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After you format a hard drive will Ubuntu Linux install from Live CD without problems?
No guarantee can ever be given that you will not have problems, for anything. As long as your hard drive is in working order and you partition the drive correctly, ubuntu shouldn't have any problems installing.
Can you install ubuntu and not enter my os?
Do you mean, install Ubuntu and not enter the BIOS? To install Ubuntu using a CD, you need to enter the BIOS, setting the CD drive as the first boot. Otherwise, the computer will still boot off the hard-drive and ignore Ubuntu on the CD drive. If you meant, install Ubuntu without removing your Windows operating system? Then you need to set up a dual-boot between Windows and Ubuntu. Search the internet for fuller instructions on creating a dual-boot. If you simply want to try using Ubuntu without making any changes to the OS already on the hard-drive, either use the CD containing Ubuntu as an ISO file, known as a Live CD. Or, look up WUBI on the internet. Wubi will allow you to download and use Ubuntu as you would any other Windows file - without making any changes to the hard-drive.
How do you delete Ubuntu from your hard drive without deleting Vista. I need to delete the partition that Ubuntu sits on and uninstall Ubuntu so I can reinstall it and set it up right this time.?
You can remove the partition safely using a tool such as a gparted live cd. You need to burn the image to a CD-rom, boot from that, and remove the partition Ubuntu is installed to. Note: If you installed GRUB to the Master Boot Record of your hard disk, removing the Ubuntu partition could cause booting complications. These should be fixed upon reinstallation of Ubuntu.
How to remove Ubuntu wubi?
If you are currently dual-booting...Note: When a computer is dual-booted, the user selects an operating system at start-up.Rather than being loaded into one automatically.You have to format the partition that you installed Ubuntu on, you can use free software to help you do this. When the partition has been formatted, extend the free space to your main partition (most commonly the "C:" drive).If you use Ubuntu stand-alone...You will have to re-format the drive you installed Ubuntu on.If you have a factory recovery disk, you may use this to re-install Windows, or any other operating system.NOTE: Re-formatting will erase all files and settings, so you should back-up all important documents before starting this process.
Can you use Ubuntu on a Toshiba 5818?
Only way to know for sure is to download and burn a LiveCD from the Ubuntu site. Put the disc in and restart your toshiba. The live CD will boot up in ubuntu and run the OS from the CD player without changing the hard drive. That way, you will get to see how the system runs using the hardware.
Can you retrieve data from an external hard drive connected with a USB if you were running Ubuntu?
Yes, you can. If the external hard drive is formatted using the FAT32 or NTFS file system then you can read it in any windows computer. If you have it formatted as one of the Linux file systems (EXT2, EXT3, JFS, etc.) then just pop in an Ubuntu Live CD into the computer that you want to retrieve the data with and copy it off.
How can In totally erase my hp hard drive...its too overloaded ?
You want to format your hard drive, thats all you need to do to erase everything stored. Take all precautions to transfer files you do want to keep on another drive. This is also a last ditch resort if you have a virus you cant kill. http://lifehacker.com/157578/geek-to-live--how-to-format-your-hard-drive-and-install-windows-xp-from-scratch
How do you fix a still waiting for root device error in Ubuntu when I installed with two Hard Drives mounted and removed one?
If you get a message in Ubuntu stating "Still waiting for root device" and you HAVE installed Ubuntu while an external sata hard drive was attached or an extra sata drive that was removed later. Check the GRUB file! You might need to boot into Ubuntu with live CD and change /boot/grub/grub.cfg on the boot drive. The grub.cfg file is where to change the root drive device settings. Change from /dev/??sdb1?? to what your root drive is. usually /dev/sda1THIS IS ONLY FOR NEW UBUNTU USERS THAT INSTALLED UBUNTU WITH A REMOVABLE SATA DRIVE ATTACHED TO THE COMPUTER DURING INSTALLATION. OR FOR PEOPLE THAT KNOW THEIR BOOT DRIVE IS NOT WHERE ROOT IS TRYING TO LOAD.If you are not one of these users then just Google all the other fixes. Most answers say "It can not be the GRUB device settings", but it is sometimes.More Answers:There are several possible ways that error could occur. The most likely reason is that the file system or hard drive has become damaged in some fashion. Booting in recovery mode should offer more detail as to the cause of the error, as well as providing the opportunity to run fsck if the file system is damaged.
When installing Linux why does it ask for a disk when there is one there already?
The usual method to install a linux type operating system (Ubuntu, for one example) is to first download the program, burn it as an ISO onto a CD, and make the CD drive as the first boot (rather than the hard-drive) by entering the BIOS. Then, with the CD in the drive switch on the computer. You will eventually be offered the choice of running the ubuntu operating system as a live-cd, which doesn't alter any settings or your present OS, as it is run entirely in memory (RAM), or install Linux Ubuntu (either as a dual-boot or do you want it to use the whole of the hard-drive). As to why there is a disc already there? Maybe the BIOS has not been set to make the CD drive the first boot?
How do you dual boot Windows Vista and Ubuntu correctly?
Install Vista first. During the installation of OpenSUSE, you will be prompted if you would like to partition the hard drive to make room for OpenSUSE, or format the drive entirely for OpenSUSE. Make a partition of at least 6 GB, plus a swap partition of 1 GB. The installer will automatically install a bootloader known as GRUB, which can boot Vista or OpenSUSE at your choosing.
Can ubuntu be replaced by windows?
Yes, it can be done from the windows installation disk, but it's cleaner if you remove ubuntu with the ubuntu live cd and then install windows.
Can you delete your entire memory to get access to the trial xbox 360 live memberships i know you get 3 but i bought my memory second hand and they had all been used?
You can format the hard drive but it wont allow you to get a trial Xbox live membership.
