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Trying to install a new OS on an HP Pavilion a6400f using a Cruzer flash drive with a Windows 8.1 iso file on it
Every time I try to install it, I open up the boot menu and it tells me which to boot from. The USB Flash Drive appears in the list, but when I press enter, it just blinks a white underscore over a ...
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Linux command on Windows produces rather unusual behavior
I have 4 text files, each with about 17 million rows (or lines, if you will). The files are named 1.txt, 2.txt, 3.txt and 4.txt. Text file 1.txt contains the following sample data;
0,0:
1,0:
2,0:
3,0:...
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How can I prevent Windows 8.1 overwriting my bootloader?
I have a dual-boot system with Trisquel GNU/Linux and Windows 8.1, using the GRUB bootloader. However, I am having a problem where, every time I boot into Windows, it seems to be overwriting GRUB, so ...
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Running a scripted program between a rapsberry pi and a laptop
What I have: A laptop(CPU: i7 6500U, RAM:8GB, OS: Windows 8.1) and a RPi Zero
What I know: Distributed computing is something that requires a lot of time and effort using special software such as ...
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Jon Erickson's book - bootable CD
Jon Erickson's interesting book on hacking contains a bootable Ubuntu linux-based CD that has preconfigured environment that would help the reader apply the code examples in the book. However, the CD ...
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How much disk space do I need for running Parrot OS?
I just git a notebook from my uncle. The notebook already has Windows 8 x64bit installed but I want to dual boot with Parrot OS. My hard disk is 27GB and has about 13GB of free space in a partition.
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Can I install Linux 64bit OS on VMware workstation player 12?
Simple question. My hardware/software setup is the following:
8GB RAM
2.5 GHz
Windows 8.1 64 bit
VMWare workstation player 12.
Can I install and run 64 bit Linux distributions on my setup? If yes, ...
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Linux Mint partition is visible in Windows 8.1
I have recently made some changes in my partitions as follows:
Previously, I had 3 drives named: C 150 GiB, D 400 GiB, E: 450 GiB
I installed Windows 8.1 and a partition manager software (EaseUS) on ...
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Upgrading to windows 8.1 on a dual-boot computer
I need to upgrade to windows 8.1 (from Windows 8), but when I use the windows store to upgrade I get error "application wasn't installed", and error code 80070002.
I am dual-booting with Linux (...
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How to update Hyper-V integration features in Fedora VM?
I have a virtual machine running Fedora 24 within Hyper-V on my Windows 8.1 physical machine. The summary panel on the machine says that my integration services need upgraded, but I cannot find a way ...
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Send ctrl+alt+numpad2 from Linux to a Windows 8.1 via rdesktop
How to send this combination without using the Virtual Keyboard on Windows?
I've already tried to toggle fullscreen on an off, and -K option do grab or do not grab keybindings, and -N to sync numlock ...
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Compatibility of Linux OS with Windows 8.1 [closed]
I have a Windows 8.1 64-bit i3 processor system. I have two questions to ask.
Firstly, I want to ask that which Linux operating system is best compatible with my current OS? Previously, I dual ...
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How do you fix time out error in Synergy?
I am trying to control my Ubuntu laptop with keyboard and mouse that I use with my Windows laptop. Everything works fine when I set up my Ubuntu laptop as a server and then connect to it with my ...
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Set up dual boot Debian (Mint LMDE) Linux + Windows 8.1 **without** efi
The specifics is that in my case Windows 8.1 is installed not in EFI mode: so the partition table is in msdos/fat format and there is no efi partition.
Unfortunately:
All how-tos and manuals I've ...
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How can I make a windows 8 recovery drive - CD - using Linux Fedora?
My HP 250G3 Windows 8(.1?) computer one day didn't boot - "Boot Device Not Found (...)"
The hard disk drive tests passed.
When I press F11 during startup, nothing happens. Now I have only a old Linux ...
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Ubuntu doesn't show hard drive partitions properly
I first had Windows 8.1 on my laptop installed and now I'm trying to add Ubuntu 15.10 and be able to dual boot. I have freed up some space and partitioned my hard drive for the Ubuntu installation.
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How large are Linux system files?
I'm looking to install Ubuntu (alongside pre-existing Win 8.1) but I'm wondering how much space is needed for the Ubuntu system file? cos right now I have only 20GBs left on my C:\ partition..
Also ...
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Ethernet (driver) failure. Windows blames BIOS but device works fine in Linux
I have a problem with an HP 655 Notebook that originally came with Windows 7 preinstalled, I made a backup to a local FTP server using a linux live USB, formatted it, and then installed Windows 8 (8.1)...
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Virtualization of Windows under the Linux
I have a problem. I am using dualboot on my laptop - Kubuntu and Windows 8.1.
/dev/sda1 - EFI partition, /dev/sda4 - Windows OS partition
# fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 698,7 GiB, 750156374016 bytes, ...
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Remove GRUB when Bootsect and Bootrec didn't work
I recently installed Ubuntu 15.04 in an external hard drive (let's call it HDD2), with an Acer Aspire E1-572G. It already had installed Windows 8.1 on its internal hard drive (let's call it HDD1).
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Replugging of one wired ethernet connection for three systems only working after a long wait
I'm living in a dorm house of more than 200 students and each room has one ethernet wall plug.
On my laptop I'm running Ubuntu and I also have a dual boot PC running Win 8 and Manjaro Linux.
I only ...
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500GB only showing 1.7GB in size after swapping it in and out of another PC to transfer files
I wanted to backup a hard disk drive so I pulled it out of PC 1 (Linux, OpenELEC 5) and put it in PC 2 (Windows 8.1). There was only media/data on the hard disk drive, no OS.
Files copied ...
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deleted linux mint from windows 8 dual boot reinstalled linux can't make it work
I have a lenovo g710 laptop with windows 8.1 preinstalled.I made a dual boot with linux mint and everything was ok.Then i did something in linux terminal and when i restarted the pc linux wouldn't ...
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How to make a partition in Windows for a Linux distribution?
I've tried to find out how to do this without success. I want to make a partition that will be available for a Linux distribution to use when I install it, so I can set up a dual boot.
I have a ...
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How to remove GRUB from Windows 8.1?
Awhile back ago I had installed Fedora 21 on my PC (with trouble of course). Anyways, fast forward today, I get tired of the dual boot (grub) screen and decide to wipe my linux partition thinking that ...
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To which extent will bitlocker affect my boot chain
My laptop has the following setup:
uefi (no secure boot)
gpt ssd
custom bootmanager (refind, similar to grub)
leading to windows 8.1 (via windows bootloader) and a varying linux distro (via grub)
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Windows 8.1 dual-boot with openSUSE boot failure
I already have Windows 8.1 on my newly built PC and wanted to dual-boot with openSUSE. I wrote the install image to a USB, but the install kept hanging so I used network install (also written to a ...
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Installing linux on unallocated partition
That's my HD. I want to install Elementary OS (Ubuntu based) on that unallocated partition without loosing Windows or any other partition.
I tried to make a new partition out of it in gparted but it ...
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Linux printer proxy server
I have an old laser printer I found for $7 at a thrift store (Dell 3100). However, the drivers are not compatible with Windows 8.1, which my main PC runs. (I tried to install it anyways and it ...
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cannot connect with Remote desktop in windows 8.1 using RDP file
I am having difficultie connecting to a remote computer using my dell notebook with windows 8.1
I have connected to this computer many times before using Linux (Remmina and/or KRDC) without any ...