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How to configure dual boot in Windows 7 UEFI setup menu
How to configure dual boot in Windows 7 boot menu, to boot Linux from external USB SSD drive? Asus X55A laptop, with UEFI firmware interface, Win 7 Home. Can't figure out how to configure that from ...
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How to stop Windows misplacing secondary GPT during booting?
My desktop has one (and only) 3TB hard drive with 5 partitions: 1. EFI, 2. Windows 7 SP1 (64-bit), 3. HP Factory Recovery partition, 4. a NTFS for data storage, and 5. Ubuntu 18.04.2 (64-bit). GRUB (v....
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I think I totally deleted a very important folder and I'm freaking out. How can I go back to old restore points?
So I bought a new Notebook and installed Linux on it because I never used it and I wanted to try it. I used it for about two weeks before giving up yesterday and installing Windows 7, Linux is not for ...
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How to link a 64bit dll file on linux using mingw
I try to compile and link a *.c file (to use with the jni) on linux to target windows 64bit with mingw-w64. I do
x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc -I"path/to/headers" -shared -o output.dll input.c
Everything ...
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VMware Workstation 15 Copy/Paste from Windows 7 Guest to Manjaro Linux Host is not working
When I try to Copy/Paste from a Windows 7 guest OS to the Manjaro Linux Host OS, I get the following error:
Screenshot 1
I then searched for that directory in the file system of the Host OS, I found ...
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Recovering NTFS after erroneous mount as Software RAID
I did something very stupid because I did not back up before performing such operations, but I am trying to restore what I can restore.
We had a server which has malfunctioning motherboard. It had ...
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Does a virtual machine inherit the security features of its host?
I have a question about virtual machines.
If I run a Windows 7 or 10 virtual machine inside a Linux host, will the Windows machine inherit the security of the Linux host, or should I take all the ...
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Why can tgz be opened on Linux box but not on Windows?
I've received a Tar/GZipped file that was created on an embedded Linux device.
The file can be extracted perfectly fine on a Linux desktop if I run something like tar zxf myFile.tgz. The file ...
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Execute exe as admin through cygwin
I am executing an exe in Windows 7 by logging into it from cygwin.
How do i execute it as admin?
Here is the command:
cd /cygdrive/c/autopkg_full
env "CommonProgramFiles(x86)"="C:\Program Files (x86)...
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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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Possible alternatives to dual-booting and virtualization?
I am primarily a Linux user (Linux Mint). I am also a college student at an online school. My school requires that I install a remote access client (LogMeIn or GoToMeeting) so they can proctor me ...
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PC won't identify Linux Live USB. "non-system disk or disk error replace and strike any key when ready"
I installed Mint 19.1 Cinnamon and it was working poorly. The USB port were not identifying flash drives. I tried lots and lots of things (really, lots of possibilities), but nothing worked. Then I ...
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My computer won't boot, and I don't have another device to install usb repair tools
So, I recently uninstalled Linux on my Hp Elitebook 8570p. It came installed with Windows 7, so, I booted into windows 7 to delete the Linux partition. When I restarted my computer, it won't start! I ...
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Free up space in disk that installed Linux from another disk that installed Windows?
I installed both Ubuntu 16.04 and Windows on my Laptop, but on different disk partitions.
I accidentally used up all space on the Linux disk when I set up a PostgreSQL database on it, and tried to ...
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Repairing Corrupted Windows 7 USB/Internet Drivers from Linux Boot
I have a Windows 7 Pro computer for which all drivers (internet, USB, COM) are corrupted or missing. I was able to use a PS2 keyboard to go into to the computer and confirm this.
I then tried the ...
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Shell script execute permission not preserved on Windows VM guest in Cygwin
I have a Ubuntu machine that is running a windows 7 VM. I am using VMware workstation 15 pro. My home directory is shared with the VM and is mapped as a network drive on the Windows guest.
I have a ...
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No sound in Windows 7 Virtualbox VM running on Linux Host
When I install one of the 90-day Windows 7 trial VMs for Virtualbox on an Ubuntu 16.04 host, everything works fine except sound. The Device Manager shows an unknown audio device, but can't find any ...
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installing fedora 28 on laptop gives error disk sda already reached maximum allowed number of primary partitions
I tried installing fedora on my laptop which had Windows 7 pre installed I wanted to have a dual boot system boot things were not clear so I could not do it. I then later tried to proceed only with ...
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Repair windows 7 installation in Mac (bootcamp)
Recently I tried to install Linux (Debian distribution) in a Mac device which have windows 7 installed too. I did it worng (now I know it) because I did it through windows 7 so, when I restarted, ...
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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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Reinstall windows on peppermint
Someone I know who has windows 7 was put on peppermint but after using it they decided they didn’t like it and wanted to go back to windows. Is it possible to re-install windows on a peppermint ...
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Installing a math software on Oracle Virtualbox
I am new to the Oracle Virtualbox world and linux. I am currently in need to install the software here https://www.math.ucdavis.edu/~latte/software.php in Oracle Virtualbox running linux and I use ...
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Same computer, mouse axis rotated 90 degrees no matter what OS is booted
My PC turned off suddenly due to blackout. When I turned it back on, the USB mouse axes were rotated 90 degrees to the right.
It's a dual boot (Windows/Linux) system, but no matter which one is ...
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Computer will not boot into OS after installed Graphics Driver
Here are the computer specs.
Intel DH67BL, 3.4 ghz i7,
32 GB DDR3 2333 mHz,
750W EVGA PSU,
EVGA GTX 980 Ti Kingpin.
I've been trying to get this graphics card running for a few days, but to no avail....
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Blinking Cursor when trying to install Xubuntu in VirtualBox
I'm attempting to get an Xubuntu VM running with VirtualBox 5.2.14 on Windows 7 (Lenovo E550). I downloaded an Xubuntu iso which I believe is 32bit (18.04-desktop-i386).
Here were my VM settings. ...
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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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How to Connect and Send Commands to Windows 7 / Server Using RDP Command Line?
I am trying to automate connections to a windows 7 / Server box using RDP and from there I want to be able to use putty from command line and issue some commands on the linux box.
The output should ...
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Feasibility of using 2 separate hard drives to run Windows OR Linux on laptop
I have a Lenovo T430 running Windows 7 Pro, Core i7, integrated graphics, 500GB SSD.
I am in school, an advanced beginner learning to program, and developing in multiple environments depending on the ...
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Laptop shutsdown suddenly while windows load
My laptop keep shutting down suddenly when windows 7 is loading, two weeks ago it was powering off few minutes after system login but now i even can't see windows login page. It is happening ...
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Slow Phone USB 3.0 Speeds on Windows 7, but not Linux
Phone: Pixel XL
Cable Used: anker powerline+ (https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Powerli.../dp/B01GN0M6NE)
When copying the same file from my labtop using linux i can copy in about 2mins (3gb movie)
On ...
