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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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How to fix accidentally deleting EFI partitions on dualboot windows 7 and linux
TL; DR: How to fix EFI partitions that accidently deleted and cause windows 7 gone from dual boot
What happend: So recently im dualbooting windows 7 with linux zorin os (based on ubuntu) and tried to ...
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Force ICH7-M AHCI mode works in Linux with grub2 and setpci, not in Windows
This is my first post, forgive me if I am in the wrong place or if my post is considered inappropriate.
I have borrowed the idea from numerous Mac user forums, after I added a SSD disk to my Sony VAIO ...
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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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backup Linux partitions from within Windows 7
So I have Grub Loader installed with Windows and Debian installations.
If I use windows 7 backup to make an image backup of the drive will it also backup the other partitions and software?
In other ...
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Applying theme on GNU GRUB 2.06 for windows
Hello everyone is there anyway to make gnu grub themes working in windows? I setup the Gnu grub 2.06 for windows (not grub2win) but I'm confused how to setup a theme which was easy in linux by adding
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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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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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Stuck in Grub Rescue
I had a dual boot laptop which I had to fix, so I figured I just had to delete the Linux partitions and reinstall Windows.
After formatting the Linux partitions and rebooting to reinstall Windows I ...
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Is it possible to create an entire windows enviroment on an external hardrive? [duplicate]
I have dual booted Windows and Linux before and I am aware virtual environments exist, however I was curious recently. If I have a 1 tb 'wd elements' external hard drive, could I download and install ...
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cannot start BIOS instead grub o.4.4 menu appears. im trying to boot pop!_os from a USB, any ideas?
am i pressing the wrong key to start BIOS ive tried all f1,f2 etc?
OS Name Microsoft Windows 7 Home Basic
Version 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System ...
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What is the expected outcome of installing Windows 7 in BIOS mode onto a GPT drive [duplicate]
I'd like to start by saying that i am fully aware that windows 7 is no longer supported, and i am also aware of the implications of running an outdated vulnerable operating system on my physical ...
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Multi-Booted Ubuntu, Win7, Win10 - Windows 10 boot menu not working correctly
A few weeks ago I multi-booted my computer with Ubuntu, Windows 7 and Windows 10. It has been working fine until now. Here is the issue:
I turn on my computer and the GRUB 2 OS select screen appears. ...
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Bootloader can't detect Deepin OS
I installed Deepin OS using Deepin boot maker and it installed successfully. After installation there was Reboot Now option. I pressed on this but bootloader didn't detect Deepin OS. But I could boot ...
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os-prober fail to find Windows 10
I got 2 hard drives
Samsung nvme SSD (Linux)
Kingston SSD (Windows 10)
Boot options:
Storage: UEFI
Fast Boot: Disabled
Firmware options
Boot menu
This is working:
Fist I installed Arch Linux to ...
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Can't install Windows 7 from USB (GRUB)
After 7 years of using windows 7 i decided to reinstall because it slowed down considerably. Used Rufus to create a USB using the ISO that i used to install it in 2013. But now when i try to boot ...
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Dual-boot windows 7 + linux black screen during boot
Currently I am encountering an issue with my dual-boot (Windows 7/Fedora) Dell laptop.
Few days ago when i was doing some works using Fedora, the system was suddenly frozen. From then, when I turn on ...
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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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installing Mint GRUB on: the HDD (with Win7), or, on the Caddy SSD (with Mint19.1)?
++ I am a beginner, I need your help please, to illustrate this issue:-
++ In the case of dual Boot, with Win7 (on HDD of an old Laptop, Ram = 2+1) as primary, and Mint19.1 (on Caddy SSD) as ...
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I enabled Bitlocker on Win7 and now I can't boot Windows from Grub (Linux works). How to recover?
I have a computer that was setup to dualboot between Win7 and Kali linux using Grub, which worked fine. Now I enabled Bitlocker on the Win7-partition and now it won't boot. The error message is ...
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Installed XP after 7. Repair bootloader
I've installed Windows 7 and then XP (unfortunately in this order). Off course, now I have not access to Win 7 inside bootloader. Win XP starts automatically.
I'm trying to find an easiest way to ...
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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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Remove boot option in Windows Boot Manager that is not listed in bcdedit
I've accidentally installed grub2win in order to configure a multiboot setup witch a Linux distro. I've figured out that the correct way is to create an EFI partition and install the 'real' GRUB. This ...
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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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Move Windows 7 (OEM) into Virtualbox on ubuntu
I got a laptop with pre-installed windows 7, and kept using this for some time along with ubuntu in dual-boot-mode.
Now I want to move the windows-7-installation into a virtual-box, running in ...
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How to get rid of grub boot loader from external HDD
For a while, I tried Linux Ubuntu as my OS. Like any OS, Linux has its drawbacks, some of which are a big issue for me. So I went back to Windows 7.
To prevent modifications to my system while I was ...
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How to install Windows 7 from SSD?
I need to install Windows 7 from SDD (since I don't have optical drive nor a USB stick). I currently have Linux Mint 18. What I already have done:
Created 7000 MB NTFS partition.
Copied there 4.7 GB ...
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OS boot manager runs instead of grub (legacy boot)
I installed windows 7 and Kali Linux in my laptop, but when I turn on the computer, it starts Windows automatically. For Kali to start, I have to enter the boot order menu, and select laptop hard disk ...
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EFI Partition Corrupted
I've got my hands on a laptop that went down several linux installation and has now a corrupted boot configuration with a mix of EFI/MBR grub configs.
For starter when I turn it on it says:
Booting ...
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Move Windows Boot Loader to another disk where Windows 7 is installed
For the last two days, I have been trying and searching for a way to boot Windows 7 from the new disk.
My disk configuration is as follows:
Disk 0 - Multi boot/multi portioned 1 TB HDD - Windows and ...
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Ubuntu types... Need to fix win 7 from in my dual boot Mint 17.1. Read write screen of death
Not sure what else to say. My Linux Mint knowledge is very peicemeal but i can do some scripting and have hacked my win 7 before from within Mint.
Am sure it can't be too hard to fix the memory ...
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How to install Grub Loader correctly
I recently tried to install Linux Mint on my PC having installed Windows 7, after that what I noticed, one partition of my hard drive is invisible, means Linux has been installed, but when I try to ...
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How to dual boot Linux Mint 18.1 along with windows 7?
I recently installed Linux Mint 18.1, the latest stable release, on top of Windows 7. The installation went well. However, windows 7 is not listed in the boot loader at all even though I have access ...
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Windows + Ubuntu Triple Boot — Keyboard doesn't work in Windows 7
I have a triple boot of Windows 7, 10 and Ubuntu 16.04.2. I had to reinstall Windows because of corrupted drivers that could not be fixed manually. After I finished the install, I booted into Ubuntu ...
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Windows 7 Installation booting goes black
Windows 7 Installation goes black and blank when trying to boot it.
This started happening after I installed Linux and GRUB. GRUB shows Windows 7 and Linux as options, but Windows 7 needs the ...
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Linux + Windows dualboot, both encrypted
i want to dualboot w7 32bit and arch linux (antergos) on an old netbook (lenovo s10-3). I've installed windows but i need some help with next steps.
I found this guide that i plan to roughly follow:
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Uninstalling Kali Linux 2.0 from dual boot
I recently installed Kali Linux 2.0 along with genuine Windows 7 Home Basic.
But now I want to remove Kali, I thought to remove it by just formatting the partition in which Kali is installed, but the ...
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Windows 7 black screen dual boot
I have a computer with Debian and Windows 7 installed in dual boot. When I turn it on I get the normal motherboard screen, then the GRUB screen and from there I can run Debian without any problems. ...
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Trying to install Ubuntu 16.10 to dual-boot with existing Windows 7, getting fatal "Unable to install GRUB in /dev/sda" error
As the title says, I'm trying to install Ubuntu 16.10 so that I can dual-boot Ubuntu alongside my existing Windows 7 installation. I'm installing from a USB drive and I keep getting the error:
Unable ...
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Migrating Windows 7 from BIOS-MBR to BIOS+GPT
I have a BIOS-based system running Windows 7 on a MBR partitioned 1TB HDD.
This HDD is partitioned as following:
P0: 60 GB NTFS for Windows and Program files
P1: 940 GB NTFS for data
As this disk is ...
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Install windows 7 on the 2nd disk, gives 'hd1 cannot get C/H/S values
I had a hd0(SSD, GPT), installed Ubuntu.
Now I wanted to install Windows 7 on hd1(HDD, MBR), the 4th primary partition(labeled boot flag).
I tried to install with the original Windows 7 iso. It ...
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how to remove menu or change TIMEOUT for selecting OS (Windows 7) in grub boot manager / bootloader?
when I power on my notebook (Lenovo V580c) this window appears:
and the TIMEOUT for selecting one of them is 30 seconds.
there is only windows 7 on this laptop (in addition to default FreeDOS that ...
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On system boot, Grub is not letting me to choose between Operating systems but it does on system restart
he issue is when the system is booted for the first time, my Grub shows Ubuntu 16.04 as well as Windows 7 but it is not letting me to choose between operating system and boots Ubuntu.
On System ...
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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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