Ubuntu – How to add an entry for Ubuntu to the Windows 7 boot menu

dual-bootgrub2windows 7

I have the following setup:

first partition is windows 7 partition
second partition – ubuntu 12.04 partition

while installing ubuntu I installed grub2 bootloader to ubuntu partition

mbr contains windows bootloader

I have tried using EasyBCD to add entry to windows boot menu, with no luck – this entry just boots into grub4dos command prompt

how to add Ubuntu to windows boot menu?

please do not suggest installing grub2 to mbr or wubi..

Update:

I followed the instructions to install EasyBCD and add an entry to Windows boot menu to boot Ubuntu step by step. When I reboot both the NeoGrub Bootloader and the Ubuntu menu items take me to the screen below.

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Best Answer

The procedure which has worked for me is outlined below.

Did you perform the install of the NeoGrub bootloader in step (3)? If NeoGrub is installed then there will be a \NST folder on your C: drive.

I think this step is sometimes left out of guides for setting up EasyBCD.

Using EasyBCD to Boot to GRUB from Windows Boot Menu

  1. Start Windows and install the free version of EasyBCD.
  2. Open the EasyBCD program and select Add New Entry from the sidebar on the left.
  3. Select the rightmost tab, NeoGrub, under "Operating Systems" and click the Install button.

    screenshot of NeoGrub bootloader install tab

    Note: This adds the NeoGrub bootloader code to your C:\ folder. If the install worked correctly you will see the file C:\NeoGrub and the folder C:\NST.
  4. Select the Linux/BSD tab. Choose GRUB2 as the type of the entry and, optionally, edit the name of the entry you are about to add to the Windows Boot menu.

    EasyBCD Add New Entry for Linux/BSD for GRUB2

    Click the Add Entry button to add an entry to boot Linux (GRUB menu) to the Windows boot menu.
  5. Select Edit Boot Menu from the sidebar to review your changes.

    Note: You can delete the entry for NeoGrub Bootloader if you wish.
    You need the bootloader, but you do not need a boot menu entry for it unless you are using it in some other way.
  6. Save your changes and reboot. When the Windows boot menu appears, select the EasyBCD entry you added to boot Linux. You should see something similar to the text below.

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    Then the GNU GRUB boot menu should appear.
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