Multiboot setups - XP and Linux

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Hi guys,

I'm messing about with a couple of computers that have been configured with windows xp (c:) and red hat (d:).

What I want to be able to do is ensure that xp is the boot priority, because at the moment red hat is (I get the red hat splash screen with linux/dos boot options).

In the past, for non-linux multiboot setups, I've always used easybcd to control the boot sequence but that doesn't appear to work anymore; I've downloaded it from several places but I just get system errors when I try to install it! I'm not sure it will even help me with this situation, but it worked well in the past with windows setups :)

If easybcd is out of the equation, is there anything else I can do?

Cheers,

SW.
 
Not 100% on this but I don't know if EasyBCD will work as you aren't using a Win Vista or 7 based OS as part of the multi-boot...

They use BCD instead of the XP and older boot.ini method.

Unless EasyBCD installs it...? But like I said, I'm not sure on that.

You may have better luck using GRUB, adding an XP entry to the Red Hat loader or something.
 
sam.wheale said:
What I want to be able to do is ensure that xp is the boot priority, because at the moment red hat is (I get the red hat splash screen with linux/dos boot options).
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Sounds like he's already using GRUB. It's not really a "Linux spash screen" as it is a GRUB splash screen, which is set to display a picture of the distro it came with.

GRUB is really pretty darned good, and not difficult to use either.

You'll just need to modify a text file to change the boot order. /boot/grub/menu.lst if memory serves correctly.

[edit: should probably say that GRUB is a just boot loader, and can boot any Windows as well as Linux.]
 
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FoxEye said:
Sounds like he's already using GRUB. It's not really a "Linux spash screen" as it is a GRUB splash screen, which is set to display a picture of the distro it came with.

GRUB is really pretty darned good, and not difficult to use either.

You'll just need to modify a text file to change the boot order. /boot/grub/menu.lst if memory serves correctly.

[edit: should probably say that GRUB is a just boot loader, and can boot any Windows as well as Linux.]
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Thanks mate! How do I go about removing the GRUB screen if you no longer having the linux distro present? One of the machine hasn't got red hat installed anymore but still looks for it when booting up?!
 
Thanks mate! How do I go about removing the GRUB screen if you no longer having the linux distro present? One of the machine hasn't got red hat installed anymore but still looks for it when booting up?!
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This is what I used to do when I removed the grub screen,
If your other OS is vista or Win 7 boot off that disc, and go into Command Prompt from the disc, then hit enter after each bit here,
bootrec/fixboot [Enter]
bootrec/fixmbr [Enter]
bootrec/fixboot [Enter]
 
robinbredin said:
This is what I used to do when I removed the grub screen,
If your other OS is vista or Win 7 boot off that disc, and go into Command Prompt from the disc, then hit enter after each bit here,
bootrec/fixboot [Enter]
bootrec/fixmbr [Enter]
bootrec/fixboot [Enter]
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Do you think it will hurt anything if I try those commands in xp?

Cheers.
 
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