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Restore Windows Image Backup file from a live Linux session
I have a Windows Image Backup file created from within Windows. However, the Windows installation media refuses to read the drive it's on (USB 3, Win7, doesn't want to work). Instead, I was wondering ...
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Syncing folders and files between a Windows and Linux system
I want to sync some folders between my Windows 7 and Ubuntu computers. However, I don't want to sync everything inside each of the folder. I want to be able to choose which subfolders and files inside ...
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How to list all files on Windows OS partition from a Linux OS?
I have Windows and Fedora Linux on dual boot in my laptop.
There are files on my Windows OS that seem to be hidden ...
I know Linux can see EVERYTHING on a Windows disk partition.
How can I list, ...
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Restore Windows on Ubuntu [duplicate]
A few years back, my parents gave me a Windows 8 laptop. After years and years of messing with the poor thing, I got it to a hardly working point, and it seemed Windows hardly even worked on it ...
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Does using the windows repair disk to repair the MBR after uninstalling Ubuntu partitions delete your files and programs?
After reading the articles How to Uninstall a Linux Dual-Boot System From Your Computer and How to Manually Repair Windows 7 Boot Loader Problems (on howtogeek.com) in order to uninstall Ubuntu on a ...
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simple setup for a local area with 4 vlans
I need to set up 2 lan ports on my pfsense to each be a member of 4 vlans (10,20,30,40) with each vlan having a separate gateway ( 10.10.1.1, 10.20.1.1, 10.30.1.1 and 10.40.1.1). I would like hosts ...
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Windows Browser to Open Files Having Linux Path Names
I have several Linux machines and one Windows 7 machine. I sync my Firefox bookmarks between all machines by syncing the "places.sqlite" file among all platforms.
On the Linux machines, I have a ...
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How do I image a external disk with a linux install and restore it to a smaller external disk [closed]
I have a bootable 1T external USB disk but only have a Linux OS and few other things on it. It is only used about 50GB. I have another 500GB external USB disk. I am thinking transfer the state of the ...
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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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Dell Latitude 620 Blank screen after booting up, running with win 7 ultimate
I'm using windows 7 ultimate in dell latitude d620 and the screen is blank after booting. Can anyone suggest me how to resolve it
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Linux virtual machines unable to connect to the Internet (Virtual Box)
I'm having difficulties connecting to the Internet from *NIX virtual machines. I have a whonix gateway and workstation, and a kali linux virtual machine running in Sun's Virtual Box. The network ...
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Does Windows needs its own boot partition when dual booting?
My laptop comes with Windows 7. There was 100MB NTFS partition. I decided to remove it and use it as a /boot partition. After installing Archlinux and Syslinux, Windows didn't boot from syslinux. It ...
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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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How to change long file names (created in linux) in windows?
I have copied some data from my Linux machine to my external hard disk. When I want to read some files on my Windows machine, I can't open it. I get the below error
The specified path does not exist
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Lenovo laptop keyboard acts as if key is stuck [duplicate]
For the past year or so, my Lenovo W530 laptop has intermittently decided that I'm holding down the 'z' key. The key was never physically stuck; indeed, I could double the rate at which it typed z's ...
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