We will now proceed with adding Grub2 nor Grub4Dos menus to Windows Boot Manager.
Install AIO Bootįirst, you need to download and install AIO Boot to any drive you want.
Installing AIO Boot on your hard drive will give you more free space to integrate your packages, as well as faster speeds than a regular USB drive. This makes it possible to add a menu to Windows Boot Manager without having to install Grub2 or Grub4Dos. If you have only one Windows operating system, the menu will not display and will automatically boot into that operating system.īy editing the Windows Boot Manager menu, we can add or remove any menu if desired. The great thing is that both Grub2 and Grub4Dos from AIO Boot support booting from Windows Boot Manager. When you boot into Windows, there is always a menu to select the Windows operating system that you have installed on your hard drive. Note: This method only applies to Legacy BIOS mode. UEFI mode is not supported. You can find the Easy2Boot V1 project on the site.Grub2 and Grub4Dos of AIO Boot can be booted from Windows Boot Manager without having to install them to your hard drive.
boot UEFI linux's, KonBoot, Windows Installers, WinToGo, MemTest86, HP utilities, etc.ĭifferent languages supported, very configurable, password protected, multiple wallpapers, true partition hiding, optional monthly PIN number to protect against unauthorised use, etc.
imgPTN files (free MPI tool provided) - e.g. You can also UEFI-boot from most payloads provided you convert them to. Puppy Precise, Porteus, PClinux, Fedora, Ylmf, StartOS, BackTrack5).
mnu file together with an ISO file, it is possible to directly boot several linux ISO files each with a separate persistence file and all from the same USB drive (e.g. mnu is simply a grub4dos menu entry text file that is automatically added to the Easy2Boot menu when you boot.
Also nearly ALL linux ISO will work just by copying over the ISO file - even those linux ISOs that usually need special cheat codes will just work! A list of those that have been tested and just work can be found here.įor those few payload files that do not work (e.g.
You don't need to run a special utility to add new payload files or remove payload files to/from the USB drive. bin files to the correct folder, when the USB pen boots it will list your payload files in the grub4dos menu. Once you have made the grub4dos USB drive (or added the Easy2Boot files to your existing grub4dos mutilboot drive), all you need to do is just copy over your payload/ISO files.įor instance, if you copy over your linux ISOs, Windows (XP, Vista, 7, 8, SVR2K8R2, SVR2012) install ISOs, floppy. You can make a multiboot USB flash drive or USB hard drive (NTFS or FAT32) with the Easy2Boot files just by copying them to a grub4dos bootable USB drive or use the Make_e2B_ automated batch file or linux. Easy2Boot is a collection of grub4dos menus and grub4dos batch files and utilities.