[mdlug] Fwd: Windows 7 screen after dual boot

[Gib]

Another idea.  Upgrade to kids that like better games. :)

Maybe SimCity:
https://www.linux.com/news/original-simcity-now-open-source-micropolis/

On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 6:01 PM Drew <drew4096 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Virtualbox. Install Win 7 on a VM, set up Angry Birds and the other
> programs, then take  Snapshot. Put save files in a directory on the
> host system mounted as a network drive.
>
>
> On 4/11/20, David L Lambert <davidl at lmert.com> wrote:
> > The reason I got pulled away from the meeting...
> >
> > One of our laptops is dual-boot, Windows 7 Enterprise and Debian
> > Stable.  My youngest child decided to reboot it to Windows 7, and it
> > comes up with the following screen, has sat there for at least 15
> > minutes, no clue when it'll finish...
> >
> >     *Your computer was unable to start.*
> >     Startup Repair is checking your system for problems...
> >
> >     If problems are found, Startup Repair will fix them automatically.
> >     Your computer might restart several times during this process.
> >
> >     No changes will be made to your personal files or information. This
> >     might take several minutes.
> >
> > Since Windows 7 is out of support, I have some inclination to just wipe
> > that part of the disk and make it single-boot; but my kids want to keep
> > Windows 7 in particular for the following applications:
> >
> >   * Angry Birds (youngest child)
> >   * Roblox (second-youngest child, my daughter, who you saw on the meeting)
> >   * Roller Coaster Tycoon 3, City Skylines, maybe a few others (oldest
> >     child)
> >
> > I wonder if my modification to /etc/rc.local that uses Widows's
> > "PAGEFILE.SYS" as an additional swapfile triggered the check, or if it's
> > just a fancy front-end to full-sidk CHKDSK (like fsck after 180 days
> > without a check...)
> >
> > Anyone seen this particular screen before, and know of a key-sequence to
> > skip it, or other workaround? Any suggestions for how to run Angry Birds
> > on Linux, or of a similar Linux alternative?
> >
> > -------- Forwarded Message --------
> > Subject:      Windows 7 screen after dual boot
> > Date:         Sat, 11 Apr 2020 18:44:21 +0000 (UTC)
> > From:         David Lee Lambert <davidleelambert at yahoo.com>
> > Reply-To:     davidleelambert at yahoo.com <davidleelambert at yahoo.com>
> > To:   MDLUG's Main Discussion List <mdlug at mdlug.org>
> > CC:   David Lee Lambert <davidl at lmert.com>
> >
> >
> >
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