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Arch & Windows 7 dual boot
I installed windows 7 then arch in virtualbox.
When I finished arch installation, windows 7 did not show in grub.
So I thought maybe the boot file of windows are corrupted/missing. I ran the windows ...
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Is it possible for GRUB2 to boot directly into Windows 7 skipping the boot menu?
GRUB2 boots to Windows 7 by chainloading the BCD. BCD is usually is installed in the System Reserved Partition without drive letter.
Example:
Partition 1 - Ubuntu & GRUB2 bootmanager installed, ...
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GRUB + Windows 7: Windows 7 can't sleep or hibernate
sorry for my bad english,
I installed GRUB on the MBR to have a dual boot on a Windows 7/Kubuntu PC. After doing this, the dual boot works fine, but I cannot put Windows 7 to sleep mode (the screen ...
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from what I read, "grub>" is a linux-thing, so how come it appeared on my pc?
Ok, here's what I get when trying to boot into my Windows 7 Ultimate installation:
First, there's something about SLIC LOADER v 1.4.6, followed by a bunch of non informative information and a ...
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Mismatch in time in Windows while dualbooting
I installed 32 bit Ubuntu 14.04 LTS alongside my Windows 7 OS in my MSI GX70. I found that my Windows time is always 2 hours ahead of the actual time. My Ubuntu version shows the correct time. So I ...
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After running windows 7 on dual boot system (with Ubuntu 14.04), machine does not reach GRUB
I did the following:
Partitioned my C drive
Installed Ubuntu 14.04 from USB .iso
After my computer failed to boot, I used the boot repair disk, live from USB, to fix. This fixed the issue.
I started ...
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Dual-boot windows 7 and Antergos Linux. Windows will only boot some times
Not long ago i clean installed windows 7 on ,y laptop. I then installed Antergos for dual-booting. Then windows chould not boot so i used boot-repair to fix it. When i now go in to grub to boot ...
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grub - Keyboard stuck in GRUB
I have dual booted Windows 7 and Ubuntu 14.04. I have Intel DH67BL motherboard which does not support PS/2 keyboard,mouse and am using Logitech K120 USB 2.0 keyboard.
I have set GRUB to load Windows 7 ...
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How can I boot into Ubuntu where grub was removed?
Here's my situation:
I installed Ubuntu on my work laptop on a partition before IT implemented whole hard drive encryption via bitlocker. I had to do some quick work when IT announced they were ...
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Windows can't boot after Samsung Recovery Solution 5 restored it
This is the story:
I have (or should I say had?) Windows 7 "home basic" edition, service pack 1 installed (preinstalled from factory). One day I installed two Linux OS: First Debian 8.3 Jessie and ...
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How do I fix my MBR after removing dual boot OS?
I have a PC which I cannot boot into anymore. I really really don't want to reinstall the OS on it. (I don't want to lose the data and, besides, it's Christmas week.)
The PC has an SSD which had ...
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Remove Old Grub Loader From Second Drive Without Linux (Windows 7)
I have two drives. One small SSD which windows 7 is installed on. One terrabyte hard drive from ages ago. It has all my data and steam games. I just got a new motherboard and CPU so I reinstalled ...
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Too many Windows 7 option on GRUB
When I boot my Laptop, with a dual boot Ubuntu 14.04 / Windows 7 PRO, I've noticed that I can select from 4 different Windows 7 options, instead the one and only I had some days ago.
Some of those ...
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Can't install Windows 10 from Windows 7 PRO
I'm trying to upgrade my Windows 7 laptop, a Dell Latitude 3540, with a dual boot with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
When I try to upgrade it, and it reboot, I'll select the Windows OS from GRUB, and then the ...
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Lenovo W540 w/ Dualboot Win7/Ubuntu 15.04 restarts 3 seconds after Grub
I have a Lenovo W540 which is almost 3 years old and has served me well so far.
2 weeks ago I finally got around to reinstall Ubuntu on it and I went with 15.04 (previously I had an old version on it ...
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