Hello everyone, I've done extensive google / forum searching and couldn't find a suitable answer to my problem.
As of right now I am running Windows 7 exclusively on an 80gb ide drive. The other day however I decided to install Ubuntu on a second drive 160gb ide drive. I was stupid however and let Ubuntu install the Grub bootloader. This lead to the windows installation on the first drive not work and the Ubuntu installation working but only if I told the bios to boot the second drive first instead of the first drive first.
I, after much exhaustion I was able to fix the bootloader on the first drive allowing my system to boot straight to windows 7, normally. I downloaded and installed easyBCD and tried adding NeoGrub to the boot menu however when I select all that happens is that I get taken to a grub command prompt.
Also still if I tell the bios to boot the second drive it will load the grub bootloader and boot into ubuntu. My question is how can I have my computer set up so that it will boot straight to windows 7 (on the first drive), normally if I don't tell it otherwise, but If I choose, using only the windows bootloader, I should be able to boot into ubuntu on the second drive, preferably without any grub involvement.
If it helps, my system also has a 36.7gb sata raptor drive, two 320gb sata drives and a 1.5tb sata.
Lastly before you say otherwise, I will not change my setup and not use any of my sata drives to house my OSes. I will change this in the future when I get a 150gb raptor and move my windows 7 installation on to it.
So if anyone has any advice, thank you.
As of right now I am running Windows 7 exclusively on an 80gb ide drive. The other day however I decided to install Ubuntu on a second drive 160gb ide drive. I was stupid however and let Ubuntu install the Grub bootloader. This lead to the windows installation on the first drive not work and the Ubuntu installation working but only if I told the bios to boot the second drive first instead of the first drive first.
I, after much exhaustion I was able to fix the bootloader on the first drive allowing my system to boot straight to windows 7, normally. I downloaded and installed easyBCD and tried adding NeoGrub to the boot menu however when I select all that happens is that I get taken to a grub command prompt.
Also still if I tell the bios to boot the second drive it will load the grub bootloader and boot into ubuntu. My question is how can I have my computer set up so that it will boot straight to windows 7 (on the first drive), normally if I don't tell it otherwise, but If I choose, using only the windows bootloader, I should be able to boot into ubuntu on the second drive, preferably without any grub involvement.
If it helps, my system also has a 36.7gb sata raptor drive, two 320gb sata drives and a 1.5tb sata.
Lastly before you say otherwise, I will not change my setup and not use any of my sata drives to house my OSes. I will change this in the future when I get a 150gb raptor and move my windows 7 installation on to it.
So if anyone has any advice, thank you.