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I have Windows 7 (my primary OS) installed on my SSD, and I recently installed Ubuntu 12.10 (I only use it occasionally) on a partition I made of my HDD which I also use to store files on.

My BIOS is set to start my SSD by default. Whenever I boot, I see the GRUB menu asking for which OS to boot (Windows 7 or Ubuntu and other recovery versions of Ubuntu).

I want Windows 7 to boot automatically, and never show GRUB menu again. I want to be able to boot Ubuntu when I need it from my BIOS by selecting my HDD or the partition I made for Ubuntu from the boot disk selection menu in my BIOS.

Thanks.

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  • Do you know which disk Grub is installed onto? To check, run the BootInfoScript and show us the output. I'm assuming Grub is installed on your SSD's MBR. The idea is to remove it from there, and install it on your HDD's MBR. You'll need a LiveDVD/LiveUSB session to do either. More importantly, you'll need to ensure that Windows doesn't need Grub to boot before removing it. – oaskamay Mar 11 '13 at 22:59
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Try to reinstall the bootloader of Windows, because windows always overwrites existing bootloaders.

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  • How will he boot into Ubuntu then? – oaskamay Mar 11 '13 at 22:59
  • he can use the BIOS menu (like he wrote in his question) – D-E-N Mar 11 '13 at 23:04
  • I think that although the Linux filesystem is installed on the other disk, Grub is installed on the main disk (his SSD). Overwriting it with the Windows bootloader is a little redundant, and he won't be able to boot into Ubuntu. Might as well move Grub to the second disk (HDD). Less messy. – oaskamay Mar 11 '13 at 23:07

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