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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:
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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 ...
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How do I configure VirtualBox to launch a VM from an external drive?
What steps do I need to take in order to use VirtualBox to access a CentOS 7 installation that is on a detached hard drive?
Here is the situation:
CentOS 7 and Windows 7 were installed on a PC ...
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Installing 64 bit CentOS using VirtualBox
I downloaded VirtualBox to a windows 8.1 machine by selecting the Windows (32-bit/64-bit) installer option at this link on the Oracle web ste. But when I try to create a new Virtual Machine using ...
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NTFS Partition on a USB Stick shows up as FAT32 and is unaccessible in Windows 8.1
Hi I have the following Problem:
I installed Tails on a 16GB USB Drive (Kingston DataTraveler SE9 G2) and then created an 8GB NTFS Partition (also tried FAT32) and then created an 4.6 GB encrypted ...
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Windows won't boot after trying to boot linux live usb
I've created a Linux Tails liveUSB with YUMI, and tried to boot it. I got to the main screen where you get to choose which distro you'd like to boot (since YUMI makes multiboot usb) but I chose the "...
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Dual boot openSUSE and Windows 8.1 on two separate PCIe SSDs
I have an X99 system with an Intel SSD 750 serving as the boot drive. Currently only Windows 8.1 is installed on it. My motherboard has an M.2 slot that I would like to use for a Samsung SM951 for an ...
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Deleted boot sector
I decided to delete my boot sector in GParted to stop the Windows partition on my HDD from booting (I have dual boot Ubuntu 14.04 and Windows 8.1). I am now only able to access the BIOS and a few ...
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How to backup chrome session manager extension on linux and windows?
I've found google chrome's profile in the file directory's of both linux and windows, but I can't find session manager amongst the extensions (and have my doubts that loading up the profile will work ...
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Install windows on external disk
I have a laptop (Zenbook UX32LN) with ElementaryOS system on it. I want to install Windows 8.1 on external usb HDD for gaming purposes - is it possible without interference in my linux installation? I'...
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Using Clipboard with Xfce and TightVNC
I'm having major difficulties in getting the clipboard (copy/paste) to work over my VNC connection. Setup:
Server: Ubuntu 14.04 with Xfce and TightVNCServer
Client: Windows 8.1 with TightVNCViewer
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Boot from Windows recovery image in VirtualBox
I moved from Windows 8.1 to openSUSE a while ago. Before doing so I made a full system backup image using the native Windows utility for it. Ultimately it created, amongst other things, 3 vhdx files ...
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VERR_ACCESS_DENIED error with Virutalised existing linux partition
I have installed both ubuntu 14.04 and windows 8.1 on my harddrive but due to certain circumstances I need to virtualize my linux partition. I have been able to login successfully into it but then ...
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Stop Windows 8.1 from removing Grub
I've got a relatively new HP Envy machine running Windows 8.1 that I want to run Ubuntu on. Installation works great and I'm all happy until I boot back into Windows, at which point grub is removed ...
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Can a Linux OS be installed on a Windows 8.1 tablet and co-exist with Windows 8.1?
Something like what desktop machine called 'Dual-boot', so can linux os (e.g. Ubuntu or Mozillux) can be installed in a Windows 8.1 tablet and co-exist with it and allow me to 'dual-boot' either one ...
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How to safely delete the second bootloader created by EasyBCD and leave GRUB?
I have two bootloaders now; I have the GRUB and the EasyBCD that I've created before the Linux was installed properly. After reinstalling Ubuntu for the second time, the GRUB came right, but now that ...
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Laptop (Windows 8.1) corrupts several usb keys
Since a few days ago, my brother's laptop (Win8.1) cannot recognize any usb drive (but works ok with peripherals such as his mouse and keyboard). The problem is that usb keys plugged onto his laptop ...
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Where is my EFI? Dual booting arch linux and windows 8.1
I will start by saying I have never used UEFI before and am still trying to understand.
So I have a 120GB SSD and a 1TB HDD.
Formated In this way.
Windows 8 is installed as C: and I want to ...
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Cannot enter Sudo password when controlling Linux Mint with Synergy
I am running synergy 1.6.2 on a windows 8.1 Pro computer as the "Server". I am running Synergy 1.6.2 as a "Client" on Mint 17.1. When I take control of the Mint computer and try to perform tasks that ...
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How do I securely mount a remote file system as a drive letter on Windows?
I have a NAS server running Linux, and I want to map it as a network drive on my Windows PC. Additionally, I want the connection between my Windows PC and NAS box to be secure (e.g. encrypted).
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Windows 8.1 cannot be started from grub2
today I decided to use linux again after installing Windows 8.1...
I've tried to boot one of the already existing Linux partitions on my computer but I wasn't successful.
So I installed PinguyOS (A ...
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Can't get Windows 8.1 to appear in loader list in GRUB
I have a Dell laptop with Win 8.1 preinstalled and wanted to dual boot to Linux. So I partitioned off 100gb of the main and only hard drive and installed Kali Linux (Debian 7). It asked if I wanted to ...
