Use this tag for interoperability with Windows (dual boot, virtual machines, mixed networks, porting software, …)
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LINUX + backup & restore from linux to WIN while linux is up
I have a lab with Linux machines
Some of Linux ( red hat 5.1 ) machines installed on HPDL580 HW ,
and some of Linux installed on BLADE IBM machines
Also I have laptop computer with windows XP
My ...
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Re-installing Windows 7 on a dual boot system with Fedora
At present I have a dual boot system with Windows 7 and Fedora 14. I want to re-install windows 7 but most probably it will replace Fedora's boot loader. I have a lot of things set up on Fedora. I ...
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Different time in Windows and Linux Mint
I installed Linux Mint first on my Acer Aspire 4930 and then dual booted with Windows 7. I see the correct time on Linux Mint but on booting into Windows the time is shifted back by a few hours, even ...
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Unable to add ubuntu to windows domains? using centrify
I'm using this guide to add my linux (10.04 lucid) ubuntu machine to domain.
First I tried using likewise, but couldn't do this apparently due to some compatibility issues with 10.04 kernel. I had ...
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Is it possible to remove Windows 7 from dual-boot?
I have Windows 7 as primary OS with Linux Mint as secondary OS. I am just feeling comfortable with Linux and want to remove Windows from the disk.
Is it possible to remove it without damaging data?
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Accessing Linux server from Windows machine in graphical mode via SSH
I need to access one of my school Linux servers from my home computer that runs Windows. And I need to access graphical desktop (X server) on them remotely, not only shell.
The problem includes 3 ...
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Fastest remote X from Windows
I have the following set up:
|-----------------| |---------------|
| Windows | LAN (or VPN) | Linux box |
| (local machine) | ...
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How to efficiently use Console2 with screen/tmux/byobu?
I'm using Console 2 and msysgit's bash to SSH into my Linux machines. There, I'm using screen (but considering tmux and/or byobu), but currently simply with one single-terminal session per ...
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SLES/OpenSuse dropped packets Hyper-V
We are trying to use SLES 11 running under Microsoft Hyper-V, However approximately 50% of the packets are dropped. This only seems to be a problem with SLES / OpenSuse. When running e.g. Ubuntu, the ...
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ntldr.mod missing from GRUB2
I use Debian Wheezy on EFI motherboard and need ntldr module in GRUB2 to load bootmgr of Windows 7 installer, because the way it starts on its own (apparently, using the boot sector of the USB flash ...
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What is Linux doing differently that allows me to remove/replace files where Windows would complain the file is currently in use?
The example I have is Minecraft. When running Bukkit on Linux I can remove or update the .jar files in the /plugins folder and simply run the 'reload' command.
In Windows, I have to take the whole ...
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Can GRUB2 share the EFI system partition with Windows?
I have an existing Windows 7 GPT installation, which already has a EFI System partition.
I am now trying to install a Linux on a separate harddisk, which is also GPT formatted. I did not find any ...
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Garena Plus on Ubuntu 12.04 [migrated]
Does the current version of Garena Plus run in Ubuntu 12.04 without problems? I've tried Wine, but it doesn't work, and I can't find any news about it on WineHQ. I followed the instructions on their ...
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ask about diskpart in windows 7 to access file in ubuntu 12.04
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 in VMware 7 as ISO file through Windows 7.
I am having diskpart in Windows 7 with a partition of 21GB of IDE disk.
Whatever, I want to ask about disk partition code to access ...
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SMB Mount To Windows Server Appears to Lock up. Any Ideas?
We are running CentOS 6.3 with all the latest updates. (Attempt to resolve this issue)
The Server I am trying to connect to is a Windows Server 2008 R2 box. Though this applies to our old SBS'03 Box ...
