can install Ubuntu. Currently, ...
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Why library installation in R on Linux seems to be slower than in Windows
Just for curiosity, I have dual boot system and in both side I use R, however, regarding to the library installation, I found Linux is way slower than Windows, sometimes also you need to manully ...
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What to do to be able to switch from SATA mode AHIC -> RAID RST in Linux and Windows?
I have the following MOBO https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/RAMPAGE_IV_EXTREME/ and the hardware configuration:
Main SSD disk #1 with Ubuntu 18.04 x64 on 6G SATA connector.
Main SSD disk #2 with ...
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install ubuntu in Lenovo T460p with Windows 7
I have a Lenovo laptop T460P installed with Windows 7 64 bits. Now I hit a problem trying to install ubuntu to dual-boot.
The guide
I'm following the approach at https://www.lifewire.com/ultimate-...
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is it possible to connect from Windows (client) to ubuntu (server)?
is it possible to connect ubuntu (without a graphical desktop, there's just the terminal) using remote desktop connection of Ms Windows? But when I connect there will be a graphical interface on that. ...
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Fail to resize Ubuntu VDI, using virtualbox on windows7
I am trying to resize storage of my Ubuntu on Windows 7 with VirtualBox. The current storage configuration is dynamic 10 GB
Command used:
.\VBoxManage modifyhd "C:\Users\Administrator\VirtualBox VMs\...
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Resized partitions on dual-boot with Ubuntu and Windows 10, Windows crashes on start up now
I was trying to make more room on my Windows 10 partition, so I used Gparted Live to reduce partition size by 6GB of the Ubuntu boot. The Ubuntu will still boot, but the Windows partition boots with a ...
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USB HD shows in 'Device Manager' but not 'Disk Management'
After various software and hardware (driver) issues on my laptop, I decided to back-up and then format, reinstalling Windows 7.
While reaching for the portable drive, I dropped it, less than a foot. ...
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Free up space in disk that installed Linux from another disk that installed Windows?
I installed both Ubuntu 16.04 and Windows on my Laptop, but on different disk partitions.
I accidentally used up all space on the Linux disk when I set up a PostgreSQL database on it, and tried to ...
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map ubuntu shared folder in windows 7
I have a virtual machine running ubuntu and I am trying to host some files on ubuntu and map the drive in windows PC.
Following the steps here, I am able to see (from windows) the "work" folder after ...
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How to access my 2nd internal harddrive?
I have replaced Windows 7 with Ubuntu on my old PC. There is another internal hard drive in my old PC, that contains a lot of data.
I cannot access this hard drive, as it is not mounted.
This is how ...
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Find Missing Numbers
I have a big list of files with names (videos)
I managed to write all file names in a text file. Now I have a text file with a lot of file names (one episode per line)
Now I need something that can ...
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Missing drivers to install Windows 7 on Ubuntu 18 Thinkpad
I am trying to install Windows 7 on a dedicated partition on a Thinkpad T460s that is currently running Ubuntu 18. I created the partition with gparted, and I created the bootable USB using Rufus from ...
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MFT is corrupt, cannot read its unmapped extent record 19
I have a Lenovo x220 laptop which I dual boot between Win7 and Ubuntu. I've been running it like this for about two years, and recently upgraded Ubuntu from 14.04 to 16.04.5 about two weeks ago, ...
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grub loaders in /boot/efi/EFI can't boot windows, /boot/efi/EFI/ubuntu/grubx64.efi can, grub installs the one that can't
I'm running ubuntu 18.04 (kubuntu, but who's counting) on a dual-boot system. Its grub menu was always able to boot windows 7, but suddenly, the windows entry in grub no longer works. When I select ...
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Dell BIOS Has Random Dollar Signs on Boot Up
On my older Dell XPS 630i, I get some strange boot up behavior that is causing me to be unable to install Ubuntu 16 LTS or 18 LTS. Windows 7 runs fine with no graphical hitches at all. I don't know ...
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Reinstall windows on peppermint
Someone I know who has windows 7 was put on peppermint but after using it they decided they didn’t like it and wanted to go back to windows. Is it possible to re-install windows on a peppermint ...
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Lost files after running chkdsk /f :e
I have a laptop with Ubuntu as the main OS. Inside Ubuntu I use VMware Workstation on which I have a Windows 7 VM. Inside this Win7 VM I used a USB drive to store some important data. I moved the ...
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How to remove GRUB from Windows 7
Someone really messed up the build machine here. Looks like they tried putting ubuntu on it, failed, and left it all porked up. And I cant figure out how to fix it. I do not have a windows disk but ...
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