Since Ubuntu 6.10 was release less than a month ago, Windows Vista went RTM and dates for new Ubuntu 7.4 were announced today, I thought I’ll post a tutorial on how to create a single boot screen triple boot system with Windows XP, Windows Vista and Ubuntu Edgy Eft.

A triple boot system isn’t that much different from a dual boot, but since Windows Vista is using a new boot loader called winload it screws up with your typical GRUB installation. And it pretty annoying going up and down through several menus to select your desired operating system. The key is the sequence in which you install the OSes.

I have two hard drives, one SATA for my system installations and a fat IDE for my personal stuff that I back up once in a while and migrate from old to new systems. The first step is optional but I would highly recommend it as your typical format does nothing to master boot record. And of course it is a nice feeling to start from a clean drive, and by using some free software you can almost make it sterile.

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