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How to dual-boot Vista with Linux (Vista installed first)

29th May 2007 - James Bannan

Updated 29 May 2007 to use Ubuntu 7.04 rather than 6.10.

Scenario: You want the simplest way to dual-boot Vista and Linux. You've already installed WindowsVista and now want to dual-boot it with Ubuntu 7.04

Summary of tutorial: This is an updated tutorial - we previously used Ubuntu 6.10 and then modified theGRUB bootloader to force Ubuntu to recognise the Vista partition. In this tutorial, we'll use Ubuntu 7.04which does a much better job in interacting with Vista. We'll use the Vista management tools to resize themain partition and install Ubuntu into the freed space.

This tutorial has been tested on a VMWare Workstation 6 machine and an ASUS P5AD2-based Intelsystem with 2GB RAM and an 80GB Seagate SATA drive.

Get started

Boot into Windows Vista and go into Disk Management - right-click My Computer, Manage, DiskManagement.

Vista Disk Management

Right-click on the main Vista partition and select Shrink Volume
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Vista Disk Management - ShrinkVolume

The Shrink tool will assess how much space can be freed up.

Vista Disk Management - ShrinkVolume 2

As a rule of thumb Shrink will reduce the main system partition by about 50%. As long as the partition isbig enough to begin with (at least 10GB) it should accommodate both operating systems.

Select Shrink and the tool will reduce the volume of the primary partition, leaving the rest of the disk free

as unpartitioned space.

Vista Disk Management - ShrinkVolume 3

Once that's done, shut down the Vista machine.

Install Ubuntu

You'll need the latest desktop ISO of Ubuntu (7.04). You can choose a list of download mirrors from theUbuntu website, or usethis linkfrom Planetmirror. Download the ISO and burn it to CD to create anUbuntu Live CD.

Boot the Vista machine from the Live CD and select "Start or install Ubuntu".
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Vista & Ubuntu - Install Ubuntu

Once the Live CD has loaded, double-click the Install icon on the desktop to start the installation process.On the Welcome screen, choose your language and select Forward.

Vista & Ubuntu - Install Ubuntu -

LanguageOn the "Where are you" (timezone) page, select your location and then Forward.
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Vista & Ubuntu - Install Ubuntu -Timezone

On the next screen, choose the appropriate keyboard layout and then Forward.

Vista & Ubuntu - Install Ubuntu -Keyboard

Ubuntu will then load the disk partitioner to determine where it's going to be installed. Choose "Manual -use the largest continuous free space". This will automatically select the unpartitioned space we createdearlier using the Shrink tool. Click Forward.


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Vista & Ubuntu - Install Ubuntu -Disk Partitioner

On the Migrate Documents and Settings screen, if Ubuntu finds any user accounts to migrate, feel free toimport it from Vista to Ubuntu. If it doesn't find any, obviously this isn't an option. Click Forward.

Vista & Ubuntu - Install Ubuntu -Migrate

On the "Who are you?" screen, enter your username and password details, then click Forward.


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Vista & Ubuntu - Install Ubuntu -User Details

On the "Ready to install" screen, you'll see that Ubuntu now has enough information to commence theinstallation. In the summary under Migrate Assistant, it should say "Windows Vista/Longhorn (loader)".This means that regardless of whether Ubuntu found any user account to migrate, it certainly knows thatWindows Vista is installed on the other partition and is aware of it. Click Install.

Vista & Ubuntu - Install Ubuntu -Install

See the install through and then let it boot into Ubuntu.


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When the install is complete the system will reboot. When the GRUB boot menu is displayed, have a lookat the last entry in the list.

Vista & Ubuntu - GRUB Bootloader

After the Ubuntu boot options, there will be an entry Other operating systems and beneath that"Windows Vista/Longhorn loader. By default Ubuntu will load itself after 10 seconds, but you can selectthe Vista option and Vista will boot normally.

Configure GRUB

If you want to modify how GRUB handles the new dualbooting environment, you need to edit the bootmenu. Boot into Ubuntu and open up a Terminal window (Applications, Accessories, Terminal), and typein:

sudo cp /boot/grub/menu.lst /boot/grub/menu.lst_bak

and enter your root password when asked - this makes a backup of the GRUB menu file just in casethings go wrong.

Next, type in:

sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst

Dualboot - Configure Boot Menu

This opens up the boot menu as a text file in gedit.


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Dualboot - Boot Options

There are loads of options you can change, but only a couple that youre likely to be interested in. Thedefault boot entry is defined by the default value.

The default value is 0, which means that the first entry in the list (which is Ubuntu) always gets loaded.

If you want to make it so that Windows Vista loads by default, change the value to 4, as Vista is the fifthitem in the list (the numbering system starts at 0 and "Other operating systems" counts as a line).

The other way to load Windows Vista by default is to change the value for default from a numericalvalue to saved. Then, GRUB will load whichever boot entry has been marked with savedefault.

If you scroll down the list and have a look at the entries, youll notice that both the main Ubuntu entry andWindows Vista have been marked with savedefault. Remove the value for Ubuntu and Windows Vistawill launch by default.

It's also worthwhile changing the description of the Vista entry from "Windows Vista/Longhorn (loader" tojust "Windows Vista".

You can also increase the boot menu timeout just change the value for timeout. You can also hide theGRUB boot menu by removing the hash in front of hiddenmenu. Save and exit gedit to keep anychanges.

If instead of GRUB you want Vista's bootloader to be in charge, load up the Vista installation and installEasyBCD. Go to Manage Bootloader, then Reinstall the Vista Bootloader, an GRUB is overwritten.You can then configure the Vista bootloader to add Linux to the boot menu.

Other APC dual-booting tutorials:

The definitive dual-booting guide: Linux, Vista and XP step-by-step

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add new comment1:Something you forgot.

Having vista installed already, then adding either xp or linux.

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I have same question here. If Vista already installed (and has not partitioned the disk as way as youmentioned), how can I install Linux without reinstalling Vista? I tried partitionmagic, but it cannot run onVista at all.

lelegg (111 days ago)reply3:Vista has its own native

Vista has its own native partition tool. Go to search, type 'computer management', and on the left handpanel, click on disk management.

someone (102 days ago)reply4:since my laptop has two

since my laptop has two hdd's, can i just install linux on the other hdd

kcajblue (67 days ago)reply5:2 hdd's

i have looked and cannot find the answer to this question either. did you find out how to manage it?

christopher (29 days ago)reply

6:Installing Linux on a separate drive after Vista is installed onI want to install Linux onto a new separate drive; Vista is already Installed on the first drive. How do I dothat?

SunWoof (18 days ago)reply7:Vista pre-installed and now for linux

Use gparted-3x and do your installation one step at a time:1.Partiton with gparted2.Boot Vista and allow for chk-ing to run3.Install Linux ( I prefer PCLinuxOS )4.Boot into linux5.Manually configure linux bootloader if required

6.Boot back into VistaSnapafun (108 days ago)reply8:Would this work with W2000?

This tutorial is great, thanks! Just one question: would it work with Windows 2000 too?

I suspect it does but I fear to mess up my hard disk :S

Greetings from Chile!

Andlynx(118 days ago)reply9:I installed Suse Linux and

I installed Suse Linux and stayed with it.It is not fun hitting start to browse your system like the internet.

Sorry Vista modista...

Steven Farthing (110 days ago)reply10:Did the dual boot V+Ubuntu messed up with EasyBCD

Hi there,

I re-installed the vista boot loader and then wanted to return to the GRUB loader. I clicked the uninstalloption and then the write button in EasyBCD and it removed the NTLDR, as noticed after reboot.

I cannot get to the recovery partition to restore Vista (but I did make the revovery DVDs ;-))
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Currently tracking how to replace the NTLDR with XP recovery console using fixbbr, fixboot etc.

Any one had this issue?

Cheers

Benedict Wyss (100 days ago)reply11:Why I didn't fount your page before?

Hello,

I had search somewhere I could learn how to dual-boot Vista and Ubuntu, now I know how to manage itbut I have tried previously and I have a problem.

Ubuntu works but not Vista, and I can't re-install Vista, because it stops with a black screen.

Following your instructions when I try to boot with Vista I can boot Dell-Checks if I start with root (hd0,0)or it tries to start Windows in safe mode if I try root (hd0,1), but I can't follow the installation.

When I check the partitions I have:

Partition1 /dev/sda1 vfat /media/sda1 78.41MBPartition2 /dev/sda2 NFTS /media/sda2 33.58GBPartition3 /dev/sda3 extended3 / 29.30GB4 /dev/sda5 swap 1.95GB

Partition6 /dev/sda6 FREE BUT CAN'T READCan somebody help me?Thanks in advanceXavier

Xavier (99 days ago)reply12:sda VS hda...

according to that link:http://www.pro-networks.org/forum/about78184.html#dualboot

since you have sda disks, you should try with (sd0,1)

good luck...

avec un peu d'espoir tu m'as prepar le terrain...

merci..bruno

nurb (86 days ago)reply13:Thanx, it works!

I got Vista and Ubuntu to dual boot. J'ai d merdouiller un peu but thanks tou your tutorial I got my wayaround.

chichilos(60 days ago)reply14:Black screen fix!

If you are having problems after installing Ubuntu booting into Vista (if you get the Vista progress bar andthen a black screen)..

this is because Ubuntu messed up the NTFS tables. This is easy to fix!

Check this outhttp://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=398122

I did it and I booted into Vista again..whoo hoo!

I didn't even loose any data

Sabbour(47 days ago)reply15:I have a problem with this
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According to my research a harddisk can have only four primary partitions so which ones do I makeprimary, extended or logical and how do I go about the whole thing

Russler (16 days ago)reply23:dual boot (vista and ubunut) didnt work for me still

Hey,

i am completely bugged herei hav a terrible situation , deatils r too much , just tht i need to get linux asap.now, i installed everthing as you mentioned, and did everything as u said, i even get a vista option on mygrub screen. but on clicking vista , NOTHING HAPPENS !!!I have been searching ways to fix this problem, found nothing....no fruits yet...plzzzz help me.....m desperatefor your info, everything is as shown on your site, vista business edition, ubunut with kernel 2.6.xxinstalled vista first , then ubuntu. clean install, fisrt partition vista, second ubuntu,and also am not able to access vista drive from ubunut's file browser, although it says it should behappening.HELP !!!!

max (7 days ago)reply

24:ohh and its ubuntui just fogot to mention its ubuntu 6.6not 7....so i dnt see a way out////i hav been doing this thing for whole week.

smtimes vista, sumtimes xp, sumtimes ubuntu, maybe i shud just get back to vista...it worked fine...if onlyi didnt hav this big issue to access unix and make my project on it/////aaarrgghhhhh
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