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For more information please refer to the {{citelink|url=http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/grub.html|txt=GNU GRUB Manual}}.
For more information please refer to the {{citelink|url=http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/grub.html|txt=GNU GRUB Manual}}.
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=== Dual Boot with Windows Using EasyBCD === <!--T:69-->
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{{citelink|url=http://neosmart.net/EasyBCD/|txt=EasyBCD}} was developed by the non-profit NeoSmart Technologies to make it easy to add other operating system entries to the the Windows boot loader. EasyBCD allows you to add entries for multiple Windows installations as well as Linux, BSD, and Mac OS X. EasyBCD provides both a paid version and a free version for limited, non-commercial use.
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After booting into Windows, download and install the latest version of EasyBCD. Once installed, launch EasyBCD. The initial screen will show the current Windows bootloader. As seen in the example in Figure 5.2e, it will be set to boot Windows only:
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[[File:Easybsd1.png|thumb|393px|'''Figure 5.2e: Viewing the Windows Boot Loader Entries Using EasyBCD''']]
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Click the "Add New Entry" button to add an entry for your PC-BSD® installation. In the "Linux/BSD" tab, click the "Type" drop-down menu and select FreeBSD/PC-BSD from the list. Type in something useful in the "Name" field; whatever you type here will show up in the boot menu. Click the "Device" drop-down menu and select the partition holding your PC-BSD® installation. It will have a filesystem type of 0xA5 rather than a drive letter or NTFS. The entry will also show its size so you can find it if you have other non-Windows partitions. An example is seen in Figure 5.2f:
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[[File:Easybsd2a.png|thumb|393px|'''Figure 5.2f: Adding an Entry for PC-BSD® to the Windows Boot Loader''']]
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Once you have made your selections, click the "Add Entry" button. If you then click on the "View Settings" button, you should see a new entry for your PC-BSD® installation.
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Now that you have an entry, you can click the "Edit Boot Menu" button to set the order of the entries in the boot menu, the default operating system to boot, and the boot menu selection timeout before booting into the default operating system. This screen is shown in Figure 5.2g.
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[[File:Easybcd3.png|thumb|393px|'''Figure 5.2g: Viewing the New Entry in EasyBCD''']]
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Once you reboot, a simple boot menu will appear containing entries for Windows and PC-BSD®. A sample menu is shown in Figure 5.2h. Use your arrow key to select the operating system you wish to boot into.
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[[File:Easybcd4.png|thumb|393px|'''Figure 5.2h: Sample Boot Menu Created by EasyBCD''']]
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If you accidentally overwrite your Windows boot loader, you will be unable to boot into Windows after installing PC-BSD®. Depending upon the version of Windows, the PC-BSD® boot loader may or may not automatically provide an entry to boot into Windows. However, assuming you have not accidentally installed PC-BSD® into the Windows partition, your Windows installation is still there and it is possible to restore the Windows boot loader. How to do so varies by the version of Windows:
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* {{citelink|url=http://www.ehow.com/how_4891476_reinstall-xp-bootloader.html|txt=How to Reinstall XP Bootloader}}
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* {{citelink|url=http://www.ehow.com/how_5127739_restore-vista-boot-manager.html|txt=How to Restore Vista Boot Manager}}
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* {{citelink|url=http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/32523/how-to-manually-repair-windows-7-boot-loader-problems/|txt=How to Manually Repair Windows 7 Boot Loader Problems}}
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Once the Windows boot loader is recovered, you can use [[#Dual Boot with Windows Using EasyBCD|EasyBCD]] to add an entry for PC-BSD® to the Windows boot loader.
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