Comments on: Considerations When Multi-Booting Windows Vista http://www.lockergnome.com/it/2009/01/12/considerations-when-multi-booting-windows-vista/ Technology News, Reviews & How-To Sat, 18 Feb 2012 05:52:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Karl http://www.lockergnome.com/it/2009/01/12/considerations-when-multi-booting-windows-vista/#comment-34434 Karl Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:01:30 +0000 http://wp3.lockergnome.com/it/2007/08/31/considerations-when-multi-booting-windows-vista/#comment-34434 Stephan is it like what Michael had said here just change it in the bootloader and you would have been fine for that. Gor me I usually leave it as is for me my systems that I have here that I have both windows vista or Windows XP and ubuntu on it. It takes only a second or so to change it manually when it comes up in grub. and highlight which one you want to sued. For me it is just perfect as it is. I've always used ubuntu and windows since I need to be in either one at any given time. Or at least with Windows and what version of linux that I need to use and that includes on sun solaris as well which is also another free OS made by Sun Microsystem. Karl Stephan is it like what Michael had said here just change it in the bootloader and you would have been fine for that. Gor me I usually leave it as is for me my systems that I have here that I have both windows vista or Windows XP and ubuntu on it. It takes only a second or so to change it manually when it comes up in grub. and highlight which one you want to sued. For me it is just perfect as it is. I’ve always used ubuntu and windows since I need to be in either one at any given time. Or at least with Windows and what version of linux that I need to use and that includes on sun solaris as well which is also another free OS made by Sun Microsystem.

Karl

]]> By: Michael S. http://www.lockergnome.com/it/2009/01/12/considerations-when-multi-booting-windows-vista/#comment-34433 Michael S. Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:07:34 +0000 http://wp3.lockergnome.com/it/2007/08/31/considerations-when-multi-booting-windows-vista/#comment-34433 That would work too. :) Though I've never used it, I've always just read the files to try to understand what they do and modify them according to what's already. I never really add anything to them, just change a few settings here and there. I've hosed grub once or twice but I always had a live cd to get me back up on my feet so I could fix my mistake. Live CDs are your friend. :) That would work too. :)

Though I’ve never used it, I’ve always just read the files to try to understand what they do and modify them according to what’s already. I never really add anything to them, just change a few settings here and there. I’ve hosed grub once or twice but I always had a live cd to get me back up on my feet so I could fix my mistake.

Live CDs are your friend. :)

]]> By: Matt Hartley http://www.lockergnome.com/it/2009/01/12/considerations-when-multi-booting-windows-vista/#comment-34432 Matt Hartley Wed, 14 Jan 2009 01:44:32 +0000 http://wp3.lockergnome.com/it/2007/08/31/considerations-when-multi-booting-windows-vista/#comment-34432 And while the actually editing of Grub is not difficult per se, doing so without hosing it means spending some time being comfortable with .config styled files. Most people are not unfortunately and this is why I would suggest Super Grub to the newbie. If you do hose something, fixing it is not all that difficult using this tool. http://www.supergrubdisk.org/ And while the actually editing of Grub is not difficult per se, doing so without hosing it means spending some time being comfortable with .config styled files. Most people are not unfortunately and this is why I would suggest Super Grub to the newbie. If you do hose something, fixing it is not all that difficult using this tool.

http://www.supergrubdisk.org/

]]> By: Michael S. http://www.lockergnome.com/it/2009/01/12/considerations-when-multi-booting-windows-vista/#comment-34431 Michael S. Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:54:40 +0000 http://wp3.lockergnome.com/it/2007/08/31/considerations-when-multi-booting-windows-vista/#comment-34431 To make vista the default with grub as your bootloader, you must edit (/boot/grub/menu.lst). You can change the default entry to boot at startup. Also, you will need to change it after each kernel update to make vista to be the default again. To make vista the default with grub as your bootloader, you must edit (/boot/grub/menu.lst). You can change the default entry to boot at startup. Also, you will need to change it after each kernel update to make vista to be the default again.

]]> By: Stephen Auerbach http://www.lockergnome.com/it/2009/01/12/considerations-when-multi-booting-windows-vista/#comment-34430 Stephen Auerbach Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:21:02 +0000 http://wp3.lockergnome.com/it/2007/08/31/considerations-when-multi-booting-windows-vista/#comment-34430 I tried dual booting Vista and Ubuntu. Ubuntu came up first and was the default. I wanted it the other way. I could never figure out how change that so I reformated my machine. Never again. I tried dual booting Vista and Ubuntu. Ubuntu came up first and was the default. I wanted it the other way. I could never figure out how change that so I reformated my machine.
Never again.

]]> By: Karl http://www.lockergnome.com/it/2009/01/12/considerations-when-multi-booting-windows-vista/#comment-34429 Karl Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:46:54 +0000 http://wp3.lockergnome.com/it/2007/08/31/considerations-when-multi-booting-windows-vista/#comment-34429 What about with other operating system like Ubuntu or red hat fedora? I have done it many times with installing windows vista first on the primary hard drive. Then have a secondary hard drive in the same machine if it permits it. and installs ubuntu or fedora. Take a look at www.distrowatch.com there are at least the top 100 of linux oin that page with their links for downloads included. Regards, Karl What about with other operating system like Ubuntu or red hat fedora? I have done it many times with installing windows vista first on the primary hard drive. Then have a secondary hard drive in the same machine if it permits it. and installs ubuntu or fedora. Take a look at http://www.distrowatch.com there are at least the top 100 of linux oin that page with their links for downloads included.

Regards,

Karl

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