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    Taskbar Icons

    Got it.. Problem solved. Thanks
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    Taskbar Icons

    Does anyone know how to change the application icons on the Plasma KDE taskbar ?
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    Dual Boot With Windows

    Thanks TechnoJunky.. I followed the instructions in the link given. After running the boot repair program an error was generated. In part it said "Boot files are far from the start of disk. Your bios may not detect them. You may want to re-try after creating a /boot partition (Ext4, >200Mb...
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    Dual Boot With Windows

    Just to clarify: my machine has the old style bio, not UEFI......
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    Dual Boot With Windows

    Correct, I do have to take the manual step of interrupting the bios to boot Linux. I installed Linux from a thumb drive. I don't remember an option to "update the boot record on SDA". My computer was brand new in 2010.. I know, it's ancient, but it runs great...
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    Dual Boot With Windows

    I can boot to either Windows or Linux. To boot Linux I must go to Bios Boot Options menu. Choose the Linux partition. Grub boot menu appears with choice to boot Windows or Linux. Wait for countdown (or make choice) and Linux boots. If I boot normally (without going to the BIOS menu), Windows...
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    Dual Boot With Windows

    I have a Dell Studio XPS 435T / 9000 with a 1TB hard drive, old style BIOS. Windows 8.1 is installed. Linux Pop OS is installed in a 400 GB partition behind the Windows partition. I would like to have the grub boot menu come up with the choice to boot Windows or Linux when the machine boots. I...
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