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Boot Linux, BSD, and OS X from Vista

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the by-your-bootstraps dept.

An anonymous reader writes, "NeoSmart Technologies has just released EasyBCD 1.5, complete with support for Vista, Windows NT/2k/XP, and Windows 9x/ME. EasyBCD 1.5 adds experimental support for dual-booting any of these along with Linux, Mac OS X, or BSD — straight from the Windows Vista bootloader without any additional configuration needed!" From the article: "Windows Vista's new bootmanager is a double-edged sword. It's one of the most powerful booting scripts in existence, and a far cry from the very limiting boot.ini of legacy Windows operating systems. But it overwrites the MBR without a second thought, and doesn't provide any means for users of alternate operating systems and boot managers to use their old system. That's where EasyBCD 1.5 comes in!" EasyBCD 1.5 is free.

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  1. BCD? by convolvatron · · Score: 3, Funny

    i've always found bcd quite easy. just throw away a large fraction of the legitimate encodings...wait, what?

  2. Surprise, surprise. by Eideewt · · Score: 5, Funny

    "But it overwrites the MBR without a second thought...."

    Well, who would have expected Microsoft to do that?

  3. Re:Slashdoted by neersign · · Score: 2, Funny

    already slashdoted

    microsoft overwrote it...

  4. Re:Except for the fact that... by TheGreek · · Score: 2, Funny
    What if you install Vista and Linux on your new Intel-based Mac and would still like to boot into OS X sometimes?
    You can do that already, skipper.
  5. Tinfoil too tight? by Kadin2048 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Apple and the U.S. government established the anti-boot laws to keep people from booting OS X.

    I'm sorry ... what?

    Are you posting from the future, where the world has been decimated by killer iPods or something?

    --
    "Ladies and gentlemen, my killbot features Lotus Notes and a machine gun. It is the finest available."
  6. Re:Vista Copies Open Source software again? by B_un1t · · Score: 2, Funny

    LOL Silicone Valley...I think Pirates of Silicone Valley was a porn flick...you're thinking of Pirates of Silicon Valley.

  7. Well I just tried it by The+MAZZTer · · Score: 2, Funny

    I had to replace my MBR for it to work, since I had loaded grub into it.

    So I tried to boot into Linux. I must say, I don't remember Linux being a blank screen. I seem to recall it being more interactive...