dimitrish81
Member
Hi,
I recently downloaded and executed ubuntu 11.04, directly from the ubuntu site, for working with windows as a program. Before that i created one more disk partition in the disk which i didnt use.
After the reboot acronis os selector could not reboot a route.......After that i formated the above partition and installed one fresh copy of xp on that.
Then system rebooted normally with three choises: windows xp (the fresh copy)
windows xp (the previous working copy)
Ubuntu
Now i am booting with this way to the second xp copy which i want to keep.
The ubuntu option goes me to a command line with grup>.........(dont know whats going on,probably i have destroyed the ubuntu files with format?)
Problems: 1) since i unistall acronis os selector(not original) i can not see my windows 7 which is in an other partinion.
2) i do not want to keep the fresh copy of xp but i am afraid to uninstall because then maybe i could not boot to the old copy of xp.
3) After the above resolved i want to install ubuntu from cd in a clean partition with the triple boot option (Win xp-7-ubuntu)
To many stuff and sorry for the questions
Addendum:
I install easy Bcd and partially solve the problem
1) I have edit and add windows 7 and xp
2) i installed in a partition that i will not format at any case.
3) Finally i wrote windows 7 MBR (choice)
Then i simply restart the system
easy boot cd menu appeared with choice of win xp and 7
i was already put as main the xp and i pressed.
Then a new screen saw me the to xp installations!!!!!!!
Perfect.......
I am now formating the partition of xp copy i dont want and after this i will install there ubuntu.
I shall keep informed the forum.
Addendum:
Resuming
1) Using easy boot cd in my master xp installation i manage to edit the boot by adding win7 and xp, setting as xp my default load after 30 seconds.
2) I write in win 7 MBR and restart the pc.
After that a had two choices win 7 and win xp.
Whoever pressing xp choice i gone to a sub menu with the two xp installations i had where i choose the master.
After this i formatted the partition with the back up xp and restart the pc.
I still had to choice between two xp installations, whoever choosing the erased one i did not have any boot but missing dll files notice.
I restart choosing the now only working xp and i delete the xp choice and selected again with automatic location. After that i just save the new setting and after restart bcd dont saw me now the second(formated) copy of xp
Νοw i am planning to add ubuntu in the recently formatted partition and make system triple boot using BCD.
Is there any instruction manual in order not to mess things up?
I recently downloaded and executed ubuntu 11.04, directly from the ubuntu site, for working with windows as a program. Before that i created one more disk partition in the disk which i didnt use.
After the reboot acronis os selector could not reboot a route.......After that i formated the above partition and installed one fresh copy of xp on that.
Then system rebooted normally with three choises: windows xp (the fresh copy)
windows xp (the previous working copy)
Ubuntu
Now i am booting with this way to the second xp copy which i want to keep.
The ubuntu option goes me to a command line with grup>.........(dont know whats going on,probably i have destroyed the ubuntu files with format?)
Problems: 1) since i unistall acronis os selector(not original) i can not see my windows 7 which is in an other partinion.
2) i do not want to keep the fresh copy of xp but i am afraid to uninstall because then maybe i could not boot to the old copy of xp.
3) After the above resolved i want to install ubuntu from cd in a clean partition with the triple boot option (Win xp-7-ubuntu)
To many stuff and sorry for the questions
Addendum:
I install easy Bcd and partially solve the problem
1) I have edit and add windows 7 and xp
2) i installed in a partition that i will not format at any case.
3) Finally i wrote windows 7 MBR (choice)
Then i simply restart the system
easy boot cd menu appeared with choice of win xp and 7
i was already put as main the xp and i pressed.
Then a new screen saw me the to xp installations!!!!!!!
Perfect.......
I am now formating the partition of xp copy i dont want and after this i will install there ubuntu.
I shall keep informed the forum.
Addendum:
Resuming
1) Using easy boot cd in my master xp installation i manage to edit the boot by adding win7 and xp, setting as xp my default load after 30 seconds.
2) I write in win 7 MBR and restart the pc.
After that a had two choices win 7 and win xp.
Whoever pressing xp choice i gone to a sub menu with the two xp installations i had where i choose the master.
After this i formatted the partition with the back up xp and restart the pc.
I still had to choice between two xp installations, whoever choosing the erased one i did not have any boot but missing dll files notice.
I restart choosing the now only working xp and i delete the xp choice and selected again with automatic location. After that i just save the new setting and after restart bcd dont saw me now the second(formated) copy of xp
Νοw i am planning to add ubuntu in the recently formatted partition and make system triple boot using BCD.
Is there any instruction manual in order not to mess things up?
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