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The boot info tag covers discussions about boot loaders, boot files, and partition configurations needed to start operating systems. Topics include installing Windows from USB on Linux systems, dual-boot setups where Linux GRUB fails to detect Windows, and using tools like Boot Info Script to analyze MBR, boot sectors, and partition tables. Common issues involve missing boot loaders, corrupted boot configuration data (BCD), and NTFS boot sector errors. These threads focus on troubleshooting boot failures and ensuring proper boot file placement for multi-OS environments.
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    Windows XP Installing from usb in linux mint

    Hi! I wanted to know if I had a windows xp iso file what would be required to boot and install it from usb? What kind of boot info files etc. Currently i have debian wheezy on the machine. Thanks
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    Windows 8 Windows 8 fails to boot. Linux grub doesn't recognize additional OS.

    Hello all, I am attempting to dual boot windows 8 and a linux distro and I fear I may have obfuscated a hdd partition. I ran a bash to find out how my drive partitions are looking: Boot Info Script 0.61 [1 April 2012] ============================= Boot Info Summary...
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    • bash boot info bootloader data partition dual boot efi ext4 file system grub hdd linux mbr mount points ntfs partition recovery swap system windows 8
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    • Forum: Windows Hardware
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