- Jun 13, 2013
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Greetings all, I apologize as this post is partly a question about Ubuntu as well, but if need be, I will simply post another, separate thread in the appropriate forum.
Firstly, though, is a Windows 7 user folder problem. Recently, after having to run a factory restore, I noticed that my user folder was not named properly. Obviously, your user folder is whatever name you put on your user account, simply something like "John," etc. For some reason, my folder has been renamed to "John.John-PC". This creates some issues, and I can't seem to rectify the issue. I've tried creating a separate admin account and using it to change the name of the folder. This works, but when I log back in, Windows can't "find" my folder and simply creates the inappropriately-named folder yet again.
This seems to happen completely at random. I've run factory restore a few times since I've had my system, and sometimes it names my user folder properly, sometimes it doesn't. It's bizarre.
My specs, for the record:
-Dell Inspiron i570
-Windows 7 Home Premium, 64-bit
-AMD Athlon II X4 640
-8GB(2x4GB) Ballistix Sport Memory
-AMD Radeon HD 6670
-Western Digital Blue, 500GB(stock)
-Western Digital Blue, 1000GB(aftermarket add-on)
-LG Blu-Ray Drive(upgrade from stock DVD-RW drive, I forget the exact model)
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As for my other issue... I recently experimented with Ubuntu, installing it fully on my old laptop(replacing Vista) and setting up my desktop to dual-boot between Ubuntu and Windows 7. After a few weeks, though, I found that while Ubuntu was quite useful on my laptop, the dual-boot setup on my desktop wasn't doing it for me, so I looked into removing it.
The actual process is simple enough, but the issue is the loss of GRUB. With it and Ubuntu gone, my PC would be unable to boot. I tried looking around online for a solution to this, but I can't find any info that applies to my situation. I don't have a Windows 7 install disk.
Is there anything I can do? Or am I stuck with Ubuntu forever? Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated.
Firstly, though, is a Windows 7 user folder problem. Recently, after having to run a factory restore, I noticed that my user folder was not named properly. Obviously, your user folder is whatever name you put on your user account, simply something like "John," etc. For some reason, my folder has been renamed to "John.John-PC". This creates some issues, and I can't seem to rectify the issue. I've tried creating a separate admin account and using it to change the name of the folder. This works, but when I log back in, Windows can't "find" my folder and simply creates the inappropriately-named folder yet again.
This seems to happen completely at random. I've run factory restore a few times since I've had my system, and sometimes it names my user folder properly, sometimes it doesn't. It's bizarre.
My specs, for the record:
-Dell Inspiron i570
-Windows 7 Home Premium, 64-bit
-AMD Athlon II X4 640
-8GB(2x4GB) Ballistix Sport Memory
-AMD Radeon HD 6670
-Western Digital Blue, 500GB(stock)
-Western Digital Blue, 1000GB(aftermarket add-on)
-LG Blu-Ray Drive(upgrade from stock DVD-RW drive, I forget the exact model)
-------
As for my other issue... I recently experimented with Ubuntu, installing it fully on my old laptop(replacing Vista) and setting up my desktop to dual-boot between Ubuntu and Windows 7. After a few weeks, though, I found that while Ubuntu was quite useful on my laptop, the dual-boot setup on my desktop wasn't doing it for me, so I looked into removing it.
The actual process is simple enough, but the issue is the loss of GRUB. With it and Ubuntu gone, my PC would be unable to boot. I tried looking around online for a solution to this, but I can't find any info that applies to my situation. I don't have a Windows 7 install disk.
Is there anything I can do? Or am I stuck with Ubuntu forever? Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated.
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