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meTroubled
March 14th, 2011, 07:52 AM
i'm currently using windows vista and want to boot ubuntu10.10 from my usb drive but my BIOS doesn't support it.
i got to know that PLOP boot manager might help me.
please explain steps to install it on vista hard-disk,i'm getting confused following steps posted on their website

ronnielsen1
March 14th, 2011, 10:33 AM
Run from CD with an ISO file

Download the current boot manager plpbt-5.0.11-2.zip (http://download.plop.at/files/bootmngr/plpbt-5.0.11-2.zip). Extract it to get the iso file plpbt.iso.
Windows:

You can use Nero (http://www.nero.com/), or the free program CDBurnerXP (http://www.cdburnerxp.se/), or any other program that can burn ISO images.
Use the option like burn ISO on CD or burn ISO Image. Then choose the boot manager ISO and burn it.


or:



Run from the Windows boot menu (2K, XP, VISTA and Win7)

Download the file plpgenbtldr-0.8.zip (http://download.plop.at/files/bootmngr/plpgenbtldr-0.8.zip) and extract it.


Create a directory like c:\plop. You can use any directory you want.
Copy plpbt.bin and plpgenbtldr.exe to your c:\plop directory.
As administrator/with administrator rights open a command shell.
Hint VISTA/Win7: Use right click at the command shell menu entry and choose "Run as administrator"
change to c:\plop with cd \plop
Then run plpgenbtldr
This program searches for the file plpbt.bin in the currrent directory.
plpgenbtldr generates the file plpbtldr.bin.
Adding to the boot menu. Windows 2K and XP is different to Windows VISTA and Windows 7


Windows 2K, XP
add the line below to your c:\boot.ini
c:\plop\plpbtldr.bin="Plop Boot Manager"
Windows VISTA
open notepad as administrator and create a file c:\boot.ini
add those lines
[boot loader]
[operating systems]
c:\plop\plpbtldr.bin="Plop Boot Manager"



http://www.plop.at/en/bootmanager.html#runcd



or I have also used Hirens boot manager (Which also has plop)

http://www.hirensbootcd.org/files/Hirens.BootCD.13.1.zip


http://www.hirensbootcd.org/download/

ronnielsen1
March 16th, 2011, 10:43 AM
Did it work?

meTroubled
March 17th, 2011, 06:25 AM
Did it work?
can i install plop boot manager on my hard disk and then when i reboot my computer,will i be shown plop boot menu so that i can boot from my usb?
i just want that a option must be added in my bios to boot from usb pendrive,which is originally not present.
if i can do that with plop boot manger than please explain me how to install it on windows vista,
i'm not getting steps from,"change to c:\plop with cd \plop"