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  1. There's an Arduino in your VS Code...

    The final post for the VS Code Theme week comes from the man, the myth, the legend in his own mind :) Link Removed. Given it's Hardware Friday and VS Code week, how can we mesh these two together? Maybe a little Arduino development with VS Code? Yeah, that's the ticket! Link...
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    Windows 10 pw on network connect

    Hello I have two win8 computers and one ubuntu on a small lan. If i try to filebrowse from ubuntu to a shared drawer in any of my win8computers a login is required and i have no idea what username and pw i should use... I have tried my hotmail account and all other i could think of but i just...
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    Windows 7 Can I start a computer without harddisk only by DVD/USB flash?

    Assume I remove a hard disk from computer/notebook and put in a bootable DVD (with WinPE or Ubuntu) into DVD drive (or USB flash drive into USB flash port). Can I start the whole computer in this scenario? Or is a working hard disk required even if I boot the (Win 7 /Ubuntu) OS from DVD/USB...
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    Windows 7 Need help installing a OS

    I have removed all the partitions on my hard drive(which was probably stupid) so that i could start from scratch. The problem i have is that when i try and use the windows 7 installation disk i get a message saying that my hard drive needs a partition. I have a created a ntfs partition with...
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    Windows 10 The handle is invalid message

    I have on a network drive a folder that contains downloaded movies and TV shows. If I try to open the folder so I can play a file, I get the "handle is invalid" message. I had this problem with Windows 7 and the problem has stayed with the upgrade to Windows 10. If I go to a different PC...
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    Windows XP Working from the console on WinXP

    I recently purchased a budget business PC with Windows XP installed for the main purpose of hobbying, specifically learning how to take a more technical approach using Windows from the console. Would anyone be able to highlight any books/media that offer good insight into the command-driven...
  7. Windows 8 Installing Windows 8/Removing Ubuntu

    Hey guys! I'm a long time Linux user and after using a work computer for the last 6 months that has windows 8.1 on it I decided I'm going to make the switch. I have my own custom rig and I would like to completely remove Ubuntu and install a copy of windows 8. I already purchased a license from...
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    Windows 8 Whether and which preinstalled os do i have?

    Hello! (My first thread here!) My mom bought a laptop online (I know how it sounds...). It's Lenovo's Thinkpad x240. Problem is, it appears to be running a pirated Windows 7. (Also it's not a clean installation, but just a computer that somebody used for some time. So I'd like to format it.) I...
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    Windows 8 Missing files after CHKDSK no found.000 folder

    I hope I'm in the right place. A while back I was copying some family files over from some (a few ancient, like 1990s) hard drives on my Ubuntu rig over to a new external 1TB NTFS HD formatted in Windows 8, nothing special. I was using the Ubuntu rig cause a few of them wouldn't initialize in...
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    Windows 8 Windows 8.1 Wi-Fi doesn't have a valid IP configuration

    My Dell Inspiron laptop running Windows 8.1 will no longer connect to our home network, and diagnostics produce the error "Wi-Fi doesn't have a valid IP configuration". All our other devices are able to communicate with the network and my laptop will communicate with it if booted using ubuntu...
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    Windows 8 Ubuntu Stops Windows 8.1 from being loaded!!

    Hi guys!, I recently came across Ubuntu and i liked it, so i decided to install and try it on my computer. I did try out Live USB and i thought that i wanted to install it on my computer, but my system was, or had "EFI" so Ubuntu didn't recognize WIndows, so i found this guy on youtube who had a...
  12. Windows 10 Just spent an hour getting rid of the Windows Old file.

    Hi This was a real battle but after an hour of struggle I finally did it. I needed to get rid of it because I only allotted 100 Gb for my Windows 10 drives and the Windows.old folder was using 17 of it, leaving only a small amount of free space. I usually just log into Ubuntu and remove...
  13. How to Boot Ubuntu from USB on Dell OptiPlex

    I am trying to demo Ubuntu, the latest Non Beta version as of 1/28/2015 on the Dell OptiPlex, but how can I do so? I thought I would have to change the boot sequence to have the USB on top, but that didn't seem to work at all.
  14. Windows 7 cant shrink windows partitions enough

    hello to all! i am trying to help someone who commented on one of my YouTube videos on how to install Ubuntu. I have a step which involves shrinking a partition to make room for Ubuntu, and he has over 50GB of free space, yet can only take away 3000MB... if anyone could help that would be great...
  15. Windows 7 ¿Can anyone help me with my headphones?

    I have Windows 7 on my laptop and yesterday I created a partition for Ubuntu. All was right, but I noticed that when I try to hear music from my headphones on Windows I could not do it. In Ubuntu there was not any problem, only happened in Windows. I can hear music from my laptop's speakers, but...
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    Windows 8 SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION(nvlddmkm.sys) (System will not boot up)

    Have a brand new Lenovo Y50-70 running Windows 8.1. Wanted a Ubuntu partition so that I can run Kerbal Space Program in 64-bit. download 64 bit image of Ubuntu 14.10 and pendrivelinux's Universal USB Installer to burn it into a bootable USB. Go into BIOS and set it from UEFI to Legacy and to...
  17. Windows 8 Windows 8.1 Clean Install Not Working

    Hello, I'm encountering an issue with Windows 8.1 when trying to do a clean install. The OS install boots, but then crashes saying: "Un unexpected error occured. The computer will now restart." I've been thinking this is a driver issue, Wi-Fi card or DVD, both of which I've removed from the...
  18. dual boot question: Windows 8 and Ubuntu (moved here for screenshots)

    Snip... "Hi guys, I installed win 8, and Ubuntu (dual boot) in my computer. Now I don't want Ubuntu. I want to uninstall Ubuntu. I searched for it. They said find Ubuntu disk drive, and format it. I don't know Ubuntu disk drive. So I'm formatting disk drives sequentially, and deleting...
  19. Windows 7 samsung mobile mtp device failed to load driver

    Hi, I have recently bought Samsung galaxy S5 device. When I tried to connect it to my computer I nothing happend (what should have happen is that it will pop up the "What do you want to do? Go to folder/..." menu). So I tried another usb socket. still the same problem. I have Ubunto install as a...
  20. Windows 10 EasyDCD messed up my booting

    How do I get my laptop to boot again? I'm new to Windows 10 Technical Preview, Ubuntu, and dual-booting, but I was able to successfully set up dual-booting on my laptop by following the advice to install Windows 10 first, then Ubuntu 14.04 so that the latter OS’s boot-loader would be the...