Use Grub4DOS in Vista to create Vista and Ubuntu

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1. Download basic software

Download a CD-ROM image for Ubuntu 8.10

Download GRUB4DOS

Download EasyBCD

2. Configuration
Create a Ubuntu folder in the C root directory
Copy the vmlinuzand initrd.gz files in the casperdirectory of ubuntu to the C: \ ubuntu directory.
Open the downloaded GRUB4DOS and copy the grldr and grldr. mbr files to the C: \ Ubuntu directory.

3. Configure startup information
1) install and run EasyBCD, and then select "Add/Remove Entries" on the left ",
Create a new Entry with the Type Windows NT/2 k/XP/2k3 ", Name =" Grub4DOS "under" Add a Entry "-" windows"
2. The administrator ID is used to run cmd.exe.
Enter bcdedit, see the description item is Grub4DOS startup information, write down the corresponding guid (identifier), in the form of {XXXXXXXX-XXXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXX}
Run the following command to replace {GUID} in the following command with the string obtained above,
Bcdedit/set {GUID} device partition = C:
Bcdedit/set {GUID} path \ Ubuntu \ grldr. mbr
Bcdedit/displayorder {GUID}/addlast

4. Create a menu. lst under the C root directory.
The content is as follows:

Color black/cyan yellow/cyan
Timeout 3
Default/default

Title Microsoft Windows Vista
Find? Set-root/bootmgr
Chainloader/bootmgr

Title Ubuntu 8.10 Live CD
Root (hd0, 0)
Kernel/Ubuntu/vmlinuz boot = casper iso-scan/filename =/ubuntu/ubuntu-8.10-desktop-amd64.iso
Initrd/Ubuntu/initrd.gz

Title commandline
Savedefault? Wait = 2
Commandline

Title reboot
# Savedefault? Wait = 2
Reboot

Restart.

+ If you want to delete the GRUB4DOS that appears during the Vista boot
Run CMD. EXE as an administrator
Then input bcdedit/delete {GUID} # GUID indicates the value of grub4dos.

++ How to uninstall Ubuntu from Vista
Use the EasyBCD tool. After installing and starting EasyBCD, select Manae Bootloader on the left.
Select Reinstall the Vista Bootloader on the right,
Then click the Write MBR below.