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I've just installed 16.04. Ubuntu. I installed it on old C:/ partition (250GB SSD disk, all place for Linux, ext4) so I don't have dual-boot and I am not able to boot Windows because it doesn't exist on any of my disks. I also have two HDD disks (750GB - 2 NTFS partition 250 and 500, 250 GB - one NTFS partition). My problem is that I can't mount these disks with write and read permission.

Later I couldn't mount the disks at all due to an error about hibernated Windows (which I don't have). I used the program Disk (preinstalled) and added 'ro' to the mount options. It helped with mounting the disk, but I can't write or edit anything. Can you help?

Zanna
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First of all, install VirtualBox and then head over to the official Microsoft VMs website. Download a VM (for instance, you might chose IE8 on Win7) and then unzip the file.

Then you need to:

  • import the OVA file (just double click on it and VirtualBox will open a wizard)
  • set up USB 2.0 in the VM properties (you will need to add the proprietary extension pack in VirtualBox)
  • boot the VM
  • connect the hard drive and attach it to the VM
  • in the virtualized Windows environment, open the prompt as administrator
  • type chkdsk /f E: where E: must be replaced with the correct drive letter
  • cleanly turn off the VM
  • from Ubuntu run sudo sync

Disconnect the drive from your computer and connect it again.

If you encounter other error related to hibernation, please check this answer:

https://askubuntu.com/a/145904/271

Andrea Lazzarotto
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