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    Re: Should I remove Windows 8?

    Went back to the store today an explained the catastrophe. Tech support Guy very kindly pulled the display Toshiba laptop (exact same model) off the shelf and allowed me to make a complete recovery...
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    Re: Should I remove Windows 8?

    I will try these two versions and report back.
    I assume I will need the 64 bit versions of both.
    Thanks
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    Re: Should I remove Windows 8?

    So if my laptop is one of these baytrail chips I don't have much chance of getting the screen to work if i do a full install of Ubuntu and now have no windows 8.
    Not sure if I have any options left....
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    Re: Should I remove Windows 8?

    Ok.
    Not planning on doing anything as i have now no idea which way to go.
    Any advice on getting my laptop screen up and running would be appreciated as well.
    Thanks
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    Re: Should I remove Windows 8?

    Thanks for the help
    Ran boot repair
    Gave me the URL - http://paste.ubuntu.com/6977200/

    also - "No change has been performed on your computer"

    NB - when the boot repair window popped up there...
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    Re: Should I remove Windows 8?

    Blimey.

    Since i tried to do a repair of windows 8 with my friends USB this is now the state of the computer in Ubuntu Live Gparted -
    (on the external screen via VGA)

    250567250568
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    Re: Should I remove Windows 8?

    We use it as a family laptop - web surfing, simple documents and spreadsheets,Skype, music, occaisonal video. No real gaming or developement.
    Ubuntu is installed on the hard drive but since i cannot...
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    Should I remove Windows 8?

    I have a toshiba nb10t - full spec here - http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Toshiba-Satellite-NB10t-A-101-Netbook.108374.0.html

    I have been trying for the last week to dual boot preinstalled...
  9. Re: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on Toshiba NB10t - 2 problems

    Thanks. Will go step by step.
  10. Re: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on Toshiba NB10t - 2 problems

    Errrrrr.......OK
    Pretty confused now....but thanks.
    How from where I am can I install Ubuntu?
  11. Re: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on Toshiba NB10t - 2 problems

    Thanks for the replies.
    Here is the screen shot from gparted.

    Still getting the same warning when trying to install - no root system file defined

    In the bios there is no option to switch off...
  12. [SOLVED] Re: Install 13.10 on HP ENVY Phoenix 810 from USB

    I had a similar problem. Try connecting a VGA Cable from laptop to TV/monitor.
    Ubuntu started for me on the TV but not on my laptop screen
  13. Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on Toshiba NB10t - 2 problems

    Have been trying to install Ubuntu for the last few days alongside preinstalled Windows8.

    Windows partition manager gives me the following

    250468

    I'm trying to install ubuntu into the...
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