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Can two users simultaneously share one pc
It's easy to have multiple user accounts on one computer and even switch between accounts without logging off. It is also possible to have more than one display connected to a single computer.
Is it ...
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Can I boot Linux from a VHD?
Is there some way to boot a Linux system from a VHD in Windows 7?
If there is a way, how do I put it there in the first place?
EDIT: To clarify, I'm not trying to run Linux in a VM. I'm trying to ...
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Is there a quick/automatic way to change monitor brightness at night on Windows 7 or Linux?
I'm a fairly nocturnal creature by nature, but life requires me to spend more time during the bright hours of day. I also have a visual impairment which makes it that my eyes take a very long time to ...
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Setting up a multiseat configuration
I am trying to set up a multiseat computer configuration. In this arrangement, I have a laptop with an external keyboard, mouse, and monitor connected. I would like to allow two user sessions to be ...
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What causes windows 7 activation requests?
The statement: "You must activate windows within 3 days to continue using all windows features." often pops up in my notifification area on Windows 7.
My windows are legal and I have activated them ...
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Dual boot Linux with Windows 7
I am trying to recover an installation of Linux on my machine, preferably without having to reinstall Linux (and possibly Windows) altogether.
I have installed Pear OS first, and then installed ...
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How To Get Windows To Stop Assuming Precedence Over GRUB?
I have a SATA hard drive with an MS DOS MBR partition table, an ext4 Linux-based OS, an NTFS Windows 7, and an extended partition. I was happily using my ext4 partition for quite some time, but grew ...
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What is the danger of inserting and browsing an untrusted USB drive?
Suppose someone wants me to copy some files to their USB stick. I'm running fully-patched Windows 7 x64 with AutoRun disabled (via Group Policy). I insert the USB drive, open it in Windows Explorer ...
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How to use X11 forwarding with PuTTY
I have a VM with RHEL 5 without an X server. My host has Windows 7.
I need to connect to the VM and redirect the X11 output of the commands to my host.
I know that if my host were a GNU/Linux ...
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Can't boot from USB - even with BIOS set correctly
I can't boot from USB even though the BIOS is set to boot from USB first. Windows Boot manager somehow seems to be taking precedence. I have Windows 7, Linux Mint and Ubuntu installed on my hard-drive....
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How to unmark an NTFS cluster as bad?
How do I unmark clusters as bad in NTFS?
Background
I mistakenly ran
>chkdsk /R
on my SSD, where
/R: Locates bad sectors and recovers readable information (implies /F)
/F: Fixes errors on ...
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What are the nuisances of creating a bootable Windows 7 USB drive from linux with ms-sys or dd?
I have been reading some web pages and posts (here and in other forums) about how to create a Windows 7 installation USB media from linux (to install Windows 7)
I asked in TechNet about this, and I ...
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Dual Boot Windows 7 + Linux on 2 separate SSD + Data HDD
I'm about to build myself a new machine (to replace my old Celeron, yes you can laugh :P) and I want to be able to dual boot on Windows 7 (mostly for games) and Linux (development/programing). I'm a ...
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Linux Won't Boot From Option in Windows Boot Manager
I have a pre-existing option to boot from (Windows 7), and a also made a Linux option which was made from Easy BCD.
I'm able to load Linux when I click on Windows 7 (When my external HDD with it is ...
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Linux on UEFI - how to reboot to the UEFI setup screen like Windows 8 can?
makeuseof.com explains that Windows 8 certified hardware has a new way to enter the UEFI setup screen (equivalent to BIOS). From How To Access The BIOS On A Windows 8 Computer:
No longer do we ...
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Buy old Windows version now and still get the upgrade for free?
We have a little office for our local sports club here. In this office we have three PCs which are all running on Ubuntu.
Because all of the PC users in this office are not that well educated in ...
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Can Bitlocker be used in a dual boot system with Windows on one drive, Linux on another?
My workplace allows for remote logins to the company network, with certain prerequisites for securing a computer before making the connection, one of which is that Windows must be used to make the ...
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How do I disable indexing in a specific directory across multiple platforms?
I have some files that will be accessed across several platforms (Mac OS X and Windows 7 mainly, but I wouldn't rule out Linux in the future) and I do not want these files indexed by the search ...
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passthrough graphics card to virtualbox
So I'm trying to get my laptops NVIDIA fx 880m to pass to a virtual box running window seven on a linux mint 17 install.
So far everything seems to be (maybe) heading in the right direction:
the ...
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Why is 64 bit Ubuntu not recomended for daily usage?
I am just in the process of setting up a new laptop which came with Windows 7 64 bit installed. I am going to set it up to dual boot Windows 7 and Ubuntu. When I went to get the Ubuntu download I ...
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Encrypt an external hard drive with read+write access on both Windows and Linux
I've used NTFS+Bitlocker in the past for USB external hard drives, and it's easy to use in read+write on Windows.
But it's less easy to use on Linux: NTFS read+write requires ntfs-3g (which some ...
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How do I install Windows 7 (with Intel RST) and Linux to dual boot on a Dell XPS 15?
I have recieved a new $work laptop, a Dell XPS 15 with a 128GB mSATA drive and a a 1TB 5400 HDD. It came with Windows 8 installed, which is not supported by my employer and must be re-installed with ...
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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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Windows won't sleep after booting from grub
I recently added a second hard drive to my computer and I am using it do dual-boot Linux (Ubuntu 12.04) with Windows 7. Both hard drives are SATA. I am using the default grub bootloader on my second ...
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Is it possible to create bootable linux on USB drive using windows command line?
we can create bootable windows 7 on usb drive(here) using windows command line, is it possible to create bootable linux using windows command line? ( i.e. not using any software)
I've entered the ...
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How do I remove a Linux partition and expand the Windows partition to consume the Linux partition space?
I partitioned my hard drive to dual boot Linux Mint 9 and Windows 7. Now I'd like to remove the Linux Mint partition (and increase the size of the Windows 7 partition).
I've Googled for some ...
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How to make a bootable windows USB in Kali Linux
When I tried to boot my PC into Windows 10 I got a screen with a sad face saying unmountable_boot_volume.
After searching it said I needed a Windows 10 USB or CD which I do not have.
I still have ...
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How to get Windows 7 back after installing Ubuntu (Linux) [closed]
My friend borrowed my laptop for a while and when he gave it back he said he replaced Windows 7 with Ubuntu. I asked him to switch it back simply because I prefer Windows. He claims not to know how. I ...
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Turning unallocated space into an NTFS partition
I want to dual boot Ubuntu and Windows 7. Here's my GParted configuration:
I want to set all the unallocated space to use the NTFS system so I can store my media files.
dev/sda1 is MBR
dev/sda2 is ...
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How to delete the bootloader
I dualboot my pc, windows 7 64 bit, and some linux distro, nowadays i'm using crunchbang.
I once had a problem, i lost my bootloader so i created one using easybcd. Later on, i installed a linux ...
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