I help some of the residents with their computers here at the facility. The demise of support for Windows XP has got a few of them spooked about security and they have asked me what they could do about it. After some thought I decided to investigate how a simple operating system based on Unix would work for them. So I thought that installing Ubuntu and “Dual Booting” on my computer would allow me to get acquainted with Ubuntu. Well it is dual booting and I am learning Ubuntu. And this is the crux of my problem.
I downloaded and installed “EasyBCD” I used it to create the dual boot. Then I installed the Ubuntu. It created another dual boot. And my Bios which used to display for about 10 seconds, now displays for 100 seconds, yes 100 seconds. You don’t realize how long that is until you have to wait for the boot menu. Now to boot to W7 I wait the 100 seconds and the Ubuntu dualboot comes up with W7 as the last choice. I select W7 and then the EasyBCD menu comes up and again I select W7.
To use Ubuntu I wait the 100 seconds and hit ENTER when the Ubuntu dual boot menu appears and I go into Abuntu right away
The EasyBCD manual says that if there is only one choice on the menu the menu would not appear. However, it does appear and if I remove all choices I would not be able to boot at all into W7. Don’t want that
I know nothing about the boot up process of either OS.
What can I do about the 100 second bios?
What can I do about the two ‘dual boot’ menus? Ubuntu and EasyBCD.
Bill
I downloaded and installed “EasyBCD” I used it to create the dual boot. Then I installed the Ubuntu. It created another dual boot. And my Bios which used to display for about 10 seconds, now displays for 100 seconds, yes 100 seconds. You don’t realize how long that is until you have to wait for the boot menu. Now to boot to W7 I wait the 100 seconds and the Ubuntu dualboot comes up with W7 as the last choice. I select W7 and then the EasyBCD menu comes up and again I select W7.
To use Ubuntu I wait the 100 seconds and hit ENTER when the Ubuntu dual boot menu appears and I go into Abuntu right away
The EasyBCD manual says that if there is only one choice on the menu the menu would not appear. However, it does appear and if I remove all choices I would not be able to boot at all into W7. Don’t want that
I know nothing about the boot up process of either OS.
What can I do about the 100 second bios?
What can I do about the two ‘dual boot’ menus? Ubuntu and EasyBCD.
Bill