A dual boot is achieved by using a boot loader that can boot into one of the installed operating systems. Examples of such boot loaders are the Windows default boot loader and grub. A dual boot configuration usually displays a list of installed operating systems from which the user can choose on ...
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Dual Boot windows xp + ubuntu
i have a hard drive that has an xfs partition with ubuntu in it (that was created and installed first), and a windows xp ntfs partition that was installed second.
After I did this , I was getting the ...
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Unable to access folders made by Ubuntu under Windows 7 (dual boot)
I have installed Ubuntu 10.04 (now 10.10) in a partition, with windows 7 already installed.
From Ubuntu I can access 2 hard disks of Windows 7 ie. C: and E:
I can easily access content from Ubuntu, ...
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Install Win 98, XP, 7, 8 and Linux without loosing current configuration [closed]
I would like to install Windows 98, XP and 8 Dev Preview alongside of Linux and Win 7 and would like to do so without loosing my current config.
Here is my current setup:
Drive 0: [150Gb Linux / ...
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How do I decide which partition to replace with Linux on Windows 7?
I want to dual boot Ubuntu. My Windows 7 PC came with a maximum of 4 partitions by default, so I must replace one of them with Ubuntu.
I examined the partitions with disk management. How do I decide ...
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Install Windows 7 twice (dual boot) - licensing issues? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Can I use my Windows 7 license in a dual-boot configuration?
Windows 7 and Vista Activation FAQ: How do language, version, 64-bit or 32-bit, and source affect ability to ...
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Ubuntu installer detecting multiple Windows7 loaders
I bought new laptop with Windows7
hp dv6 , 750gb hd, 8gb ram ...
I wanted to dual boot and install Ubuntu 11.10
As per known procedure I did Shrunk my partition and created
30 gb (unallocated ...
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I want to install Ubuntu on my Windows 7 PC, but which of 4 partitions do I override?
My PC came with the maximum of 4 partitions by default. How do I find out which partition contains Windows 7? I don't want to erase Windows; I want to dual boot Ubuntu on my PC.
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Linux and Windows Dual Boot
I set up a dual-boot with Windows 7 and Ubuntu Server 11.10. Everything works fine until I boot into Windows. After booting into Windows, the machine reboots when I select Linux from the grub menu. ...
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Sysprep on VHD I intend to use for Windows 7 Native Boot
So I have a VHD I created on a Windows 7 box. The VHD is another Windows 7 box, and I used DISKPART to create it, imagex to apply an install.wim to it, and I know the bcdedit stuff for booting to it. ...
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How to multiboot ubuntu 11.10 with another linux?
I have installed centos on my /dev/sda9.
There is windows 7 on my first partition.
Now I try to install ubuntu on /dev/sda11
While installing,it shows the following error.
migration-assistant ...
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Can't boot into Windows after removing Linux
I had Linux Ubuntu and Windows dual booting from my computer. I used Gparted to remove the Linux Ubuntu partitions, now I can't get into Windows.
I think it's got something to do with the Linux ...
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Allow raw access to a partition for a particular user
I have a system that is dual boot Windows/Linux, and VirtualBox installed so that I can also boot Linux in a VM under Windows.
As VirtualBox requires direct access to the Linux partition for this to ...
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Which built-in windows group should I use for NTFS permissions on dual boot Win7?
I am still using dual-boot on some of my computers, so I have two Windows 7 installations running. Most data is on a partition on a separate hard drive that both installations use.
For certain files ...
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Possible to install linux on an android tablet?
Is it possible to install linux on a rooted Android tablet?
I like the look of the Asus Transformer Prime, but would really like to be able to dual boot so I can run normal programs on it and treat ...
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How do I move Windows 7 boot partition to new internal hard drive from existing dual boot setup?
I'm currently dual-booting Windows XP and Windows 7 (both 32-bit) on separate partitions from the same internal hard drive. I'd like to move the Windows 7 partition onto a new drive, but keep the ...
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Dual booting windows 7 and rhel 6
i have burned an iso image of rhel 6
i have an intel chip Core i5 processor
as redhat says for intel computers you need 64bit version i have done as prescribed.
in windows 7 in disk management i have ...
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/sys/class/power_supply files become zero until reboot to OS X and back to Linux
This is on a Macbook 2,1 dual booting Arch Linux and OS X Leopard.
I use a conky script to disply my battery percent with:
${battery_percent BAT0}
Recently, it switched from displaying coherent ...
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How to boot an existing OS installation in a VM/Emulator [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Is it possible to run my other partition inside of a VM?
I am thinking of keeping Windows installed on one partition, and installing Linux another. Is there any Virtual ...
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Windows 7 Dual Boot Hibernation
I have two different editions of Windows 7 installed on two different partitions (on the same physical drive). One is Windows 7 Professional 32-bit, one is Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.
I have both ...
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Is it possible to boot Windows 8 installed to VHD from Windows 7 boot manager?
does anybody have success with booting Windows 8 Dev Preview that is installed to VHD from Windows 7 boot manager?
I have no success with that. However, I have success with booting yet another ...
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How to migrate from Ubuntu to Fedora?
I am considering moving from Ubuntu to another Linux distribution, most likely Fedora. I'm generally familiar with classic command line tools, and I'm comfortable using both of these distributions, ...
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Backtrack 5 on a Macbook Pro
Ok, so I have an Apple MacBook Pro MD313LL/A powered by OSX Lion.
What I am trying to do is to get Backtrack to run natively on it.
Since bootcamp only supports windows dualbooting, I found a ...
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Ubuntu 11.10 doesn't boot after installation, only boots into Windows 7
Windows 7 was pre-installed on my machine. Ubuntu 11.10 doesn't boot after I installed it. Once Ubuntu finished its installation, I restarted.
After that, it just boots straight to Windows 7, no ...
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new Asus laptop with windows 7 and Ubuntu not remembering themes and appearances [closed]
I have an new Asus laptop that has both Windows 7 and Ubuntu Linux dual-booted. These problems are occuring in Windows 7. I have changed my desktop background a few times and have turned off sounds, ...
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Ubuntu 11.10 login screen acting strange after installing alongside windows
I had Ubuntu 11.10 on my Dell laptop with GNOME 3 installed and everything worked like a charm.
I backed up my users' home folders, installed windows and then Ubuntu and GNOME 3 for a dual boot. ...
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Resizing partitions without moving or loosing data (dual boot)
I have a Dell Studio 1555 currently dual booting Windows 7 & Ubuntu with a dedicated NTFS partition that serves as a bridge between OSes for my files,music, videos etc... My Windows HDD is running ...
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Installed Windows 7, then Ubuntu 11.10, and now I can't boot to Windows using grub2
I know a lot of people are having problems similar to this one, but I don't think this is a duplicate. My situation is a bit different and none of the solutions that are working for other people have ...
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Install BackTrack 5 rc1 on Mac OSX Lion, feasable?
I just uninstalled windows from my bootcamp and i would like to run only my Lion and a second partition with BackTrack 5, is it doable?
I already tried to follow a couple tutorials i found around ...
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1answer
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Unable to change default OS
I have installed Ubuntu 11.10, Linux Mint and Windows 7 in my system. I tried to set Windows 7 as my default OS but Linux Mint remains as default. I tried to change the order through StartUpManager in ...
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Hard disk partitioning to dual boot Windows 7 and Ubuntu 11.10
I have a single hard disk with 2 partitions (C & D) and C has Windows 7 installed on it. I want to install Ubuntu as well but on D drive so the operating systems are separated. I could not figure ...
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Wifi not working on my Acer Aspire 5735z
I am new Ubuntu user and haven't got much experience with computers or OS.
I tried to install Ubuntu 9.04 on my Acer Aspire 5735z, dual boot with vista, it was installed successfully.
However, I ...
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Windows 7 not booting, could not restore boot record
After not using Windows 7 for a month (and a few Ubuntu 11.10 updates being applied), I found I'm no longer able to boot from GRUB2 to Windows.
I've tried to reinstall GRUB2, and have done some other ...
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Installed Ubuntu 11.10 alongside Windows 7 - getting grub> menu on boot
So, I installed Ubuntu alongside Windows 7 just now, on my girlfriend's laptop. I used a USB stick and followed all the default options, choosing a partition size of 32GB for Ubuntu 11.10.
After ...
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Puzzled whether format the partition or simply copy back contents
In my previous question ntfs-partition-gets-auto-corrupt-becomes-raw-and-unreadable,
I got some answers, but I am still not clear as to how to solve the problem.
To quickly summarize it,
Problem: ...
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Is it possible to run my other partition inside of a VM?
So I have dual boot machine with windows 7 and ubuntu 11. I would like to, at times, run a vm from one partition to another. For example sometimes I would like to do certain things in windows while ...
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NTFS Partition gets auto-corrupt, becomes RAW and unreadable
I have dual boot on my machine: Windows 8 and Ubuntu 11.10.
Suddenly, one of my partitions went corrupt.
On Windows, it's showing this error.
Location is not available.
E:/ is not ...
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Dual boot with ubuntu and windows 7
Recently I bought Dell vostro 1550 model which was shipped with Ubuntu os. But now I want to install Windows 7 also along with Ubuntu. I am having single 320 gb hdd on which Ubuntu installed. Now I ...
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how change drive letter of system boot drive from another operating system (dual boot)
i have dual boot operating systems on my computer,
windows 7 -> drive c
windows XP -> drive g
i followed the link below and accidently i changed the windows XP drive letter from windows XP.
How to ...
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Adding Windows 7 32 bit as dual boot option
A relative of mine has bought a new laptop this year on which windows 7 (64 bit) is installed. Aside some standard programs he uses on that laptop, he also has some software for his bike that needs to ...
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Dual boot Windows 7 with Windows 8- Dynamic Disk
I have a HP Pavilion dm4 notebook with Windows 7 Home Premium preinstalled. Recently, I tried to install Windows 8 Developer Preview on my notebook, but while installing, it only allowed me to insatll ...
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What folders are necessary in flashdrive?
I just bought a flash drive and I want to turn it into a boot drive. It came preinstalled with a bunch of folders and files though and I'm not sure if I can delete them or not. Here's the list
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How do I remove Windows 7 from a dual-boot install with Ubuntu
So I've been running Ubuntu alongside Windows 7 for a year or so.
Is there a way to remove Windows 7 from my system without having to reinstall Ubuntu from scratch so I can use all the disk space?
...
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Configure Multiple OS on Mac
I just had a iMac delivered today. I want to configure it in following way for testing on various versions.
I need to set up 10.7 Server, 10.6 Server and Windows 2008 server and possibly one more ...
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Ubuntu / Windows 7 Dual Boot, Can't update Ubuntu
So I installed Ubuntu (9.04, I believe) on my Windows 7 partition, booted into Ubuntu and I can't update any software:
"Could not download all repository indexes"
... and then a list of "Fail to ...
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Can't boot to Windows 7 after uninstalling and removing Linux partitions
I have a class in college for System Administration. I partitioned the disk so I could put Fedora onto my computer and dual boot it.
It was working fine until I ran out of space in the partition for ...
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Ubuntu not booting, recovery mode not loading
I have a dual-boot Ubuntu 11.10 and Windows 7 machine setup and last night I had to force shutdown Ubuntu during updates because it wasn't responding. Since then, Ubuntu will not boot up, only ...
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Dual-booting Windows 7 and Windows XP — why does Windows 7 boot time differ?
I've noticed some weird behavior when dual-booting Windows 7 and Windows XP:
As long as I'm rebooting from Windows 7, everything is normal.
However, if I boot into Windows XP and then boot back from ...
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Black screen when trying to install kubuntu macbook (2008 or 2009)
So I have a MacBook, which I believe is the 2008 model, that I am trying to dual-boot kubuntu on. Everything works fine up until the GUI is initiated (at least I think it is when the GUI is ...
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Dual boot - chdsk deletes files at startup
I have a dual boot system consisting of Arch Linux and Windows 7, with a shared partition to access files from both systems. Until a couple of weeks ago, I was predominantly using the Windows OS as I ...
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Can GNU/Linux work perfectly on MacBook? [closed]
Is it possible to install and run GNU/Linux on a Macbook? I want to dual boot it with OSx. I dont wan't to get locked to one Os.
