Q. Is there anyway i can boot ubuntu 10.10 from my windows boot menu? , i mean can i make ubuntu appear in the windows boot menu (the menu where it says windows xp and recovery console while booting). I use windows xp pro.
A. Yes you can. You just need to add Ubuntu to the Windows BCD (Boot Configuration Data). You can do this by using the Windows 7 DVD but it's quite complicated as it's command line based (MS DOS).
There's a much simpler way. A free software called EasyBCD. It runs in Windows (it must be run with Administrator Privileges). It will add your Ubuntu installation to the Windows Boot Menu just like you want. Download it from:
neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1
It appears that the latest version is not free but the previous versions still are. Download any previous version 2.x.x from the mid right section of the page.
NB: Version 1.x.x is not compatible with Ubuntu 10.04 and above. So make sure you download a version 2.
@ Stan Dalon: thanks for the heads up. I assumed he was using Win Vista/7. In any case, Easy BCD would still be the best and safest option for him.
There's a much simpler way. A free software called EasyBCD. It runs in Windows (it must be run with Administrator Privileges). It will add your Ubuntu installation to the Windows Boot Menu just like you want. Download it from:
neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1
It appears that the latest version is not free but the previous versions still are. Download any previous version 2.x.x from the mid right section of the page.
NB: Version 1.x.x is not compatible with Ubuntu 10.04 and above. So make sure you download a version 2.
@ Stan Dalon: thanks for the heads up. I assumed he was using Win Vista/7. In any case, Easy BCD would still be the best and safest option for him.
How can I securely erase everything from my external hard drive before selling it?
Q. What is the best software to use for my external hard drive as this drive was used for accounts and accountancy documents.
A. If you would like to erase and wipe all information from your hard drive, I reccommend you use Active@ KillDisk. This powerful and compact DOS software allows you to destroy all data on hard and floppy drives completely, excluding any possibility of future recovery of deleted files and folders. This is security software for unrecoverable data elimination for any computer capable of booting in DOS mode from floppy drive. It uses access to the drive's data on a physical level via BIOS bypassing logical drive structure organization, thus it does not matter operating systems and file systems located on the machine, it can be DOS, Windows 95 / 98, Windows NT / 2000 / XP, Linux, Unix for PC. Active@ KillDisk conforms to US Department of Defense clearing and sanitizing standard DoD 5220.22-M. You can be sure that once you clean up with Active@ KillDisk, sensitive information is purged out forever. We highly recommend you to run this FREE utility for the hard and floppy drives you want to dispose of, recycle, re-use, sell or donate to somebody.
Please note: If the CIA or FBI is after you, destroy the hard drive. It is possible to recover data even if it has been erased and written over many times.
Please note: If the CIA or FBI is after you, destroy the hard drive. It is possible to recover data even if it has been erased and written over many times.
How can I boot to the recovery partition from MS DOS?
Q. I am working on an HP desktop (no recovery disks) and I believe the recovery partition is damaged (no recovery disks) and I need to recover the system. I also cannot not restore the system because the earliest time back is three days ago and the problem has been further that.. also the boot menu will not me boot to recovery (F11). Any advice?
A. whe ni had similar problem combo of this software helpmed me:
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