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  1. Installing Mint Linux on USB: A User-Friendly Guide to Booting from Flash Drive

    I just installed a Linux distro based on Ubuntu 9.04. It is very user friendly. I don't like the Start Menu, but that's easily changed by choosing the Gnome Desktop. I used a program called [URL=http://unetbootin.sourceforge.netUnbooten[/URL] to install on my flash drive. You need to check...
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    Windows 7 Troubleshooting I/O Error while Installing Windows 7 from ISO on Older Hardware

    Hi, I've tried burning the Windows 7 iso 3 times, twice at 1x speed. Each time it completes and tries to boot up after restart it gives me an i/o error and says it is having trouble communicating with a device in relation to winload.exe. I've tried running it on Virtual PC and it seems to get...
  3. Windows 7 Troubleshooting Boot Issues: Installing Windows 7 from FAT32 Partition on Single Hard Drive

    First off: I have ONE hard drive to work with here (not counting the fact that I'm on another computer to type this up) I can partition/format that hard drive ANY way required. The hard drive is currently partitioned as such: 40~GB NTFS (partition 1, empty), 7GB NTFS (.isos contained here)...
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    Windows 7 Endless Installation --> Stuck at : Completing Installation

    Hi ;) I'm trying to install W7 on my laptop but I have a problem. I had vista on it, I started the installation going on the iso and clicking on Setup. All went fine, I selected an empty partition of 40go. It installs and at the final step : Completing installation, nothing happens. It...
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    Windows 7 Struggling to Install Windows 7 on Older Laptop: Boot Issues and Workarounds Needed

    I am trying to install Windows 7 on an older laptop, which does meet the minimum requirements. The problem is that the laptop cannot boot from DVD. I have tried a few things thus far, like: 1. Connected an external DVD drive via USB only to find that the laptop is not able to boot from USB...
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    Windows Vista Is it possible to boot and run Windows Vista (or XP) from a USB flash?

    It is possible to boot and run Windows Vista (or WinXP) from a USB flash memory stick just like some linux distributions? If so how? Boot and run Linux from a USB flash memory stick | USB Pen Drive Linux Link Removed - Invalid URL Thanks very much, Regards, Lorenzo
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    Windows Vista vista multi boot problem (removing grub loader)

    I have a an advent qc430 laptop which i bought with vita home premium installed on it, whch was fine untill i needed more room for all my stuff so i bought an external hdd drive case because i had a spare 80gb hdd drive which needed formating. i tried to format it in vista but i kept getting...