![]() ![]() Herko - what machine and what version of Windows is it? You did not get a nice menu asking what system you wanted to boot. Thinking about it, the last time I used it with a Windows machine, either Windows 7 or Windows 8 (can't remember which), I found that booting into Ubuntu on a HP machine was extremely difficult in that since it used the Windows boot loaded you had to hit keys as you switched on from off and then if you had got into the boot loader there was still about another 5 keys to enter. Reading about it, it was discontinued in 2015. Update on "wubi" - I have checked some usb install sticks and the wubi. The reason that I suggested that Herko resized within Windows is that I suspect that Herko is coming from a Windows background and he will be more familiar with its programmes and, in my experience, shrinking Windows partitions is quicker if done from within Windows than using gparted. Markdotson - yes, you can resize the partition with the Installer and it uses gparted. However, I am not certain that unetbootin allows a UEFI boot. If you go this route be very careful and read up about it first and recheck that you really mean sdb.īoth Mint and Ubuntu can work with UEFI booting with Windows and you do not have to switch it off (switch into legacy boot) if you have used the usb-creator or the dd method. And this does it all for you on a safe way and deals with the UEFI issues.Īnother way is to use the Linux command line dd if=/home/user/Downloads/xxx.iso of=/dev/sdb. If you have managed to boot into Mint or Ubuntu or know someone who has then one of its programme is usb creator. The guide below uses Rufus and is for a Windows machine up to Windows 10. Having done that you can then download and install Mint or Ubuntu to your usb. Either use a Windows programme or Windows Disk Management. If you want to dual boot then the best method is to shrink the last partition on your hard drive and do it from within Windows. If the Mint installer has the feature, I seem to remember, that you got into Window and then started the usb with Mint on it. Now as to installing a Linux distro onto your Windows computer there are a number of ways you can try.Įarlier versions of Ubuntu and Mint had a "wubi" feature which allowed you to install the Linux distro as a Windows programme! Selecting how to select the Linux distro was not always obvious, since it uses the Windows boot loader and it takes a number of clicks to do it. The easiest way to restore it is to use the HP usb programme: This is how we burned our ISO on a USB flash drive, easy and relatively fast.Very difficult to destroy a usb stick. We make the pertinent checks and make sure everything is in order before continuing.Īfter pressing OK, UNetbootin itself will proceed to burn the image we had chose in the USB device. IMG) that we already had.īelow we have two fields to select the type of unit and the specific unit that we want to work with, which in our case is USB Drive (although Hard Drive can also be selected).
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