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Improve dual booting in Windows 7 and Vista with EasyBCD

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EasyBCD gives complete control over the Windows Vista boot menu

Running more than one operating system on a computer can give you the best of both worlds, but Windows does not always want to co-operate. EasyBCD is a clever utility that makes it easy to set up the boot menu just how you want it, and can even be used to book from CD images and make bootable USB memory keys.

Installation is simple and the interface is well designed. It is easy to change the default operating system and how long the menu shows before it selects the default option.

The iReboot utility sits in the Notification Area and lets you select which operating system to use when the computer is restarted. We know from experience that it is easy to miss the boot menu and have to start the process all over again.

One use for this software is for installing Windows XP on a computer with Windows Vista. EasyBCD can be used to add Windows XP to the Vista boot menu.

It supports other operating systems and so can be used to dual-boot Vista with Linux as well.

Reader Comments

It does exactly what it says on the tin

Follow the instructions to the letter and it works a dream. I never thought it could be so easy!

Posted by martin, 14 Nov 2007

Dual Boot Vista and Windows7 Beta problem

i had a look at reviews for Windows 7 recently and discided to try to reboot my Acer laptop and this was successfull but then i found that i had a problem with my vista system and had to use the Acer software Erecovery to set the laptop to factory settings and thats when the problems started it wouldnt work i assume because of the way dual booting changed the the boot files i came on the Computeractive site for help has i am a regular reader and found this programe it was so easy to use and got my laptop up and running again brilliant software and thankyou Computeractive for all your help your mag has been to me over the years this gets ***** star from me Mick

Posted by Michael Carter, 20 Mar 2009

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Our verdict

Download type

Free for personal use only

Suitable for

Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7

Download size

1.3MB

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