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How to get Windows 7 back after installing Ubuntu (Linux) [closed]
My friend borrowed my laptop for a while and when he gave it back he said he replaced Windows 7 with Ubuntu. I asked him to switch it back simply because I prefer Windows. He claims not to know how. I ...
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Editing files on an Ubuntu server from Sublime Text 2 running on Windows
What's the best way to use Sublime Text 2 running on Windows 7 to edit files that are located on an Ubuntu server?
Emacs has TRAMP which allows the remote editing of files via ssh. Something like ...
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Lost Windows 7 after Installing Ubuntu 10.0
I installed windows 7 64-bit, I then installed Ubuntu 10.10 which went successful. I then reboot and to my surprise i didn't even see the options to select the OS to boot from.
I logged in to Ubuntu ...
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Read Ubuntu files from Windows 7
I have a dual booting Windows 7/Ubuntu 10.04 computer, and I killed the Ubuntu partition (I don't know how, but I can't even boot without it saying that there is a missing file and the kernel ...
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"No drives were found" during windows 7 Installation [duplicate]
I have XPS-15 L502 with 1TB HD
I have ONLY ubuntu 12.04 installed. It runs just fine. No other OS is installed.
While trying to re-install Windows 7 using the Recovery Disk Dell provides, it asks me ...
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VT-x is being used by another hypervisor
I am trying to set up a virtual machine using Virtualbox:
Host OS: Windows 7
Guest OS: Ubuntu
Virtualbox version: 5.0.10
Processor: Core i7-5600U
But when I try to start the VM I got the following ...
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USB keyboards keep disconnecting and reconnecting
Issue: USB keyboard keeps disconnecting and reconnecting. It has disconnected 6 times as I've typed this post. It generally reconnects after about 3 seconds.
OS: Win 7 Pro 64 bit
MB: Gigabyte ...
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Accessing dual boot partition from virtualization
My current system is dual-booting Fedora 14 and Windows 7. I just installed an Ubuntu partition via Virtualbox for virtualization. The idea is sometimes I need to do something in Windows but I want to ...
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Mistakenly edited something while booting Windows. Now it doesn't boot
I have a Dell Inspiron 6400 dual boot with Windows 7 and Ubuntu 9.10..
I had just finished a session on Win7 which was extremely slow, and I decided to restart in safe mode to uninstall some ...
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Need to recover the hard disk space occupied by Linux from Windows
I purchased a Dell Laptop which came with pre-installed Ubuntu Linux. I installed Windows 7 ultimate.During installation I deleted the existing partitions thinking that would completely remove Linux ...
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Internet connection sharing (Windows Vista/Windows 7 or Windows Vista/Ubuntu)?
I'm a DSL user and don't want to buy a router as I won't need it in a few months. I know it's possible to plug-in a DSL cable to your modem and get on the internet. I also know it's possible to share ...
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Switching OS remotely using TeamViewer
I have a dual boot system with Ubuntu 16.04 and Windows 7. Windows 7 is automatically booted (default in the bootloader). On both OS I have TeamViewer installed.
When I'm working remotely and want to ...
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Require password for installing Windows applications on Admin account
I am trying to emulate some of the security I've noticed on Linux onto my Windows 8 machine. I really like that on my Ubuntu install, any time that I change anything potentially harmful (install ...
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Boot entry still there after uninstalling Ubuntu
I had Ubuntu and Windows 7 installed but after removing Ubuntu, the boot list entry still shows up. How do I get rid of it? It hasn't gone after formatting my pc several times with Windows 7.
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how to partition my hdd for win 7 and ubuntu 12.04
I'm totally new to dual booting but I need it so please help me partitioning my hdd.
I just got my new laptop with Windows 7 installed and I want Ubuntu with that.
I have one 750 GB hdd with 2 ...
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