Working with Windows Boot Loader in Windows 7

If google just the keywords "Windows Boot Loader", you will get so many results so that you don't know which should be chosen. I met the problem with Windows Boot Loader after installing EasyBCD.  As described in a recent post, I wanted GRUB2 to manage boot menu of dual boot system. Although I had installed EasyBCD in Windows 7 to manage both, it didn't recognize Ubuntu's partition.

After fixing GRUB2 successfully, I removed EasyBCD out Windows 7. However, at the moment the boot menu displayed, I chose Windows 7 and Windows boot loader still existed to request me choosing more (because EasyBCD was managing Windows boot loader). Thus an idea emerged in my mind to edit or customize Windows Boot Loader. I found a good solution and shared it for somebody.

The utility I had ever used is Visual BCD Editor. You should read carefully guides on the website before conducting experiments. Actually this tool is very easy to use. The other way to see the list of the bootable partitions is the command bcdedit

Below are some useful links I thought good for you to use for fixing your system.

1. Modifying the Windows 7 boot loader with the Boot Configuration Data Editor tool
2. Windows 7 - Dual Boot - Change OS Name in Windows Boot Manager
3. How to Dual Boot Windows 7 and Linux using BCDEdit
4. Windows 7 - Adding Ubuntu to the boot manager

How to fix GRUB2: customize boot menu

GRUB2 is an upgraded version of GRUB. It has a lot of improvements such as scripting support including conditional statements and functions, dynamic module loading, rescue mode, etc. GRUB2 is the default boot loader and manager since Ubuntu version 9.0 (Karmic Koala).

Here I concretely present how to customize boot menu of GRUB2. First we can edit the file /etc/default/grub. The parameters can be studied from the link as I have just mentioned above. Then we run the command update-grub to update the file /boot/default/grub.cfg
I think that the solution of this issue is not really hard if we understand mechanism and structure of boot manager.

See more details from the following links:

1. http://www.webupd8.org/2009/12/how-to-recover-grub2-linux.html
2. http://www.webupd8.org/2011/02/live-cd-to-fix-restore-grub-and-grub2.html
3. Which partition to install boot loader on?

Sửa master boot record cho Ubuntu

Link này
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair

Tạo đĩa BOOTABLE USB

Việc tạo một đĩa USB có thể boot được để xử lý các trường hợp virus, sao lưu hoặc khôi phục dữ liệu là cực kỳ quan trọng. Bài này hướng dẫn cách làm một đĩa USB có công năng như vậy.
Bước 1: Cắm ổ đĩa USB vào
Bước 2: Tải phần mềm

http://www.hiren.info/pages/bootcd-on-usb-disk
http://asakpke.blogspot.fr/2010/10/include-hirens-bootcd-into-multiboot.html
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/multiboot-create-a-multiboot-usb-from-linux/
WinToFlash:
http://60s.com.vn/index/2308968/02092009.aspx
http://download.phanvien.com/novicorp-wintoflash-r2.htm
http://download.phanvien.com/winsetupfromusb-s4.html
http://diendan.yeulaptop.com/tao-bo-cai-dat-windows-xp-2003-2008-vista-7-tren-usb-2571.html

Win7 USB/DVD Download Tool
http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/html/pbPage.Help_Win7_usbdvd_dwnTool
http://www.intowindows.com/how-to-install-windows-7vista-from-usb-drive-detailed-100-working-guide/
http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/install-windows-7-from-usb-drive-requires-2-simple-steps/