A bootloader is a program that loads and launches a program or an operating system from boot.
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How to set boot disk flag with diskpart
My Windows Server 2008 R2 won't start and stops with Stop 7B, so I start the recovery console and use diskpart to check the disk. There are to partitions one of Type 17 and one of type 07, the detail ...
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How to add the restore option to the windows xp boot menu?
My Asus EEEPC 1002HA has 3 partitions - C, E (where Linux used to be installed) and D (system restore files are located there out of the box). After Linux uninstallation i restored windows xp boot ...
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Make isolinux 4.0.3 chainload itself
I have a bootable iso which boots into isolinux 4.0.3 and I want to make it chainload itself (my actual goal is to chainload isolinux.bin v4.0.1-debian, which should start up the Ubuntu10.10 Live CD, ...
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How can I repair the Windows 8 EFI Bootloader?
I installed Windows 7 and Windows 8 in EFI mode on a hard disk some days ago. Today, the bootloader got missing/corrupted.
I currently have the Windows 8 installer on a flash drive and tried using ...
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Checking NVRAM on BootUp
I've recently encountered with my desktop the other day. the problems were like this
Computer boots up. and Shows this Message
F1 for Setup and Configuration
F2 to load default values
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Using the UEFI Shell to Restore Boot Configuration
I am using an embedded board that supports UEFI. It is a new fangled board and comes up with American Megatrends BIOS and a UEFI shell (I am more used to dealing with a bootloader and not a PC BIOS on ...
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Recover truecrypt partition without MBR + recovery disk?
I destroyed my mbr and have no truecrypt rescue disk. However, I do know my password and my encryption setup (e.g. hashing functions and ciphers used).
This happened after an upgrade to version 7.0a ...
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GRUB error: unknown filesystem
I replaced my old laptop drive which was win7 and ubuntu dual boot with an SSD.
Now I connected the old drive through a USB adapter and I want to boot from it.
But this comes up:
unknown filesystem
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I got an “NTLDR is missing” on Win XP and fixed it, but why did this happen and how did this fix work?
So, believe me, I've read all the related posts on how to fix "NTLDR is missing" issues on SuperUser and this is not that question. I actually did manage to fix my problem, but I don't entirely ...
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Dual-booting Ubuntu and Pardus with GRUB2…Pardus no show?
I have Ubuntu 10.10 installed and used to dual-boot Fedora, but I replaced Fedora with Pardus.
After the install, I went into ubuntu, and did a sudo update-grub. It detected my Pardus 2011 install ...
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Why my Grub 2 version is 1.99?
Pretty much like the title says.
I'm using Kubuntu 12.04, and my installed grub packages are grub-pc and its various dependencies.
The package description says GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 ...
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Change windows 7 as the primary bootloader
Uh, I'll first tell you the history of OS Changes that have ever occurred to my computer :
First I installed Windows 7 on a partition (333 GB).
Next after Windows 8 Consumer Preview was released, I ...
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Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 mobo won't boot from USB flash drive
I am trying to boot BAMT, a Linux distribution based on Debian via USB on a brand new Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 motherboard. I tried various flash drive and various OS. I never had this problem with ASUS ...
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How to boot linux kernel without bootloader?
By default to boot image bzImage of a Linux kernel you need to use the bootloader. If you try to boot the image directly it will give the error:
Booting from Hard Disk...
Direct booting from floppy ...
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Unetbootin and Windows 7
I use Unetbootin on WinXP and I have a Windows 7 iso that I want to make a USB bootable with. Everything works fine. I can boot the USB, but then I come to bootloader screen and I only see one option ...
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unetbootin (syslinux?) — adding memtest86 to my bootable USB drive
The only way I have been able to reliably load a windows install disc onto USB is using Unetbootin and a FAT32 formatted drive. I do this because it is significantly faster to install windows this way ...
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Boot from USB drive without consuming drive letter C:
Can't find the answer anywhere.
I just want to reinstall Windows on a new HDD. However the computers CD/DVD drive is broken and I don't have access to an external CD reader. So I cloned the install ...
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Need help making a bootable portable USB hard drive. [Utility I need will only create bootable CDs or USB flash drives]
I've got a copy of Spotmau's Bootsuite 2012, which is an utterly fantastic tool. It has completely replaced Bart PE for me, and I relied on BPE for YEARS.
Anyway, the issue I'm having is that the ...
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Can an SSD have a MBR and a bootloader?
I installed both Linux and Windows on my newly bought SSD (sda). When I installed Linux, I chose to install the bootloader on the SSD (sda).
After I finished, I got only a black screen when I chose ...
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How to display the boot screen notebook on a monitor?
The monitor of my notebook is broken and I want to install Arch-Linux on it. I have no problem to display the windows screen on an external monitor, but it doesn't show the initial screen where we ...
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Encrypting a multi-boot USB drive
Goal:
Full encryption of a multi-boot USB drive containing boot CDs and confidential information
Problem:
I have been experimenting with XBoot (https://sites.google.com/site/shamurxboot/download) ...
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How to boot from DVD when BIOS doesn't seem to give the option to change the boot source?
Have just bought a 2nd hand PC with Windows 7 Ultimate installed.
I want to boot off DVD, but when the DVD is in the drive Windows still boots up. I hit < f2 > to get into the BIOS menu, and it ...
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How to identify USB-sticks that will appear as non-removable before buying?
For a home lab project, I'm going to install Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 on a USB-stick.
The process is described in this guide (for Hyper-V Server 2008 R2, but also works for 2012):
Deploying ...
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Linux bootloader on USB-stick, load different kernel depending on hardware
I'm experimenting with a setup where I keep my kernel and initrd on a USB stick, and thus I can keep everything on the actual computers fully encrypted. Nothing is stored in clear text, and nothing ...
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Grub rescue, unknown file system. Can't boot into Windows 7
So, I'm confused, so I'm also going to use this question to get clarification and fix my computer.
So, some background: I had Windows 7 on a 1 TB HDD and decided to partition my hard drive into two ...
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Boot computer from a Windows XP VM Image?
It seems as this isn't impossible but I haven't found any software that does this, except this one, but it isn't even released yet: vBoot.
My objective is:
Install Windows XP in a VM and save it as ...
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How to remove the windows 7 bootloader from my OEM partition?
I have a laptop with an OEM partition containing the files for a recovery of Windows XP. In the past I've used this OEM partition by setting it active and let the computer boot it. It would ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 Windows 8 dual boot, won't start Windows nor Recovery on Asus N56
http://paste.ubuntu.com/5688077/
Hello, I need help with this. Installed Ubuntu 13.04 on Asus N56 with preinstalled win8, secure boot off, fastboot off, IVT off, legacy mode not enabled, both in EFI ...
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Boot manager missing error in Windows 7 [duplicate]
I have a Sony Vaio sve14118fxw laptop. Every time I start the laptop first the Sony Vaio logo appears and then the screen goes black and an error message appears after that saying "BOOTMGR missing".
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Windows 8 bootloader fails to start after installing Fedora 17
I installed Windows 8 (which was pre-installed) on my machine. Later, I installed Fedora 17, but the Windows loader must have been damaged. Then, I cannot see the Windows boot, I can only see GRUB.
I ...
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Deleted Recovery partition on Dell XPS 13. Now unable to boot into windows 7
Mine is Dell xps 13 ultrabook shipped with windows 7. I thought of installing ubuntu, so I unknowingly deleted recovery partition, formatted it and installed ubuntu. Now ubuntu is working fine. But in ...
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How to restore windows 8 GUI boot-loader after installing windows 7?
I have installed window 7 after installing windows 8,
so windows 7 boot-loader is now the default boot-loader
But i want to restore windows 8 graphical boot-loader back again
so what to do ?
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Suggestion for boot manager in external hard disk
I just bought an 1TB External Hard drive with eSATA, USB, FW400/800 (LaCie if you are interested).
I already put the windows 7 installation in a FAT32 active partition so i can plug the HDD via USB, ...
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How to make grub2 boot before os loads
I feel kinda silly asking this but I would like to know if it is possible to have grub2 boot before an OS loads. I'm currently running an ACER V3-571-6643 with windows 8 on it and I installed Ubuntu ...
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Windows 8 EFI boot issue
I've got a simular problem as described in How can I repair the Windows 8 EFI Bootloader?, but with some different details.
When I tried to change the bootsequence of my harddisks (of which 1 SSD) in ...
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my laptop dvd rom dont working truly
i installed linux and i had dualboot. after removing linux I repair my boot loader manually with "bootrec /nt60" Command.
but first i'm going to dvd drive and after that run that command.
// G: is my ...
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Can I tell GRUB to boot into a Windows OS that exists as a virtual disk on a Linux system?
I know that GRUB (and GRUB2) can chainload a Windows OS if you specify the hdd that it is contained on.
Is it possible to tell GRUB (or GRUB2) to boot into a dd image-file of a Windows OS that is ...
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Which partition to use for Suse 12.3 bootloader?
When installing opensuse 12.3 a partition for the bootloader should be specified.
When I previously installed ubuntu for example I set the bootloader to be installed on the entire drive : e.g. sda ...
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Rewriting the MBR to start using the Windows 7 Partitions I have imaged on my external “My Book” USB HD
I'm trying to use bootsect to create a bootable USB HD. I keep getting the error Could not map drive partitions to the associated volume device objects: Access Denied.
To give you some background on ...
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Missing boot files in Windows 8
I had a partition with Windows 8 Release Preview, Windows' System Reserved partition and the empty space of the beginning of disk. I moved two partitions to the beginning of disk using Ubuntu Live CD ...
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How to repair Windows 7 boot loader on UEFI system? [duplicate]
On a Windows 7 Home Premium PC, I tried creating a Windows 8 VHD and booting to it. I created a VHD as my E: drive, installed Win8 into it with imagex, and then ran bcdboot E:\Windows. I've done ...
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How do I fix a Windows XP bootloader error when BOOTCFG, FIXBOOT, and FIXMBR do nothing?
I recently replaced a faulty hard drive with two hard drives that I then raided (1) together and installed Windows XP on about a week ago. Since then, I have always received this error:
Windows ...
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Grub doesn't show OS selection menu when booting a dual boot setup
I have installed windows and Linux(ubuntu) on the same machine. Now the problem is when I start my machine, It goes directly to Linux and does not ask me for the selection of OS either I want to load ...
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-kernel option like in QEMU for BOCHS
I am working on creating my own kernel using C/Asm. I have always used QEMU as my emulator mainly because I can specify -kernel and it boots the kernel directly without a boot loader. I wish to switch ...
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Linux: Advanced Grub Bootloader configuration? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Aesthetically editing grub.cfg
Make grub keep its default boot under kernel updates
Hello,
I want to use the Grub bootloader to boot up my system with my triple boot.
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Windows on a Chromebook
I heard that it would be possible to install Windows on a chromebook in this blog article and I found a tutorial for installing Windows on the older model CR 48. I own the newer model Samsung Series 5 ...
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Hidden bootloader
I need a bootloader that will work as described:
I want my computer to boot Windows, that is my main OS installed on a primary bootable partition. However, I'd like to have a 2-3 second span with ...
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How can I discover which bootloader is installed where?
On a Debian Linux box, I'm running into a very strange situation where after power-on, GRUB fails with the error "no such partition", but if I then hit the reset button, it boots normally. I'm trying ...
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How would I make a bootable CD/USB drive that auto-boots a system from a specific, non-default hard drive?
Context:
I have a system that consistently forgets hard drive boot order. I specify it in the BIOS, and after the next reboot, it's gone. My primary boot drive is on an addon card (SAS HBA). The ...
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Windows 8 bootloader replace Windows 7's?
I installed Windows 8 on my system which already had Windows 7 (dual boot)
My question is, did Windows 8 install its bootloader on the Windows 7 partition, and effectively replace it?
EDIT: I did ...
