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You can then post on the NeoSmart Forum, if you like - but you don't have to.
Yes, you need to register and log in to get the new build. It's free - just like registering on Seven Forums.
You can then post on the NeoSmart Forum, if you like - but you don't have to.
There is a "clean" way of booting Ubuntu from Windows.
Install Ubuntu specifying that you want to place the boot record to the partition (there will be a warning that this method is unreliable - ignore).
During installation Grub2 creates a file name 'boot.img' in "/boot/grub" folder in any Linux with Grub2. This file has the contents of the Partition Boot Record (PBR) for the installation.
1. Create a boot-sector loader using bcdedit or this tool Visual BCD Editor - Windows 7/Vista (complete GUI version of bcdedit).
2. Copy over boot.img to a Windows folder (can be placed in "\" or "\boot" or another folder). The utility ext2fsd gives read/write access to Linux partitions from Windows. Alternatively use 'dd for Windows' to create a file with the contents of the PBR.
3. Ajust boot-sector loader drive and path to point to boot.img.
4. Rename loader entry to say "Ubuntu".
Done.