Re: Boot manager

From	"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	aus.computers
Subject	Re: Boot manager
Date	2016-02-14 20:20 +1100
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"Petzl" <petzlx@gmail.com> wrote in message 
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> On Sun, 14 Feb 2016 13:40:18 +1100, "Rod Speed"
> <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>"Jack.O'Niell" <jacks@back.com> wrote in message
>>news:56bfbe4d$0$56361$b1db1813$2411a48f@news.astraweb.com...
>>>
>>> "Jeßus" <j@j.invalid> wrote in message
>>> news:tlavbbpbddv0bn56ssj0v4lbgl3o6soc4v@4ax.com...
>>>> On Sat, 13 Feb 2016 19:43:21 +1100, "Rod Speed"
>>>> <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Jack.O'Niell <jacks@back.com> wrote
>>>>>
>>>>>> I am looking for a boot manager to dual boot. I found one that
>>>>>> looked good but would not install under Win 64 bit. Help please.
>>>>>
>>>>>What don't you like about what comes with Win ?
>>>>
>>>> I was wondering that myself.
>>>>
>>>> I found 3rd party boot managers to be unreliable and problematic. That
>>>> said, I haven't used any for years now so I don't know if they have
>>>> improved at all.
>>>
>>> WTF is W7 boot manager called as I can't find it. I can find how to fix 
>>> it
>>> on places like Tom's hardware,
>>> but nowhere can I find what it is called or how to run it.
>>
>>http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/data-center/modifying-the-windows-7-boot-loader-with-the-boot-configuration-data-editor-tool/
>
> Actually I thought it in one BIOS after partitioning a drive you
> install that operating system on that "new" drive and then select in
> BIOS what you wish to start on

That only works if you have each OS installed on a different physical drive.

And a boot manager is much more convenient to use too,
you see a list of what you can boot and can select which
one to boot at boot time.

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  Re: Boot manager "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-02-13 19:43 +1100
    Re: Boot manager Jeßus <j@j.invalid> - 2016-02-14 09:16 +1100
      Re: Boot manager "Jack.O'Niell" <jacks@back.com> - 2016-02-14 09:37 +1000
        Re: Boot manager "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-02-14 13:40 +1100
          Re: Boot manager Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-02-14 15:27 +1100
            Re: Boot manager "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-02-14 20:20 +1100
              Re: Boot manager Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-02-14 21:57 +1100
        Re: Boot manager Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-02-14 13:44 +1100
  Re: Boot manager SolomonW <SolomonW@citi.com> - 2016-02-13 21:04 +1100

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