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Is (Ubuntu) Linux file copying algorithm better than Windows 7?
Windows Copying is a real mess ever since Windows Vista. Even Microsoft claims they've improved the performance, from a user perspective, it's not quite visible. Even with single file the copying ...
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Why is 64 bit Ubuntu not recomended for daily usage?
I am just in the process of setting up a new laptop which came with Windows 7 64 bit installed. I am going to set it up to dual boot Windows 7 and Ubuntu. When I went to get the Ubuntu download I ...
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How to zoom the screen in windows 7 like in linux (Ubuntu)
In linux we can zoom the screen using Windows Key + Mouse Scroll. On windows 7 how to do it
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Add the extension, jpg, to a lot of files
I have a folder with a lot of folders with a lot of files and maybe more folders with more files, where some files lost their extension. I believe they are all jpgs, but I could be wrong. Any ideas ...
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Windows 7 fails to connect connect to samba
I have a local workgroup network.
It has one ubuntu 10 LTS machine, two XP boxes and a Windows 7.
I everything works great except for the Windows 7 box. I can see it and access it from the other ...
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dual boot install--no GRUB
My computer recently had a hardware upgrade and now runs on Windows 7. I decided to install Ubuntu 11.04 as dual boot using the ISO I got from ubuntu.com downloaded onto my USB stick.
Restarting ...
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Check to see if file date created and modified were modified?
Is there a way to tell if a file's date created/modified dates were adjusted artificially via command line. I am talking about for files like Word and Excel documents, so if someone opened and ...
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Intermittent HDD problems?
Every now and then when I boot up and login to my machine I will be taken to the default screen on Windows 7 (Blue fish background, default theme, etc...). 97% of the time I am taken to my regular ...
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Is it possible to create a Windows 7 virtual machine on Ubuntu Server without GUI?
I have a Ubuntu Server 12.04 server without GUI. Would it be possible to install Windows 7 (with GUI) as a virtual machine on the server? I want to use Windows 7 with remote desktop on my phone.
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How to match windows and linux mouse speed (with acceleration turned ON)
I have Ubuntu at work and Windows 7 at my home. Mouse speed on both OSes are very different so I feel very painful to adjust from one to another when I get to office in the morning and get back home ...
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Accessing a windows truecrypt volume using ubuntu
I have a serious problem here: My computer does not boot any more (hangs on the windows start screen), so I tried to use a Ubuntu Live CD access the files and scan for root kits, or at least back up ...
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Installing Windows on top of Ubuntu
I recently wiped Windows off of my computer to start using Ubuntu, and although I love Ubuntu to pieces, I need some applications and games that are only available in Windows. I am aware that you can ...
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Dual booting Ubuntu from another hard drive
I want to dual boot Windows 7 and Ubuntu.
I've read threads and forums and have got a lot of tips. It came to my mind to buy another hard drive for Ubuntu on my laptop in the range of about 160GB-...
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Ubuntu Windows Key and Left/Right
In Windows 7 you can use Win+Left/Right to shift and resize a window so it only takes up half of the screen. This is really useful for working on two windows at the same time. Is there any obvious way ...
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What do I need to share a partition for both Windows & Linux?
I wand to use a partition and to be accessible for Windows 7 & Linux Ubuntu for read/write operations. Can anyone recommend me something?
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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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How do I access files created by Ubuntu while using Windows (files created on NTFS disk)
I've created a folder called 'Video' in E:\ using Ubuntu. When I switch to Windows I can't see it. How do I access the contents of this folder?
Note: the folder is also hidden in Ubuntu and not ...
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Recover a Windows partition after installing Ubuntu on dual boot
I've just installed Ubuntu on my laptop on dual boot and now I can't start up on Windows 7, I don't have the GRUB menu that allows me to choose an OS.
When installing Ubuntu, I reducted my Windows ...
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Install Windows 7 from Ubuntu
I need to install Windows 7 on an Ubuntu PC (and remove Ubuntu), but this PC doesn't have any CD reader. How can I accomplish this?
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Crash / disappearing VM when starting Ubuntu 10.04 installation CD in Windows Virtual PC
When I attempt to start the Ubuntu 10.04 installation/live CD in Windows Virtual PC, the VM window just disappears every time during boot just after showing the mostly blank startup splash screen (...
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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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Windows 7 can't see Ubuntu shared folders and I can't find credentials for Ubuntu file on Windows 7
I have 3 PC's. On two of them I'm running Windows 7 professional and one Linux Ubuntu as media storage server. With desktop machine I have problem deleting credentials of Ubuntu server and they are ...
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Unable to mount partition / corrupt partition
I am running Ubuntu 14.04 on my computer but have 2 NTFS partitions as well which I access now and then. One of them (C) contains a Windows 7 install, the other partition (D) contains data. Recently I ...
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Swapping from Windows 7 to Ubuntu (host) and Windows 7 VM on same hardware
This may have been asked elsewhere, but it always seems to be unclear about whether they are staying on exactly the same physical hardware.
I have Windows 7 32bit with lots of programs installed (inc ...
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How to boot a USB to reinstall windows when I have ubuntu installed?
My ubuntu system is basically useless now because it always says the error "Errors were found while checking the disk drive for /". I can't do anything with it because of that. :( and I want to go ...
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Windows 7 fresh install, not booting but shows a black screen with blinking cursor
Our laptop has two OS installed: ubuntu and windows 7, and it has about 4 partitions: swap,home,root,windows 7. I moved ubuntu to the first partition before windows 7 but I don't have any problems ...
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Windows recovery can't find Windows install
I'm trying to repair my boot loader for Windows after a Ubuntu install killed it. I'm trying to use the Windows Repair CD (actually USB stick), but Windows recovery can't find my Windows install. I ...
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Installing some software by brodcasting in a network on all computers ?
Need HTcondor to be installed on all computers in network Which is our own campus network for throughput computing, we need maximum nodes so we can do it in a better way. Mentioned network have many ...
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Protect any unwanted operation by Windows in dual boot?
I have both Ubuntu 12.04 and Windows 7 on different partitions on my hard drive. There is a ntfs partition accessible to the two OSes.
I have almost always been using Ubuntu, and haven't used Windows ...
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Will using the same password on windows 7 and Ubuntu make it easier to crack either?
I was just wondering if, due perhaps to different hashing methods, knowing that the password is the same for a Windows 7 and an Ubuntu system would make either system more vulnerable. The OSs are dual ...
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Using Syngergy, I cannot use mouse buttons unless I hold the 'alt' key
I hope someone can assist with this. I'm running Synergy 1.4.2. I have a Windows 7 machine that is acting as the server, and an Ubuntu 11.04 machine running as client. On the client machine, I cannot ...
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With Windows 7 Ultimate installed first on a single partition, what's the safest and best way to now dual boot Ubuntu 10.04 Server?
Title says it all. I've got Windows 7 Ultimate (32bit) installed on my machine, with one hard drive and nothing but the default partition. What is the safest way to now install Ubuntu Server 10.04 so ...
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How can I remove Ubuntu and install Windows 7?
I had a new hard drive and I immediately installed Ubuntu. Now I need to completely remove Ubuntu and install Windows 7 only.
I tried to set the BIOS priority to DVD but nevertheless Ubuntu is taking ...
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How do I shrink a non-boot drive?
How do I go about shrinking a non-boot drive? I've read through all of the questions on here and can't find a thread similar to mine. I have a 931.51GB NTFS partition (D:/), and I'm trying to Shrink ...
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How To Reinstall Ubuntu on windows 7/ubuntu dual boot
I accidentially changed permissions on many many files in var/ file in ubuntu and now my ubuntu will not boot on system start. The generic purple background will load, but after 5 seconds, the normal ...
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In wubi installed ubuntu, is '/host' needed?
I had windows 7, and i installed ubuntu 10.04 with wubi. when i did it, it created a 17gb partition, with out putting much data in it. it is called 'New Volume' and it is mounted ad '/host', it is ...
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