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| Thread ID: 137626 | 2014-07-31 06:33:00 | Couple more Linux question | ianhnz (4263) | Press F1 |
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| 1380398 | 2014-07-31 06:33:00 | I'm now running Mint 17 on my Netbook and it seems to like it. Seems very much like windows, sort off. I have two question, please. :help: How do I find my printer, thats plugged into my desktop, presently running Windows Vista? This brings me to my second question. How do I set up Mint as a dual boot system, with windows? Thanks for you helps, Ian |
ianhnz (4263) | ||
| 1380399 | 2014-07-31 06:38:00 | Did you install the drivers for the printer? You can install windows if there's another partition on the hdd thats got linux on it. Or if there's another hdd somewhere. Just install it to the other hdd or partition | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1380400 | 2014-07-31 06:42:00 | Did you install the drivers for the printer? You can install windows if there's another partition on the hdd thats got linux on it. Or if there's another hdd somewhere. Just install it to the other hdd or partition No, I not installed drivers, just tried to search, for it, but asks for the address. Yes, I have two hard drives, on the desktop. @nd one is just for documents, at the moment. So, if I put the Linux dvd in, with it ask about, dual boot? Don't wana stuff anything up, wife would go made "( |
ianhnz (4263) | ||
| 1380401 | 2014-07-31 06:45:00 | No you have to boot from the linux dvd then select where you want to install it. But whatever you install on it will probably get wiped. So, you'll have to copy whatever before you install linux on it first This may help with the printer. I dont know. Never used Mint (community.linuxmint.com) |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1380402 | 2014-07-31 07:42:00 | No you have to boot from the linux dvd then select where you want to install it. But whatever you install on it will probably get wiped. So, you'll have to copy whatever before you install linux on it first This may help with the printer. I dont know. Never used Mint (community.linuxmint.com) Oh dear. I was rather hoping to setup, dual booting.. |
ianhnz (4263) | ||
| 1380403 | 2014-07-31 07:48:00 | Well you can dual boot but it has to be empty whatever you're installing it on. Otherwise it'll format what's on the hard drive now then install linux. Just dont install it where windows is installed (on the same partition, if the hard drive has been partitioned). It has to be on another partition, or another hard drive (if you've got more than 1). Or byebye windows | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1380404 | 2014-07-31 08:06:00 | If you partition the hard drive, you can easily set up a dual boot. I'd advise installing Windows first, then Linux Mint next. |
Nick G (16709) | ||
| 1380405 | 2014-07-31 09:42:00 | If you partition the hard drive, you can easily set up a dual boot. I'd advise installing Windows first, then Linux Mint next. Windows is already on C: drive. If I partition the D:, secondary drive and install linux there, will it setup dual boot automaticlly? |
ianhnz (4263) | ||
| 1380406 | 2014-07-31 09:46:00 | Is D on the same hard drive as windows, or another separate hard drive?? If it's another hard drive, just install linux on it. Leave the windows hard drive connected, then it'll dual boot. Once linux has been installed. Just make sure you install linux on the right hard drive ! |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1380407 | 2014-07-31 09:49:00 | Is D on the same hard drive as windows, or another separate hard drive?? If it's another hard drive, just install linux on it. Leave the windows hard drive connected, then it'll dual boot. Once linux has been installed. Just make sure you install linux on the right hard drive ! D:, as I said before, is used for our documents. |
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