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bob1286

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    Dual Boot Setup Problem
    « on: March 01, 2016, 12:17:04 PM »
    I used too be able too run EasyBCD and tell it too add a name a Windows Drive that I wanted too my Dual Boot Menu, when Windows started.  For some reason though I added, Windows 10, too the option menu but, when I select it not booting into it. 

    Oxcoooo428  /Sytem32/winload.exe  can not verify digital signature 
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    Re: Dual Boot Setup Problem
    « Reply #1 on: March 01, 2016, 01:05:38 PM »
    EasyBCD was made before Windows 10 was released. So it is not fully compatible. For information, you need to check with them.
    http://neosmart.net/EasyBCD/

    Below is a relevant link about your problem.
    http://www.tenforums.com/installation-setup/5627-win-10-keeps-losing-dual-boot-info-2.html
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    EasyBCD v2.2, older one that worked on W7 doesn't work on 8/8.1 or W10 properly.
    My situation yesterday:
    Win8.1 on primary boot disk SSD
    Win10TP on secondary HDD, both bootable by themselves.
    Updated W10 and boot was screwed up royally. 5 entries at boot and only W10 would boot.
    EasyBcd was installed on primary disk too. I installed EasyBcd on W10 and set boot order and menu, it was down to two W8.1 and one W10 on the boot menu. I found executable EasyBcd file on SSD with W8.1 and run it while still in W10, set the boot order and everything came out right. Now I can BOOT thru BIOS to either of disks and get exactly same BOOT menu.

    Myself, I no longer use EasyBCD.  Instead, I use the boot manager of Windows 10 and boot three versions of Windows.
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    Re: Dual Boot Setup Problem
    « Reply #2 on: March 01, 2016, 03:41:15 PM »
    I see the moderator has moved this to Windows 10.
    Hes is right. This is a Windows 10 issue. Use the boot manager of Windows 10.
    If you have a the  install DVD of Windows 10,l  you should be able to fix the problem and not need to o use EaasyBCD.
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      Re: Dual Boot Setup Problem
      « Reply #3 on: March 01, 2016, 03:51:13 PM »
      Quote from: Geek-9pm on March 01, 2016, 03:41:15 PM
      I see the moderator has moved this to Windows 10.
      Hes is right. This is a Windows 10 issue. Use the boot manager of Windows 10.
      If you have a the  install DVD of Windows 10,l  you should be able to fix the problem and not need to o use EaasyBCD.

      No, I dowloaded the upgrade and they came out with version 2.3 which, has Windows 10 option
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      Re: Dual Boot Setup Problem
      « Reply #4 on: March 02, 2016, 05:09:51 PM »
      I could be wrong but i believe EasyBCD has to be in place prior to the 2nd OS being installed...not after the fact.
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        Re: Dual Boot Setup Problem
        « Reply #5 on: March 03, 2016, 05:31:43 PM »
        They said

        "You can't boot a newer Windows version using an older Windows bootmgr.
        e.g. Vista can't boot 7,8,8.1 or 10,
        7 can't boot 8, 8.1 or 10
        etc.
        This is because the older bootmgr sees the newer version of winload doesn't have a signature that it recognizes as genuine.
        bootmgr can only be backward compatible i.e recognize contemporary or older signatures on winload.
        If you want to dual boot two versions of Windows, you must either boot the drive with the newest version of Windows and add entries for older systems to its BCD, or you can copy the bootmgr from W10 in place of the one on whichever older version of Windows you are currently trying to boot from."

        I removed both entries and tried too boot off the Windows 10 drive.  I removed both entries now from Windows 7 and tried too bring up the Windows 10 drive and now getting

        \boot\BCD

        0xc0000098

        The windows Boot config file
         
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        Re: Dual Boot Setup Problem
        « Reply #6 on: March 05, 2016, 05:06:57 PM »
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          Re: Dual Boot Setup Problem
          « Reply #7 on: March 05, 2016, 05:11:07 PM »
          Quote from: Computer_Commando on March 05, 2016, 05:06:57 PM
          Try Visual BCD
          https://www.boyans.net/

          I never heard of that.  I need too fix my Windows 10 Drive first
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