linux mint

  1. Linux Mint start up

    On Start up I get all my external drives 6 in total, all my thumb drives and camera connection show up as separate folders, I have to close them all manually to actually see my desktop could some one tell me how to stop this. See Image to see what I am talking about Link Removed
  2. How to stop?

    I have several external Drives Thumb Drives plugged in at all times on my computer, about 8 of them.. Every time I boot into my version of mint the latest stable version. All my plugged in drives start up after I boot in to the oS. My Question is how do I stop this? All answers will be appreciated.
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    Windows 7 Need Help with Windows 7 Home Premium Boot

    I have a Dell Studio 15 with Core i7 740 processor, 4 GB RAM and 500g HDD. Windows 7 Home Premium Factory Installed I have installed Linux Mint 10 last month and everything was so fine. I have deleted the Linux Partition by mistake and my default boot was using GRUB. So i got a GRUB...
  4. How to dual-boot Linux Mint Debian Edition and Windows 7

    LinuxBSDos: Step-by-step directions on how to dual-boot Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) with Windows 7 on a computer with a single hard drive Link Removed
  5. Windows 7 Little space being shrunk in Disk Management

    Hello there I am attempting to shrink my C:/ drive in order to make another partition for Linux Mint. When I try to shrink the drive in Disk Management, only about 7gb are shrunk, while I have 50gb of free space on that drive, and I even defragmented it. I unfortunately do not have another...
  6. How to dual-boot Linux Mint 10 and Windows 7

    LinuxBSDos.com: "This is the latest in a series of tutorials that has been published on this site on how to dual-boot Windows 7 and Linux distributions." Link Removed
  7. Windows 7 Should you install Linux alongside Windows?

    I have been experimenting with my Netbook for a week. I have been trying out 5 different brands of Linux installed alongside my Windows 7. Ubuntu Netbook,Kubuntu Netbook,Xubuntu,Linux Mint and jolicoud. As I could not install Ubuntu,Kubuntu and Xubuntu with Wubi installer,I installed them on...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 error0xc000007b

    I boooted up Windows 7 today when I wanted to play a game...I had been using LinuxMint for a week now. When I log in, atbroker and explorer.exe terminate and give error 0xc000007b...nothing starts, and I get a black desktop. Safe mode does not work. I have a home server, but restoring would wipe...
  9. Windows 7 Going to UPgrade from W7x64 bit to W7x32 bit - that IS what I am saying.

    I don't want 64bit, and I don't want Home Prem. That is what is on the computer I purchased. It is the extremely tiny Acer 3610, I need help from those who know what that is (please, take just a second to eyeball it). It runs Atom 330 +Nvidia ION, and comes with 2GB ram. I think it is ridiculous...
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    Windows 7 Suddently strucked windows 7

    Acctually im confuse with this thing.My notebook strucked several times and only thing i can do is switch off the my machine. :( :( :confused: during this time following applications were running: Virtualbox with linuxmint(with guest addition) windows media player...
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    Windows 7 Sleep Function Greyscaled

    Here's the skinny: I downloaded the RC over the summer to try it out, alongside linux mint. I like it so much that I've decided to abandon the linux distro for now and let Windows 7 take over my whole hard drive. The one thing remaining before falling in love is the lack of standby mode. The...
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    Windows 7 Autoplay: Placing a icon of the inserted device on the Desktop

    Originally Posted on the Technet Windows 7 forums: Recently I took Linux Mint for a test drive and one of the most satisfying features I encountered while using it was this; When inserting a media device or CD it would simply place a icon/shortcut on the desktop and you could access it there...
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    Windows 7 Crossover Cable Sharing Windows 7 to Linux Mint

    I have two computers, one is running Windows 7 RC1, and the other is running Linux Mint. I have been attempting to connect the two computers with a crossover cable and then share files through it. The two computers detect each other on the network, but my Windows 7 computer doesn't have the...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 RC Major Error, Everything on C: Deleted?

    Hi All, I've come across a major problem with my windows 7 rc drive. It has been running perfectly for the last week and i've been loving the changes. Until today everything was fine, i had left my pc on to download a "linux mint" iso image whilst i was asleep. When returning to check on the...
  15. Windows 7 Getting my ducks in a row before upgrading

    I am in the market for some advice. I am considering updating my Vista SP1 to Windows 7 RC. My machine is a dual boot and I also have Linux Mint (ubuntu) installed. When it boots, the grub boot loader comes up first and I have to choose Vista from a list to boot it. Now, if I upgrade...