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Is it possible for GRUB2 to boot directly into Windows 7 skipping the boot menu?
GRUB2 boots to Windows 7 by chainloading the BCD. BCD is usually is installed in the System Reserved Partition without drive letter.
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Partition 1 - Ubuntu & GRUB2 bootmanager installed, ...
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Windows 7 changes my uefi default boot when it starts
I installed Windows 7 in a HP Compaq 6300. First I disabled secure boot and enabled legacy mode. Then I installed Ubuntu in other partition. Ubuntu detected some uefi partitions and let me create / ...
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Restoring Windows boot entry on GRUB
I made a lot of mistakes lately with my systems, and now I have an issue.
After installing fedora 20, I tried to resize my windows 7 partition, and generated an error with the actual size of the ...
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Does rebuilding the BCD affect the MBR?
I'm dual booting Linux Mint and Windows 7, and windows 7 is having a "device inaccessible" error preventing it from booting. I'm using grub for my MBR.
From what I understand, the BCD is what ...
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Can grub and BCD work simultaneously?
Here's my setup. After I installed a new SSD, I have:
Original Windows 7 on sdc1 (to be retired)
Copy of Windows 7 on sdb2
A Windows system partition on sdb1
Ubuntu 12.04 on sda, /boot and ergo grub ...
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Will Windows 7 pick up XP when grub is installed
There's similar questions but nothing quite exactly what i'm looking for
I have a laptop that currently dualboots XP and Ubuntu, with XP chainloaded by grub. I'd like to get windows 7 in the mix, ...
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