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Boot Menu

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ramakanta
ramakanta Original post #1
Mar 28, 2013 at 8:22 AM
Yesterday I have install Ubuntu 12.04 . after restart , I have seen different type of boot menu.

present in Ubuntu 12.04
*s19.postimg.org/8lb7r6cdb/bootmenu1.jpg


But in case Ubuntu 10.4 , there was a different type , means black & white.


previous in Ubuntu 10.04
*s19.postimg.org/b3wwruy3j/bootmenu2.jpg


my question is there any procedure to change my boot menu as previous one(black & white) as Ubuntu 10.04

please help me how to change this . thank you.
gameranand
gameranand #2
Mar 28, 2013 at 8:45 AM
Use EasyBCD for it.. :)
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whitestar_999 #3
Mar 28, 2013 at 12:41 PM
the colorful one is grub which is linux boot loader while the black&white one is windows boot loader.when you install multiple os the bootloader of last os installed overwrites previous one so in your case it is now grub.if you want windows one you need to rewrite the windows boot loader using win 7 boot dvd/pen drive but before proceeding read this carefully:
Remove Grub - Restore Windows 7 - Windows 7 Help Forums
meetdilip
meetdilip #4
Mar 28, 2013 at 4:18 PM
Yep, log in to Windows 7 and use EasyBCD.
ramakanta
ramakanta #5
May 25, 2014 at 7:45 AM
whitestar_999 said:
the colorful one is grub which is linux boot loader while the black&white one is windows boot loader.when you install multiple os the bootloader of last os installed overwrites previous one so in your case it is now grub.if you want windows one you need to rewrite the windows boot loader using win 7 boot dvd/pen drive but before proceeding read this carefully:
Remove Grub - Restore Windows 7 - Windows 7 Help Forums
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I want to keep both os , windows and Ubuntu . but need a windows boot loader.

provided link are missing some photos ???
W
whitestar_999 #6
May 25, 2014 at 10:27 AM
you decided to follow the solution after more than a year!anyway register at the forum mentioned in the link & login to view images.
ramakanta
ramakanta #7
May 31, 2014 at 8:00 PM
whitestar_999 said:
you decided to follow the solution after more than a year!anyway register at the forum mentioned in the link & login to view images.
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is it safe to uninstall EasyBCD after doing this ????
nisargshah95
nisargshah95 #9
Jun 5, 2014 at 1:37 AM
whitestar_999 said:
the colorful one is grub which is linux boot loader while the black&white one is windows boot loader.when you install multiple os the bootloader of last os installed overwrites previous one so in your case it is now grub.
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I agree with him.
meetdilip said:
Yep, log in to Windows 7 and use EasyBCD.
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:+1: for EasyBCD. It will basically rewrite the MBR so now the Windows bootloader will appear at the boot up instead of GRUB.

In any case, if you wish to get GRUB back, log in to ubuntu and rewrite the MBR again (or use rescatux live CD to recover GRUB).
SaiyanGoku said:
its safe, but i'd recommend that you keep it installed. doesn't takes much space. :)
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Yeah unless you want to edit the OS entries that appear on the screen or want to have the Windows bootloader back again, you can uninstall it after you're done.
ramakanta
ramakanta #10
Jun 12, 2014 at 7:13 AM
gameranand said:
Use EasyBCD for it.. :)
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yes EasyBCD is a wonderful . :lol:

suppose at any time want to restore previous Grub menu as before , then how to do this ????