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    Windows 7 Windows 7 broken after Linux install.

    Hi! I tried installing Debian 9 on my Windows 7 laptop this morning and have managed to break my Windows. I'd like to have it set up so I can choose which OS to boot from at start up. I used the Debian GNU installer to partition my hard drive and install. I am able to start Debian from GNU GRUB...
  2. M

    Windows 10 No Windows option after dual-boot

    Hello everyone. So couple of days ago I was given college project that needs to be done in Linux OS. I googled it a bit and decided to do dual boot on my Windows 10. I found some youtube tutorial and did everything (?) correctly. However, after restarting my PC, no Windows option is shown. Only...
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    Windows 7 Install Windows 7 on preinstalled Windows 10 laptop

    Hello there Windows fans.... Apologies if this post already exists, please feel free to delete and refer me. I have a laptop that came with Windows 10 preinstalled. I would like to install Windows 7 but keeping 10 maybe for a later date. Can anyone suggests the best and safest way to do this...
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    Windows 10 Dual Boot Windows 10 and Windows 7: Tips for Partitioning a 600 GB Drive

    I have a 600 GB hard drive and run Win 10 -clean install. I would like to use the Windows 7 the pc came with. Can I shrink the drive by 100GB and install Windows 7 on the new partition I would create without hurting Windows 10? I have never done this before so could use a few tips.
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    Windows 7 Create "System Reserved" partition on second D: drive.

    Tried installing Lubuntu on my D: drive which contains only files, no OS! But when i selected this drive in the boot options got message "Bootmgr is missing". Lubuntu gives the option to select which partition should contain the "Bootmgr", and i selected the same partition for the OS to be...
  6. Z

    Windows 7 Trivial question as i'm scared of partitioning D: drive.

    I'm scared of partitioning D: drive to install Linux. My most important files are backed up in the cloud but have loads of stuff i don't want to loose. The process went fine for my C: drive which already had windows 7 in it. Should i expect a similar scenario for my D: drive?
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    Windows 7 2nd partition not showing in BIOS boot selection.

    Hi, Have an Asus P8Z77-V PRO/THUNDERBOLT. I created another ntfs partition on my ssd C: drive. It is is to install Linux Lubuntu. My idea for a 2nd OS is purely for rescue purposes so i can access internet from lubuntu and try to fix windows or reinstall it without having a dedicated usb with...
  8. Junayd42

    Windows 7 Dual boot issue with windows 10

    I am using windows 10 as my main operating system but recently I needed to use a software which requires windows 7 due to some compatibility issues with windows 10. I do not want windows 7 as my main OS so I installed it on another partition and it dual boots fine but the problem is touchpad. It...
  9. Barbara Smith

    Windows 8 Using Usb to change from linux to windows

    I have a laptop that originally had windows 8.1. I installed Kubuntu since I am a Unix and Linux user, But I discovered I also need Windows. My optical drive doesn't work and bios doesn't givr the option to boot from a usb optical drive. I tried it any any way but it didnl work. Booting...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 not running after I tried installing Kali Linux for dual boot

    Hey everyone, Please help me! I tried to install Kali Linux on my pendrive, but it was not complete due to some partition problem and I aborted the installation, after which my device restarted. But after the HP logo, the screen became black and unresponsive. I powered off by power button and...
  11. Alloysius Goh

    Windows 10 Wrong Date and Time after dual boot with linux

    Hi, i have dual booted my laptop with Windows 10 and linux. After that, my Windows time is always off and i am unable to sync with time.windows in the internet time settings. It shows period timeout at first but now it shows that the peer is unreachable. Can anyone help me?
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    Windows 10 Questions - Eliminating Ransomware

    I'm trying to understand the nature of virus/malware/ransomware to better apply my backup strategies. So here are some questions I have: Question Scenario #1 - Lets say I have 2 internal hard drives connected to my PC. One with Windows10 installed and the other one with Linux installed. I use...
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    Windows 7 Disable laptop Windows volume up pop noise with physical volume up key

    So the laptop I use has on keyboard volume up and down buttons, how would I disable the pop noise it makes when I increase or decrease the volume? Hint hint. It's a MacBook in a dual boot Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Windows 8 Troubleshooting No Sound After Windows 8 Installation Despite Working Speakers

    Posted this onto other sites FYI I've installed Windows 8 onto a computer, the sound worked nicely for one day, but after a restart it no longer works. Checking shows that the drivers are all installed and it can detect the speakers, but yet no sound comes out of them. Anybody have this issue...
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    Windows 10 What's Windows doing when I switch my boot disk.

    Hello, I don't unerstand something. I want to have Windows 10 on 2 different SSD. So I hooked up another SSD to my PC and installed Windows 10 on that other SSD too. I booted to the other SSD by changing the boot sequence in the the BIOS, which worked fine. But then when I switched my boot...
  16. Ralph Bromley

    Windows Vista Vista's end of life and what to do about it

    This topic is targeted at Vista users mainly who may visit here only for Vista support. On April 11, 2017 support for Vista will officially end meaning that there will be no more security updates, no more official support from Microsoft period and you will be left with a unsecure OS. I highly...
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    Windows 10 How can I add a new entry to the Windows boot manager

    I have dual boot Windows 10 and Linux Mint 18 in UEFI mode. I don't want to use GRUB (but I don't want to delete grub). I want to use Windows boot manager. I set Windows boot manager as first boot device in BIOS and I want to add new entry to windows 10 boot loader to boot into Linux. EasyBCD...
  18. abrogard

    Windows XP Can I Use Win10 to Partition an XP Sys Disk?

    I have an xp machine with a new install on a 1T drive. Now I think I should have had a system partition so's I have the option of reformatting and installing another OS on there - without destroying all my data. Win10 has a shrink partition ability that leaves used portions of a drive...
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    Windows 10 Dual booting on windows 10

    *I am not sure if this is the right spot for this* Hello. I have a laptop with an SSD and a hard drive. I already have windows 10 installed on the ssd and I want windows XP on there as well. First of all, how much space does windows XP need? I have about 100gb of space on the ssd for XP. Is...
  20. InsaneFreakshow

    Windows 7 Problem after clean installing Win 7

    Hi all, okay so yesterday I installed Win 7 on a laptop that had XP before that. XP was on C: disk, and me not being that good at reinstalling OS's I chose to make a clean install of Win 7 on disk D: Now.. if I understand correctly a clean install should've just deleted the previous OS...
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