Posts Tagged ‘install windows’

I used to have linux on my computer but had to install windows for a video game. Now I want to go back to linux without having to reinstall it. Is there a way to override the boot to Windows and instead boot up linux? Or perhaps a way to choose which one I want to boot (Like using the command key on a mac to decide between mac os and windows?).

Like using Ubuntu with wubi. Can other linux distros just be installed on C:\ drive too, like a normal program that could be later removed?

My brother has a linux os computer and he wants to install windows 7 using my disc. Any help?

I installed OpenSuse Linux 11.1 on my hard drive, and the installer set aside a large chunk of the hard drive for windows. After installing linux and restarting, windows was no longer a boot option (under grub). Also, the partition for windows was no longer readable. I tried to recover the data using data recovery software without any luck. From another windows machine the recovery software says that it cannot read the data.

After modifying my BIOS I installed ‘red hat- enterprise linux 5′. I had to enable the hard disk drive mode into RAID from IDE before installing. Now when i attempted to install windows, i turned the hard disk mode into IDE from RAID. But when i entered the windows installation cd, there is no installation page displayed. Please help!!!

I am looking to install Linux on my laptop (Dell Inspiron E1705). During installation I was asked if I wanted to install it under Windows or as a stand alone. I have partitioned my hard drive so the installation as a standalone is no problem, but this is my first time attempting to work with Linux. .

Are there any other issues I might have to face, and if so what is the best way to deal with them???

Thanks in advance.

For example, Ubuntu needs a program called Wine to install Windows-based software. So is there another Linux OS that can install them right away? And if so, whats the lowest Linux OS memory usage?

I want to install fedora in my windows xp using a virtual machine program. Are there open source or free programs instead of Microsoft Virtual PC 2007? I did read about Vmware but its not free, are there other programs to do this?

Thanks

I have a full windows partition that has all of my important files. Is it possible to install Linux on this hard drive without reformatting my data?

I tried using KNOPPIX, but I was unable to open any data from my C drive with it. I couldn’t delete files either. I have reason to believe that Linux could come in handy in the event of a trojan attack. The way I see it is I could boot to linux and delete the infected files but with KNOPPIX that doesn’t seem possible.

So a CD distro is probably out of the question. Is there any other way to use linux on a computer w/ a full NTFS partition?
btw, I don’t have any viruses right now. That idea just came to mind when I was looking at KNOPPIX
I have a program called Partition Magic? Can I use this?

Okay, so I have a 12 inch powerbook G4. It has run great but it is not the fastest thing around anymore. My buddy recommended putting linux on it, an old version, so it’s faster again. All I want is a word processor and a web browser. I am not a BIG techie but I can get around alright, however I have never done anything other than install a windows bootleg.

Thanks.