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  1. Windows 8 Unexpected Ubuntu Boot: How Did I End Up Back in Linux?

    Hi I was just on my computer booted into Ubuntu from a Flash Drive, I have to say it works pretty well, loads fast etc. The surprise was that when I was done I shut down my computer, removed the flash drive, and rebooted back into what I though would be Windows and it booted back into Ubuntu...
  2. Windows 7 Cannot Get Windows to Install

    I've tried for the past two days issuing everything I know to get a copy of Windows running on my computer. Things to know: -I'm planning on dual-booting with Linux. -It is a desktop. -I have access to a Linux machine that is currently running. -I have the Digital River copy of Home Premium x64...
  3. Windows 7 Accidental Shutdown During CHKDSK: Is My Dual-Boot Laptop Bricked?

    I have a dual-boot system between Windows 7 and Kubuntu. When I forgot that Windows 7 is the default operating system, I left my computer running at the boot menu to go get a drink of water. When I got back, I realized my mistake and also realized that CHKDSK was running at a horrifically slow...
  4. Windows 8 Windows 8 won't shut down

    Hi, I removed the Windows' boot menu with some terminal commands I can't recall now. I managed to do it, but now my Windows, instead of shutting down, I think it suspends. I still able to reboot it through. I would appreciate some help solving this problem.
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    Windows XP Remove entry from boot menu?

    Hello, This is my first post here. Maybe this is a silly question but I couldn't figure out to solve it by myself. Until some time ago I had two HDs on my system, being Windows XP at a SATA and Windows 7 at an old IDE. Recently I upgraded my motherboard to a new model that doesn't support IDE...
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    Windows XP .net framework files missing?

    On xp media centre edition, tried factory restore from F10 boot menu but there's no .net framework files, will i have to download these individually? Or can i retrieve them somehow? Also after the factory restore, all the files, data and shortucts from games and programs i had previously are...
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    Windows 8 Stuck at Boot Menu/App Menu.

    Ok, so I brought my Toshiba laptop over to a friends house last night. We did some gaming, and everything was fine and acting normal. This morning, I packed up and when I got home, started up my laptop. A black screen with a window popped up with boot menu and app menu on it. Under the Boot...
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    Windows 7 boot manager for bootable virtual hard drive not present

    Hi, I hope someone can help me. I required a second copy of win7 for testing purposes. I created a bootable virtual hard drive with win7 installed on it. However when I restart my pc, there is no boot manager present. I always have to press F11 to enter into the boot menu and then choose the...
  9. Windows 8 Question for Drew, of anyone who knows about Asus computers?

    Hi My wife has a new Asus X750j Laptop. I've spent the last day and a half setting it up. Now I want to make a system image of the C:\ drive using Paragon. I do this from a bootable DVD, but it isn't set to boot to the DVD first in the boot order. I've looked and looked and I can't find a way...
  10. Windows Vista Vista Stater, Boot/Recovery Crash

    Hello! Got problems with Start up. I decided to copy all DLL files from RecoveryCD System32 to the %windir%\System32 in hope it will help to start it. Now it does'nt matter what I chose in the Boot Menu ... it always boots a Start-up Recovery like if it was from a Recovery Boot CD. I tried to...
  11. Windows 7 Expanding Boot Options on ASRock 890 FX Deluxe 4: Is It Possible?

    My motherboard (ASRock 890 FX Deluxe 4) only has space for 4 hard drives in the boot priority section, which also controls how many drives are listed in the BBS Popup Menu. At the moment, that is adequate, because one of my 5 internal drives is nothing more than storage for backup images, and...
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    Windows 7 How to add a second Win7 (on different partition) to BootManager menu?

    I have a "main" partition which contains my main "Win 7" system. Occasionally I want to boot a second Win 7 from another primary partition. When I hit at boot time <F4> I get into the Win BootManager menu. But unfortuantely there is only my main Win7 listted. The other Win7 is NOT listed...
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    Windows 7 Balls'd it all up with Ubuntu on spare drive. I want Win7 back

    A few weeks ago I tried out an Ubuntu installation, just to see if it met my requirements. I have all I need on Win7 but being the adventurous type and already having tried and dismissed Win8 I thought I'd try Ubuntu. My machine has 4 hard drives and one of them had shown up as not available and...
  14. Windows 8 Persistent Boot Device Issues After System Restore Attempt

    Hi After having a failed attempt to go back to an earlier restore point (the computer just sat there for ever saying that it was restoring the registry, so I finally shut it off) my computer wouldn't boot so I tried several attempts at automatic repair from the disk etc. I started getting a...
  15. Windows 8 Has anyone installed Windows 8.1 dual boot on a separate partition?

    Hi I have made my Windows 8.1 DVD, but I haven't committed to installing it yet. I'd like to just install it on a separate partition on my second hard drive. Normally I wouldn't hesitate to just go ahead and install it, but I'm not sure if the new Uefi bios will just except it and...
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    Windows 7 How can i add another OS and hide the current?

    Hi what can i do in order to install another new windows 7 32bit and each time i start the computer i will have 2 windows options, the original will be hidden or accessed in some way that only i will know that it excist. (not normal with entry password) and when ppl turn on the computer they...
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    Windows 7 desktop p5qc/q9550 keeps freezing "randomly" in multiple OS

    Okay, small situation sketch. Ist I had a win 7 x64 which ran smooth for over a year (had x32 before that, and some linux variants)..Then I decided to upgrade my pc to win 8 (i had heard from fellow it'ers that the upgrade was much better than previous versions so i thought why not give it a...
  18. Windows 8 On EFI systems Win cannot instal on MBR partion table disk only to GPT disks

    Encountered this problem when trying to install windows: I couldnt install windows in C ,neither to format that partition because of this message [Windows cannot be installed to this disk. The selected disk has an MBR partition table. On EFI systems, Windows can only be installed to GPT disks]...
  19. Windows XP I want to delete Windows Setup file

    Yesterday I felt that my windows xp is corrupted due to which my browsers was not able to open any website. So i decided to format my c drive. When I started format procedure and file started formatting my c drive I noticed that instead of formatting c drive d drive is started formatting to...
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    Windows 7 Boot File Goes Missing (should I return new computer?)

    I'm having trouble with my very new computer (Lenovo Y480 with Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit), which I've narrowed down to the following sequence: 1. I restored computer to original factory settings (to rule out possible causes) 2. I ran msconfig, and checked the boxes 'Safe Mode' and...