Boot manager

[species8350]

My boot manager appears to be in the D directory (Recovery).

Does this mean that this programme is not available for normal use?

Can someone tell me the function of boot manager?

Thanks

 

[Saga]

If it is the program that I think it is, it allows the user to select an
operating
system to boot. If your PC only has Windows boot manager is not some
thing that you'll see when turn on your PC, but if you have multiple OSes
installed, the boot manager will display a list of detected OSes and let you
select the one you want to boot from.

An extension is the Advanced Boot Manager. This component is called
when you press F8 (usually repeatedly like a maniac) after the BIOS
information screen clears and befoe the Windows logo comes on. This
screen also displays a menu and allows you to select various versions
of Safe Mode and Last Known Good Configuration, among others.

Ifthis file/program is in your recovery partition it might be because it
is a copy that is used when using the recovery functionality, although
it could also be some other reason. HTH Saga

 

[c_atiel]

In the bizarro world of Microsoft Vista/Win7 programming world and the
ancient world of x86 BIOSes the boot sector may not be installed on the same
drive as your primary operating system.
For most users this is not a problem.
For advanced users who frequently upgrade hardware and forget to perform the
necessary rituals it is a pain in the backplane.
The worst case scenario is if you reinstall/clone Vista or Win 7 to a
different hard drive and did not do the appropriate changes in the way your
hard drives are connected to the motherboard and the order of boot drives in
the mobo bios first.
Your primary OS may now reside on drive D but the boot sector remains on the
original hard drive. If you remove the original hard drive you cannot boot
your computer unless you understand the preceding sentence. You cannot fix
this problem with just the install disc or simply changing the SATA/PATA
connection.
It is not that difficult to fix but if all your SATA ports are used but the
cables are not labeled it will take hours to straighten out.
Don't ask me how I know this . . .

 

[species8350]

In the bizarro world of Microsoft Vista/Win7  programming world and the
ancient world of x86 BIOSes the boot sector may not be installed on the same
drive as your primary operating system.
For most users this is not a problem.
For advanced users who frequently upgrade hardware and forget to perform the
necessary rituals it is a pain in the backplane.
The worst case scenario is if you reinstall/clone Vista or Win 7 to a
different hard drive and did not do the appropriate changes in the way your
hard drives are connected to the motherboard and the order of boot drivesin
the mobo bios first.
Your primary OS may now reside on drive D but the boot sector remains on the
original hard drive. If you remove the original hard drive you cannot boot
your computer unless you understand the preceding sentence. You cannot fix
this problem with just the install disc or simply changing the SATA/PATA
connection.
It is not that difficult to fix but if all your SATA ports are used but the
cables are not labeled it will take hours to straighten out.
Don't ask me how I know this . . .

Thanks for the responses.

Saga

If Linux is installed as a file under Windows would the pc recognise
this as a second OS and therefore alert the boot manger that would
then give options? Or would the pc just start Windows and I could then
go from there? I suspect the latter.

Thanks

 

[Saga]

Thanks for the responses.

If Linux is installed as a file under Windows would the pc recognise
this as a second OS and therefore alert the boot manger that would
then give options? Or would the pc just start Windows and I could then
go from there? I suspect the latter.

Thanks

"If Linux is installed as a file under Windows"

Can you elaborate? Are you referring that you have Linux installed on
a virtual PC? If so, no virtual installations, regardless of OS, will have
any effect on the boot manager. The boot manager is only affected
when you install various OSes and can multi boot on startup.

Are you referring to a live CD install where Linux runs off of a CD?
This won't affect the boot manager either. Regards, Saga

 

[Saga]

In the bizarro world of Microsoft Vista/Win7 programming world and the
ancient world of x86 BIOSes the boot sector may not be installed on the
same drive as your primary operating system.
For most users this is not a problem.
For advanced users who frequently upgrade hardware and forget to perform
the necessary rituals it is a pain in the backplane.
The worst case scenario is if you reinstall/clone Vista or Win 7 to a
different hard drive and did not do the appropriate changes in the way
your hard drives are connected to the motherboard and the order of boot
drives in the mobo bios first.
Your primary OS may now reside on drive D but the boot sector remains on
the original hard drive. If you remove the original hard drive you cannot
boot your computer unless you understand the preceding sentence. You
cannot fix this problem with just the install disc or simply changing the
SATA/PATA connection.
It is not that difficult to fix but if all your SATA ports are used but
the cables are not labeled it will take hours to straighten out.
Don't ask me how I know this . . .

Awesome info there! Yeah, I also sometimes wonder how it is I know some of
the
stuff I know :-S. Osmosis maybe? <g> Saga