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This is kinda tricky. I have two hard drives, I dont know which is slave and which is master, but on one of them my Windows XP is installed. When I installed Ubuntu with default settings, i.e. just hitting next, next without making any changes in the boot or any other settings, there was no menu from which I can select the operating system. Windows started directly and some HDD space was also used up.
Can u tell me how to properly install the Ubuntu system, so that I can select the operating system when booting? One of my friends told me that I have to make changes in Boot Options just after the partition selection step. Please Help! I'm stuck with boring Windows.
2010-07-20 22:50:00
If you use
Wubi
, you won't have any nightmares, as it gives you the ability to choose the OS.
2010-07-20 16:13:00
So let me get this straight. You want to replace the Windows bootloader with the Ubuntu bootloader?
2010-07-20 16:48:00
i simply want the dual-boot menu...i dont care which one is replacing the other... pls help me....
2010-07-19 18:26:00
The install process has been simplified a lot ever since Ubuntu 7. However, you can take a look at the following guide in order to see whether or not you are doing everything right.https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WindowsDualBoot
2010-07-20 03:45:00
hey! i did all the stuff according to this only...but the '2 Hard disks' cause the problem...its something like....there's window's booting software in one of the two HDD and i have to put the ubuntu's boot software in that drive only..how can i get to know which is my desired drive ???