The screen where you describe it as
Help choosing an installation--so many choices!
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OK, I hit Home and Enter at the grub screen, but nothing happened and it continued to launch Mint.
So here is what's happening:
I turn on the computer.
I watch for the Lenovo logo. If I do nothing here, it launches into Windows like before.
At the logo I hit F12. It brings up the blue screen I posted in #36. I choose the first ubuntu listed (still wondering why there's 2).
I see the distorted grub screen for a few seconds and just wait it out.
Mint launches.
I don't know if I skipped a step in the installation (like I said, I was just clicking 'continue' through many of the prompts), or the dual boot is complicating things. I've mulled this over and have decided to reinstall Mint - fully, with no Windows, and just eliminate the whole dual boot complication. There's nothing in Windows I really need. All my important stuff is saved to disk. I hate Windows. I'd rather start fresh with Linux and figure things out as I go.
So that's the plan for NYE! Thanks all for your help and patience. I've learned a lot so far. I promise to be back later with a whole new set of questions
So here is what's happening:
I turn on the computer.
I watch for the Lenovo logo. If I do nothing here, it launches into Windows like before.
At the logo I hit F12. It brings up the blue screen I posted in #36. I choose the first ubuntu listed (still wondering why there's 2).
I see the distorted grub screen for a few seconds and just wait it out.
Mint launches.
I don't know if I skipped a step in the installation (like I said, I was just clicking 'continue' through many of the prompts), or the dual boot is complicating things. I've mulled this over and have decided to reinstall Mint - fully, with no Windows, and just eliminate the whole dual boot complication. There's nothing in Windows I really need. All my important stuff is saved to disk. I hate Windows. I'd rather start fresh with Linux and figure things out as I go.
So that's the plan for NYE! Thanks all for your help and patience. I've learned a lot so far. I promise to be back later with a whole new set of questions
Yeah it's easy to get overwhelmed by information with artificial intelligence and the internet. The self-deprecating acronym (K.I.S.S.) has been helpful for me!
