#How to configure boot.elf file how to#

The Disk Management tool can be accessed by using Win+r and entering the command diskmgmt.msc. While you can use third-party applications like GParted, I found Windows 7РІР‚в„ўs own Disk Management tool to be the most efficient method for accomplishing this task.

The first thing that we need to do is reduce the size of the existing Windows 7 partition. OhРІР‚В¦, and while IРІР‚в„ўve never encountered a situation where the Windows 7 Disk Management tool destroyed existing disk data, make sure you backup any critical files before you proceed. The software versions used in this post were as follows: All steps involved assume you have a functioning CD drive (or USB drive if youРІР‚в„ўd prefer) that the system can boot from. WeРІР‚в„ўll then use BCDedit to add a Windows boot menu option for Ubuntu. WeРІР‚в„ўll reduce the size of the partition containing the Windows 7 operating system and re-partition the remaining unallocated disk space in order to install the Linux distribution Ubuntu. To help explain the steps involved, weРІР‚в„ўll use an 320 GB SATA hard drive with Windows 7 already installed. Configuring BCDEdit to recognize and boot a Linux distribution located on a second physical hard drive is beyond the scope of this post. The steps described in this post assume that Windows 7 and the Linux distribution will occupy the same physical hard drive.

#How to configure boot.elf file how to#

This post will describe how to use the Window 7 boot configuration data editor (BCDEdit) to configure a Windows 7 system that can boot to Windows 7 or a Linux distribution. (20141224 РІР‚вЂњ This post has been amended to address changes in recent versions of Ubuntu, and to remove outdated instructions - iceflatline)