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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 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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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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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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Dual boot Win8.1 and Linux mint messed up
I have the following setup:
sda: 1 partition for win programs (NTFS),
1 partition for data (NTFS),
1 partition for Linux Mint (ext4),
1 swap partition
sdb: 64gb SSD with W8.1 ...
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Mint 17 and Windows 8.1 Dual Boot: No EFI partition
I am working on the installation for Mint 17 and need to understand what is going on with my Windows 8.1 booting. Here is an image showing all partitions from Windows:
As you can see the EFI patition ...
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dual-boot of mint and windows 8.1 doesnt work - mint doesnt appear
I got a new laptop and installed Linux Mint 17 MATE and Windows 8.1. I want to use dual-boot so that I can choose at start-up which OS will appear. Now only the Windows appears and I dont get asked to ...
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Block/hide partition for Windows
I have a notebook w/ Win8.1 installed, and Linux alongside it in it's own partition.(duh)
The thing is, I don't want the Windows system to be able to put crap on the Linux partition. I'd like to set ...
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