I've heard recommendations from other people before that simply having a bootloader can make it so much easier to add and remove operating systems from my system. What is the best (preferably free) one to have?
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Why not just use GRUB?– bwDracoJan 20, 2015 at 2:29
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GNU GRUB. It's open source as well!
Although after installing a secondary OS such as Linux, it will automatically install GRUB for you and detect your other operating systems. Their is no need to install it standalone.
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2Grub tends to be the most recommended. It's very flexible, and very extensible. One guy even got 110 OS's installed and bootable via GRUB: justlinux.com/forum/showthread.php?t=143973 Jul 16, 2009 at 3:08
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That's incredible I am speechless haha– user1931Jul 16, 2009 at 3:09
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So let's say then that I installed a Linux distro with GRUB and then decided to install Windows 7. Does GRUB make this any easier or prevent the Windows bootloader from clobbering GRUB?– jasonhJul 16, 2009 at 3:12
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I would usually install Windows first, I've never had a problem that way. You can then use a little program called mbrfix to remove GRUB if needed.– user1931Jul 16, 2009 at 3:17
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I'm thinking of the case where I need to reinstall Windows after the fact and it plows right over GRUB. I've also been burned before by GRUB, although I can't remember the exact details offhand.– jasonhJul 16, 2009 at 3:26
I've used rEFIt on my Intel Mac before, and it was pretty good. Probably depends on the system you use, I'm not sure how that works exactly.
Does Ultimate Boot CD take care of the bootloader part or just arrange the settings of whatever bootloader you have?
answered Jul 16, 2009 at 6:20
