Okay today I bought a SanDisk Cruzer 4gb USB stick as a back up for school and to install the windows 8 iso. Upon first plugging it in, in ubuntu, i deleted everything in it which i believe may have included startup files because after using unetbootin to make a flashable iso file i was unable to start it up from boot device options. I can open up the drive and edit anything as it is obviously Read-Write but im wondering if there is a problem why I cant flash the iso.
You are going to have to use the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool.
http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/html/pbPage.Help_Win7_usbdvd_dwnTool
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Do you know a way for me to do this out of ubuntu 10.04 lts
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I had many difficulties to install windows 7 to my shift, maybe because of my USB stick. And then every guide was a little bit complicated - too many instructions, too many steps, too easy to make a mistake and then go back to the beginning..
Didn't want to buy an external dvd-drive either..
Anyway, all this before I found this article.
Check this out
Installing Windows 7 without using a DVD or USB via direct method - No USB stick required. No USB drive required
In this method we install Windows 7 on a clean partition like the normal DVD boot method. Only change is we don’t use a DVD drive in this guide. Please follow the below instructions carefully and don’t skip any steps to make things quickly!
1. Download the Windows 7 ISO files from Microsoft. I hope you have already downloaded one.
2. Download and install Virtual Clone Drive from http://www.slysoft.com/en/download.html
3. Firstly, go to the directory where you have saved Windows 7 ISO file. Right-click on the ISO file, select Open with and then select “Mount files with Virtual Clone Drive” to mount your ISO file.
4. Go back to My Computer (or Just Computer) and then double-click on the Virtual Clone Drive icon to start Windows 7 installation process.
Yes, you are installing Windows 7 without a DVD or USB drive!
5. Next, follow the normal Windows 7 installation procedure to finish the installation. Windows may restart during the install process. Worry not, everything will go fine.
From
http://www.intowindows.com/installing-windows-7-without-using-dvdusb-drive-method-2/
P.S Any good site to download NON-aero themes?
apoparis said:
P.S. Any good site to download free non-aero themes? Thanks in advance.
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There already are some from microsoft availabale via the link in the personalize menu. Have you already downloaded those ?
Unfortunately those are aero themes, I'd like some NON-aero, to fit with both resolutions.
ok, now the short way to make a bootable USB Disk to install Vista/7
cmd
diskpart
list disk
select disk $ [where $ is the number of the USB Disk listed in the list disk command]
clean
create partition primary
select partition 1
active
format fs=ntfs quick label="InstallUSB"
assign
exit
exit
Copy the content of your Installation Disk on USB and boot from it, just simple as that
do this method install the new windwos over the existing windows, or on a new partition in HDD.
As far as I know, no version of windows allows installing of a new windows except from booting.
N_M_S said:
do this method install the new windwos over the existing windows, or on a new partition in HDD.
As far as I know, no version of windows allows installing of a new windows except from booting.
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I just tried it out and it installs it over the existing running windows, doesn´t matter if it was downgraded to xp, or already upgraded to 7, it will install a new and fresh copy of Win 7 in your local drive, regardless of the existing vista recovery partion, which can be used in any time... (I hope to get ride of it once Win 7 final version comes out...)
When the installation is complete, a folder called "old windows" saves all the files from the preivous running operating system, bt since it´s over 10 GB, I suggest you erase it..
Win 7 is fantastic!! I have my shift now running both Internet Explorer 8 and Opera, Office Pro 2007, Skype, Live Messenger, Eset Smart Security 4, Adobe Reader, and more.... as smooth as butter
Great..............Shift on W7.
Please someone could tell me if the differences are big using W7 instead Vista.
So, it's a great solution to move Shift to run on W7, or not ?
I upgraded my hard drive then changed to windows 7 with a clean install. It is amazing how much better my shift runs now that it is on W7. It is really worth it to upgrade.
upgraded to windows 7 ultimate
Hi,
i upgraded to windows 7 ultimate and changed the drivers compitibility mode to windows vista service pack 1 and they all run smoothly but except the wifi and bluetooth, also the shag control doesn't run
would you please advise?
i am planning to buy the windows 7 upgrade
thanks for your help in advance
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I just tried it out and it installs it over the existing running windows, doesn´t matter if it was downgraded to xp, or already upgraded to 7, it will install a new and fresh copy of Win 7 in your local drive, regardless of the existing vista recovery partion, which can be used in any time... (I hope to get ride of it once Win 7 final version comes out...)
When the installation is complete, a folder called "old windows" saves all the files from the preivous running operating system, bt since it´s over 10 GB, I suggest you erase it..
Win 7 is fantastic!! I have my shift now running both Internet Explorer 8 and Opera, Office Pro 2007, Skype, Live Messenger, Eset Smart Security 4, Adobe Reader, and more.... as smooth as butter
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would you please help me in installing the drivers?
i have a problem with the VGA display driver (i can not increase the reslution), wifi and bluetooth.
hope to hear from you soon
Can someone pls give me the microsoft windows mobile 7 iso download link???...
I am still confused which iso file to download
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Can someone pls give me the microsoft windows mobile 7 iso download link???...
I am still confused which iso file to download
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Windows mobile 7?
Does anyone here know if it's possilbe to do a full clean install of the free Windows XP Mode that you can get with the Windows 7 Virtual machine?
I do know it's possilbe to convert a .vhd into a .iso file which can be burned to disk but i can't find anything on google that would help me with this.
Any help would be appreciated.
If I understand correctly you want to V2P (virtual 2 physical).
I wonder if since Windows 7 bootloader allows you to boot vhd file's if you can boot the Windows xp mode vhd.
Also I think clonezilla will allow you to dd the vhd to a physical disk.
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converting a vhd to ISO? that's uh not going to work buddy.
i have no idea hwat you're trying to do, but based on experiance drop xp mode, use vpc2007, virtualbox or vmware. vmware can physically access drives, which is..extremely handy.
Yup, that's exactly what i want to do, is to make the .vhd to physical so i can full install it at boot then dual boot windows 7 and windows XP without the need of useing Virtual PC all the time when i want to use XP.
It should be possible in everyway and i also have a genuine key for Windows XP Mode that come with the download from microsoft.
it isnt going to work. repartition your drive and use a real xp.
xp doesnt like being swapped between hardware configs. specially with whatever insane method win7 uses to boot to vhd files.
so i no its naughty but if you have a legit key then just download xp, with a built in key, then use jellybean to activate your legit key, prob get flamed for that info but fine if u are telling the truth
i can get into recovery mode but the current update.zip file on my internal sd is a bad file. is there a way to replaced that update.zip with a stock rom or a custom rom of some sort. the phone is stuck on the boot screen. I only see AT&T. I can here the boot sequence but nothing else.
I tried to flash a theme mod but apparently it was for the desire.
I tried to use the OD1N but that is for pc.
I don't know any solutions here that will work without Odin, but the good news is that Odin works great in VirtualBox - this is how I fix my phone when I flash a new kernel that just doesn't work.
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so i can download virtual box and run it that way? do i need to have a windows xp installation disk or something? is virtual box simlar to boot camp or parrallels.
VirtualBox is virtual machine software. You will need Windows installation media, yes. If you have another VM you other that you know offers pass-through support for USB devices attached to the host, feel free to use that instead. QEMU didn't work for me, I tried VirtualBox after hearing it worked for somebody else, and stopped there because it worked for me.
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Does anybody run Linux at home, and if so does the I9000 pop up as a removeable device? Do I lose any awesome features by not being able to use Kies? Remote control of phone is not that useful to me.
I'll be spending the latter part of today (hopefully) finding this out for myself, but it may help if I can just return the phone on the day of delivery that faff about sending it later in the week.
Ubuntu - use usb select on connection in about phone usb and debug off in development usb Then connect phone and choose mount from the homesceen dropdown. Ubuntu will mount the sdcards I also got Kies to work with Win7 on virtual box under ubuntu - you must have the default launcher though
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Excellent, although I've just remembered that I'm getting Windows 7 anyway. Gaming through WINE is a PITA.
Yay for education discounts!
On Ubuntu Mass Storage mode works fine, mounts the internal and external SD cards. You can also use ADB to access the phone if you set it to debug mode. There is just a funny where you need to register the USD device but if you are only wanting to access the data then you don;t need to worry about this.
Is'nt it sad that you have to use MS to work with a linux device?
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Is'nt it sad that you have to use MS to work with a linux device?
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I'm a little concerned that they will be issuing updates via Kies... since I don't have a windows disk to run in a Virtual Machine. So I guess that means I don't have the option of running a stock Froyo... Linix only people will probably have to wait for a friendly DEV to produce a custom rom based on the stock update. you can use the tool called Heimdall for that sort of thing in linux. (it's like Odin but command line based.)
are you guys using the ubuntu for netbook or regular ubuntu desktop, or the server version of ubuntu ?
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are you guys using the ubuntu for netbook or regular ubuntu desktop, or the server version of ubuntu ?
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Ubuntu 10.4 Desktop
Ubuntu 10.10 Desktop
Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook
haven't tried with the server variant
the phone is recognized via USB all modes. regular boot as a Removable device, regular boot in Debug mode, Recovery mode, and Download mode.
So.... I have a crappy Sony VAIO laptop and I installed windows 8 release preview on it. It worked fine for about a day then I wanted Ubuntu back so I installed the windows version thinking I would dual boot. Yeah right. Now my computer will not go into anything but the windows recovery thing. If I go to "use a different OS" I have 2 windows 8s both on the same volume (volume 3). It won't automatic repair (says that it couldn't fix my computer and I'm missing SrtTrail.txt) and it will not refresh (says that it can't refresh and no changes were made). I created recovery media from a desktop computer with windows 8 release preview and my computer doesnt even recognize the flash drive in "reset your PC". I need help as I am an android developer and I NEED Ubuntu back. Thank you.
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Since this has nothing to do with mobile devices, moved to Off-Topic.
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So.... I have a crappy Sony VAIO laptop and I installed windows 8 release preview on it. It worked fine for about a day then I wanted Ubuntu back so I installed the windows version thinking I would dual boot. Yeah right. Now my computer will not go into anything but the windows recovery thing. If I go to "use a different OS" I have 2 windows 8s both on the same volume (volume 3). It won't automatic repair (says that it couldn't fix my computer and I'm missing SrtTrail.txt) and it will not refresh (says that it can't refresh and no changes were made). I created recovery media from a desktop computer with windows 8 release preview and my computer doesnt even recognize the flash drive in "reset your PC". I need help as I am an android developer and I NEED Ubuntu back. Thank you.
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Get the ubuntu disk, pop it in, boot from CD, start new install, format the whole hard drive, wait for Ubuntu to install.
jaszek said:
Get the ubuntu disk, pop it in, boot from CD, start new install, format the whole hard drive, wait for Ubuntu to install.
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Back up info first though...
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The problem with windows8 is it installs its on bootloader and once you delete windows 8 from that partition the bootloader gets confused and still thinks windows 8 is the primary os.
You want to download easyBCD to delete windows 8 from the boot menu this will allow you to select the os originally installed.