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Help! Linux won't dual boot!

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Never mind. My bad dumb! I finally recognized the boot manager.:beaten::very_drunk::shame:
 
I just took Ubuntu 15 out and installed Mint 17 with duel boot. I like it better than Ubuntu. :encouragement: PJ
 
First time running Mint, I was able to see the files on the Windows partition but not any more. It can't be mounted because Windows is hibernating. I turned off Fast Start in the BIOS but that didn't seem to help. For some reason the partition is flagged as busy and that pretty much disables my grand experiment. I hoped to access the Windows files from Linux and see if I can switch over to Linux as my primary OS. So far not much luck.
 
Bayless said:
First time running Mint, I was able to see the files on the Windows partition but not any more. It can't be mounted because Windows is hibernating. I turned off Fast Start in the BIOS but that didn't seem to help. For some reason the partition is flagged as busy and that pretty much disables my grand experiment. I hoped to access the Windows files from Linux and see if I can switch over to Linux as my primary OS. So far not much luck.
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When you installed Mint, did you download it and burn it to a disc or directly to windows and then install it? I burnt to a disc first and then did a cold boot with it in the drive. Now with it installed on a separate partition, when the machine boots, it asks me which program I want, Mint or Windows. PJ
 
I got past the dual boot problem Paul. I downloaded then burned to a dvd and installed from that. The problem is that Linux can't mount the Windows partition because it thinks Windows is hibernating and the disk is in use. I have set Windows to stop rather than hibernate and have disabled "fast start" as has been suggested. I have also run disk clean and check for errors. As an aside, often when I shut down Windows, the computer boots directly into Linux, bypassing the dual boot prompt. After shutting down Linux, it always goes to the dual boot prompt though. This all leads me to believe that the problem is in Windows. Interestingly though, I was able to mount the external backup disk and access its files correctly. I guess that does give me a workaround although not as convenient.
 
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