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I wanted a dual-boot setup. So first I installed Windows 7 on the 1st partition of one hard drive (we'll call it HDD1), and then I went to install Ubuntu 9.10 on the second partition of HDD1. Unfortunately, this didn't work (it bypassed GRUB2 and went straight into Windows). I decided to reinstall Ubuntu, and that's when I noticed that (for some reason) Windows decided to place its boot files on another hard drive (we'll call it HDD3).
I'd like to fix this - I want to move the boot files from HDD3 to HDD1. It may help fix my dual-boot issue, but even if it doesn't, in my experience, it'll save a lot of headaches down the road. How can I do this? I'm going to assume its not as easy as just copying the files, but I'd like to be proven wrong :)
These instructions are very usful. I have several dual boot machines using Win7 and Ubuntu and over time I have found the best permanent solution to this is BootIT NG http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/bootit-next-generation.htm.
– jtreser – 2010-03-07T12:00:01.157second step of attrib should not be necessary as attrrib flags on original file are +a only – None – 2010-03-07T10:12:48.933
If you run into the issue where the boot manager is on a System Reserved Partition, you can assign it a drive letter from Disk Management so that you can access the files and copy them. Great answer! – Nate Bundy – 2013-12-21T19:49:47.830