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Can Grub be configured to remember the last OS you booted into?
I typically have 2-3 OSes in my boot menu:
Ubuntu 10.04
Windows 7
[Sometimes, a third option, such as Ubuntu 10.04 Netbook]
If I am in an OS other than the default choice (Windows 7 in this case), ...
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Boot to Windows once from Grub then back to Ubuntu on next boot
I do a lot of remote work on computers and my home comptuer has 2 OSes: Ubuntu and Windows 7. I would like to be able to switch to Windows occasionally but this is impossible without losing my ability ...
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How do I move the Windows 7 Boot Files (bootmgr, ...) to a different drive?
I wanted a dual-boot setup. So first I installed Windows 7 on the 1st partition of one hard drive (we'll call it HDD1), and then I went to install Ubuntu 9.10 on the second partition of HDD1. ...
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How to uninstall GRUB and get windows 7 bootloader back?
I have windows 7 home premium currently installed and I have just recently installed Linux Mint and it has replaced my MBR with GRUB.
Is there any way I can restore the normal Windows 7 Boot Loader ...
Matt
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Remove windows 7 entry from grub
I recently installed ubuntu 10.04 LTS and formatted my windows 7 hdd, but the windows 7 entry is still showing in grub. How can I remove the entry from grub?
Greetz
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How can I make grub2 boot into Windows 7?
I had Windows 7 installed on my system, then I installed Debian testing with grub2 as its boot manager. Initially I couldn't see windows entry in grub at all, so I ran:
aptitude install os-prober ...
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Installing Windows Update 3033929
I am using grub as default boot loader for my dual boot laptop (DELL Vostro 3750). My system is currently undergoing a reboot loop (infinite) because of Windows Update 3033929.
As described here:
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I can't boot to Ubuntu after installing Windows 7
I installed Ubuntu 10.04 and it is working properly, but today I installed Windows 7 to another partition, and now I did not get any boot menu and automatically Windows is working fine still.
Is ...
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Why do I get a GRUB error after deleting the Linux partition?
I had a dual-boot setup with Windows 7 and Windows Vista. I used Easus Partition Manager and shrank my Windows 7 partition. In the empty space, I installed Linux Mint. I decided I didn't want it ...
user5828
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How do I install GRUB to a partiton and not MBR?
I am trying to dual boot Windows and Linux. I would like to continue using the Windows bootloader in my MBR.
I installed Windows 7 first. During the install I left some unallocated space that I ...
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Can I dual boot Linux and Windows 7 but use the Windows bootloader instead of GRUB?
Is it possible to have the Windows bootloader point to Windows 7 and a Linux partition instead of using GRUB to point to Windows 7 and Linux?
Any links to tutorials, guides, or how-tos would be ...
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How do I move grub so that it's not on the MBR (so I can choose win7 / linux / osX from the refit menu)
I've got a triple boot system with OSX, Ubuntu and Windows 7. Currently when I boot I get the refit menu first which sees all the partitions nicely, and if I choose os X it works just dandy, but if I ...
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how to remove menu or change TIMEOUT for selecting OS (Windows 7) in grub boot manager / bootloader?
when I power on my notebook (Lenovo V580c) this window appears:
and the TIMEOUT for selecting one of them is 30 seconds.
there is only windows 7 on this laptop (in addition to default FreeDOS that ...
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windows 7 not booting after ubuntu partition deletion
I had on my laptop windows 7 and ubuntu server 9.10 (the partition with windows 7 was automatically selected at boot time). Today I wanted to install ubuntu 10.4, and for that I deleted the 9.10 ...
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Installing Windows 7 on a dual boot machine
My current setup is a dual boot of XP and Ubuntu 9.04. Installed Ubuntu after XP and dual booting with GRUB. I want to install Windows 7 now to make it a triple boot system without disturbing my ...
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