Installing windows 7 over Ubuntu...


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    Installing windows 7 over Ubuntu...


    Hi,earlier i had windows 7 on two partitions and Ubuntu on one.Then I re-installed windows 7 on one partition.Now OS Boot menu is not shown at startup.The new OS starts directly.How can i add entries of old Ubuntu and windows 7?
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    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
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    So you had:

    -win7 OS on a partition
    -other win7 OS on another partition
    -ubuntu on another partition

    Please post screenshot of disk management in win7.
    Did you always saw the grub bootmenu on boot or the win7 bootmanager?
    Did you reinstall win7 by deleting everything first on that partition (or recreate the partition)?
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    Before re-installing Windows,i saw grub bootmenu.
    I installed windows after formatting the partition.
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    in elevated command prompt Elevated Command Prompt
    do:
    Code:
    bcdboot  g:\windows
    succeeds succesfully? After that... reboot.
    Now you have menu? What are the names? both work?

    To change the name in bootmenu:
    boot into that name.
    In elevated command prompt:
    Code:
    bcdedit/set  {current}  description  "Whatever you want"
    You formatted the partition and there was the bootmenu!! So win7 bootmenu was gone!
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    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
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    grub code was in MBR of physical disk. Reinstalling win7 placed a win7 MBR boot code there. So grub code is gone!
    ubunut is on 55.74GB partition?
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    I added the entries using easyBCD.Anyway,thanks :)
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    Deadboy619 said:
    I added the entries using easyBCD.Anyway,thanks :)
    It's much like the same. Ubuntu is working as well?
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    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
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    Once inside Windows 7, run EasyBCD. Make sure you're using the latest and greatest version!
    At this point, go to the "Add Entry," select "Linux," and then select "GRUB2" from the drop-down menu. Give it a descriptive name if you so desire and click the Add Entry button when you're done.
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    Yes,Ubuntu is working. :)
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