Strange problem with dual boot

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memphis_1220

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Hi

A while back I installed Ubuntu on another partition. It works fine, and so does Windows, except: The only way I can boot into Ubuntu is to put a bootable disc into my drive and ignore the "Press any key to boot from CD" message on startup. I can then choose which OS to run. If I do not have a bootable disc in, Windows automatically loads up, without any option for me to choose which one I wish to boot.

Has anyone experienced this?
 
If you go in to System Properties then the Advanced tab then Startup and Recovery. Make sure the Time to display list of operating systems is checked with ample time.
 
^^That is for dual booting between windows oses. As far as I know, it does not recognise linux.


I've not used ubuntu on my pc and but if it uses lilo or grub, then you can boot into ubuntu by using the cd and then reconfigure the bootloader it uses.
 
Shouldn't the boot.ini at least show another option? Have you tried using a boot manager like BootMagic?
 
Do you have grub or lilo installed? If so I know there's a file to edit that lists the available OS's. Try some ubuntu forums.
 
Thanks for all of the replies.

I have a bootloader installed but I cant remember exactly which one. I know that it is there because it does appear as long as there is a a bootable disk in. I'll have a look on some Ubuntu sites and try and figure out the problem.

Mike
 
Did you load Windows first, and then Linux, as recommended...or did you do it the other way around?
 
memphis_1220 said:
Thanks for all of the replies.

I have a bootloader installed but I cant remember exactly which one. I know that it is there because it does appear as long as there is a a bootable disk in. I'll have a look on some Ubuntu sites and try and figure out the problem.

Mike
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You havent installed the boot loader to your harddrive. You installed it to the floppy disk. You might consider re-installing the boot-loader to your primary hdd.

HOWEVER you have picked a fairly safe option by keeping your bootloader on a seperate device (floppy). It is a minor inconvenience, but the only other option is to replace the windows bootloader with another third party one (GRUB comes to mind).
 
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