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An operating system from the Windows NT family of operating systems from Microsoft, released in 2009 and the successor of Windows Vista.

Windows 7 is a consumer/desktop operating system of the Windows NT family released by Microsoft in 2009. Its server counterpart, Windows Server 2008 R2, was released at the same time.

Ubuntu can exist peacefully alongside Windows 7 on laptops and desktops, or be used to replace it all together. Neither Ubuntu nor Ubuntu Phone are compatible to mobile devices that shipped with Windows Phone 7.

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Is there a way to edit the Windows registry from Ubuntu?

My laptop is a Windows 7 / Ubuntu 12.04 LTS dual-boot setup. I've been experimenting with alternative desktop shells on my Windows partition, such as KDE and Cairo. After setting Cairo as my default shell, I decided to restart my computer and log…
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How to install Windows 7 alongside Ubuntu 14.04

I am currently using Ubuntu 14.04 and I need to install Windows 7 as dual boot (not VM). How can I do that? Should I create a partition with G Parted for Win7? Need advice from someone who did this successfully.
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How do I install Ubuntu without making a CD or flash drive?

I am currently running Windows 7 on my laptop. I want to install Ubuntu with windows 7. I have downloaded the Windows installer of Ubuntu. Can I install Ubuntu without making a bootable CD or flash drive of Ubuntu?
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How can I add new users to Windows 7 from Ubuntu?

Title seas it all... I'm logged in to Ubuntu and I want to add new user to Windows 7 which is on some other partition on the same computer. Is it possible ?
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Installing Windows 7 on a new Ubuntu computer

I just received a new Alienware computer with Ubuntu pre-installed, since updated to version 12.04. I would like to install Windows 7 or 8 (I have installation discs for both) to run some programs. Any advice for a Ubuntu novice on how to do this?…
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install windows vm on ubuntu 12.10

I have a Ubuntu 12.10 installed on my laptop. I need to know install windows vm on this platform. I have for googled for responses but did not get any related to my question. Hence I am seeking help on this forum
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Installing Ubuntu 12.04 along windows 7

Possible Duplicate: I have formatted a 55gb partition hard drive for UBUNTU. How do I install it on that partition? I want to Installing Ubuntu 12.04 along windows 7 and I have 500 GB Hard Disk and I have already partitioned it to 100 GB As C,…
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Backup Windows files using Ubuntu - Unable to find Windows partition

I am using a Dell laptop with Windows 7, all of a sudden the HDD is not recognized by Win7. I wanted to backup the data in Windows, so I made a Ubuntu 12.04.1 Live CD, and booted from it. I am using Ubuntu without installing it in my laptop. My…
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GRUB and making windows the default OS

Possible Duplicate: How do I set Windows to boot as the default in the boot loader? So I need to make my default OS Windows 7. I was told I would have to use grub but it's proving to be pretty difficult...how could I accomplish this task of…
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Verify ubuntu iso on Win7

I run the powrershel as administrator with CertUtil -hashfile .\ubuntu-20.04-desktop-amd64.iso and I get SHA1 checksum but if I put (sha256 at the end) CertUtil -hashfile .\ubuntu-20.04-desktop-amd64.iso sha256 the command fails?????? Not sure how…
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Shrinking Cdrive for ubuntu

I have win 7 professional installed on 300 GB hard-disk,now I want to install Ubuntu and make my system dual boot,when I have 196 GB free,when I run shrink it tells me the following, (all numbers in mb) Total size before shrink 296025 Size of…
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Lost my windows 7 after installing ubuntu

So i just installed Ubuntu latest version and i can't find my windows 7 anywhere.While doing the install i chose the "install Ubuntu along with windows7" but nowhere to find them after that.Please help me.
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is it safe to convert windows 7 boot partition to logical drive?

I want to quad boot windows 7, centos, opensuse and ubuntu. I researched on internet and find out that maximum number of primary partitions allowed or supported is 4. The only way to quad boot the above mentioned OS's is by converting windows 7 boot…
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My computer won't boot off a Windows install DVD - it goes directly to Ubuntu

I installed Ubuntu, but now I want to install Windows again. The problem is not in the installation of Windows, but that my PC won't boot off the DVD drive. The DVD drive is the first boot option in the BIOS but it doesn't open any of the DVDs I put…
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After removing Ubuntu 14.04 LTS from single boot, Win7 working for at most 5min

Well, I installed Ubuntu a few days ago. But then I made a Start up Disk so that I can use Ubuntu with my thumb drive. Then I installed back Windows 7 Ultimate. While Installation, I was unable to remove a DRIVE which was taking 10GB space, I don't…
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