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what happens, when you manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' - - in Terminal

Hi greywolf1047,
welcome to our forum.


it's good to see you are back again . .

on most of my dual_boot PCs, the time out is set to either 10s or 5s,
& depending on which system, that I'm tending to load the most often.

and I've an preference for some sort of delay, as that will still give access to the other system.

Hi remaker,
welcome to our forum


there is plenty of Ex Microsoft Users - - around these parts.

in the same way, that the LinuxMint System is an alternative to the Windows System,
- there is also alternatives to Chrome or Chromium - - as well.

NB: based on Chromium .. usually.

can you also check, again, but utilise the LibreOffice program
to type an bunch of letters, to see what they are converted to, as opposed to what you've typed ?.

that doesn't make any sense - - the Yahoo Search is Not the Default Search Engine

what changes, if any, did you make to the Web Browser

have you checked that usb stick, in an Windows System:
- to check that it's NTFS data is correct ?.

if you only have an LinuxMint System available:
- use the Disks program, in Accessories to do that.

AZgl1500 wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 05, 2020 7:58 am

that method only works IF, you have already used those Search Engines.

else you will just get the default of that list of six .. where half of them are not an True Search Engine,
but rather an eCommerce site, instead.

that's very odd though .. it should be formatted to NTFS, if anything. :o plus, being such an large drive, you could create several partitions, depending on what you intend to use it for: /EFI boot 1000 (1GB) / 50000 (50GB) /home 1 - 2 Tb /data 1 - 2 Tb Swap space 8000 (8GB) - equal to 8 GB of RAM o...

If you've got a (retail-, I believe) key then you can download one directly from Microsoft: https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/software-download/windows7. You can also always use the old Microsoft DigitalRiver mirror. No you Can't - - their DigitalRiver site - - is offline. but .. if you have an Valid...

Thanks @decrpit. I tried this virtual box thing but getting stuck at installing proper Oracle virtual version and couldn't go ahead. So if you only have linux, probably the best solution is to run windows in a virtual box. That will save you going through a complete reinstall, because it's easier t...

Thanks for the reply, I appreciate your help. Could you please point me to some stepwise resource? There is chance that one wrong step or missing step and I will mess up everythihing. something like this Tutorial: https://www.wikihow.com/Install-Windows-from-Ubuntu in that example, it's Installing ...

so, that is the standard, single partition, that is the New Normal. - - in 64 bit mode - - so there is an EFI partition, as well. :) therefore, use Gparted again, from that LinuxMint Live Media, & move the SDA2 to the RHS, some what, depending on how much room, that you wish to make available. - - y...

that option 1, will only Boot into Windows .. you may need to try option 2.

does F12 work on that machine ? to change the Boot Order ?.

what is the Make & Model of that machine ?.

then use the Gparted program,
to grab an screen_shot of the drive, & post that back here, on your next reply.

columbo1977 wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 03, 2020 2:33 am

When I restarted and manually chose the Linux drive it just hangs on a black screen with a cursor and won't star

that black screen, may be because Linux can find it's own drive:
- what are those extra HDDs used for ?.

it might just be me, but min/max: 933/1600 MHz is a bit too slow,
in what I've found out .. you could just Install the Mate Desktop, into the current Cinnamon,
& try that out, instead .. via Package Manager aka synaptic.

the CPU in that HP Pavilion, may be an bit too lightweight,
& even though there is plenty of available memory.

you could try re-installing again, but with the LinuxMint Mate Desktop, instead.

Hi pipp,
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