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The Gateway T-6836 is a laptop model originally shipped with Windows Vista Home Premium. Discussions on WindowsForum.com focus on dual-boot issues, particularly after installing Linux distributions like PCLinuxOS. Users report problems logging into the Vista partition after partitioning the hard drive and using GRUB as a boot loader. Common symptoms include Windows appearing to load but failing to transition to the desktop. Troubleshooting steps often involve repairing the Master Boot Record or restoring the Windows boot loader. The Gateway T-6836 is also associated with general hardware support and driver questions for older Windows versions.
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    Windows Vista Not Able to Login to Vista Partition After PCLinuxOS Install

    Here's my situation: I have a Gateway T-6836 running Windows Vista Home Premium. A couple days ago I installed PCLinuxOS on the primary drive, partitioning about 60 GB of the drive for the Linux file system, the rest reserved for Windows (250 GB total HDD capacity). After successfully...
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    • black screen blank screen bootloader computer boot disk management gateway t-6836 grub hdd activity linux filesystem linux installation mbr repair operating system partition pclinuxos recovery disc recovery partition system restore troubleshooting windows vista
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