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How do I install GRUB to a partiton and not MBR?
I am trying to dual boot Windows and Linux. I would like to continue using the Windows bootloader in my MBR.
I installed Windows 7 first. During the install I left some unallocated space that 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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Use Synergy with a dual monitor server
I am currently using synergy on my Windows machine and my raspberry pi. The Windows machine is the server and the raspberry pi is the client. The program works great except it doesn't realize that my ...
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How to get write access in guest os (linux) for raw disk (ext4) with virtualbox on Win7 host?
I created the vmdk-file as describe in Chapter 9. Advanced topics and added it to my guest vm. After it, I could mount the entire raw disk up in my linux guest vm. Now I can read the ext4 file system, ...
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Backing up a VirtualBox VM
I've got a VirtualBox Windows 7 virtual disk image (.vdi) disk.
This .vdi boots Linux 64 bit on my 32 bit ubuntu on a 64-bit
machine with virtualization enabled.
I have installed a lot of programs in ...
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Best file system to share between Linux, Mac, and Windows [duplicate]
I would like to put all my movies on an external harddrive so that I can watch them on any of my various computers (Mac, Linux, PC: all latest OSs, all 64-bit), and I would also like to be able to ...
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How best to partition an SSD boot drive and HDD storage drive for Windows and Linux
I'm not 100% sure if this question belongs here or the unix stack exchange.
I consulted the following thread(s) on superuser and while helpful don't answer my questions:
Dual Boot Windows 7 + Linux ...
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Can I dual boot Linux and Windows 7 but use the Windows bootloader instead of GRUB?
Is it possible to have the Windows bootloader point to Windows 7 and a Linux partition instead of using GRUB to point to Windows 7 and Linux?
Any links to tutorials, guides, or how-tos would be ...
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Data copied from NTFS drive to ext3 drive disappears upon reboot in Windows 7
I am trying to copy 500+ GB's of data from an NTFS formatted HDD to a ext3 formatted one. I am doing so from within Windows 7 Pro 64.
At first I was using Ext2 Volume Manager to mount the ext3 drive.
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How can I tell Windows or Linux to put a specific (PCI[e]) device into sleep/off (D3) state?
How can I tell Windows or Linux to power a specific device (e.g. USB controller, network card, video card) down, that is put it in the D3 state? From the very little I know about ACPI and such, the ...
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Set Windows to use system clock as UTC
While dual-booting Windows and Linux, Linux sets the system time to UTC, so Windows thinks it's midnight near mid-morning. Is there any other way to tell Windows to use UTC? I've seen the registry ...
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Windows can see Ubuntu Server printer, but can't print to it
I have an old desktop that I'm trying to set up as a home backup/print server. Backup was trivial, but am having issues getting the printing to work. The printer is connected to the server running ...
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Cloning to a smaller hard drive with DDRescue
I am currently working with a 700 GB Seagate hard drive that's beginning to fail. I'll call this "SDB" from now on. I'd like to clone it while I'm still able to.
However, the only hard drive that I ...
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Windows 7 / Linux Dual Boot Chkdsk Everytime
I have a problem with a dual boot win7/linux system.
Every time I boot in Linux, and then boot into win7, I have the annoying problem of windows 7 running a check disk.
Initially I dismissed it as ...
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How to I create an open smb share on a Windows 7 box?
I have a Windows 7 (Home Premium if that matters) box witch I want to set up a SMB share on for a network media player to play videos from. Ideally I would like this to be open so it can be copied ...
