On 2016-04-21 00:20, Felix Miata wrote:
Carlos E. R. composed on 2016-04-20 22:17 (UTC+0200):
What do you think?
I think it's creator wouldn't make the claim it does if it did not: http://neosmart.net/EasyBCD/
Ah, good! This was not true when I looked some months ago.
Don't you have an extra HD you can clone to and substitute for experimentation?
No, not at the laptop size. All my HDs in working condition are big. I'll make a full image backup to an external hard disk. Takes some time over USB2, though.
Anybody tried this with W10?
Given how well NTLDR managed to get Grub loaded when the Windows partition was active, it's a bit of a stretch to think the more recent Windows bootloaders could get away with making it significantly harder. M$ isn't quite that evil I don't think.
Ha :-)
This obligatory Windows 10 updates process make me glad to have so little need for Windows. I still have none newer than 7 installed, and boot 7 maybe once every other month, and just for a few minutes of actual use. :-) Most of my Windows uptime is spent waiting on updates processing. :-p
Indeed! Same here. But the W10 update is almost mandatory. My laptop downloaded it without asking me, then it proposed the upgrade. I could say no, but then it would ask again and again. Imagine those on a metered Internet... I never start Windows when the connection is that way. I'm forced to use Windows to apply updates and maintenance to certain gadgets, that although they all run Linux, none allows using Linux on the host computer. A TomTom car navigator (maps updates), a Kobo epub reader (buying books), a Nikon camera (for the firmware updates). All those need Windows. :-( -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar)