dual booting Ubuntu 13.04 and Windows 7

[Liam Proven]

On 28 May 2013 16:51, Basil Chupin <blchupin at iinet.net.au> wrote:
> Correct me if I am wrong but Win 7 does not require UEFI, even if the mobo
> has UEFI; Win 8 on the other hand probably does require UEFI to function.
>
> Both my computer and my wife's have UEFI motherboards but UEFI is turned
> off.


You're wrong.

UEFI is a kind of motherboard firmware. It is a hardware feature. No
version of Windows or Linux *requires* it. Windows 7 and 8 both
support it natively; older versions require the UEFI to have legacy
BIOS emulation.

It is the norm on Itanium (IA64) systems. It is becoming normal with
x86-64 systems now. Part of this is that MS *require* system builders
to use it to get the marketing sticker that says "compatible with
Windows 8". This requires UEFI and its "Secure Boot feature" which
requires code-signing on OS boot loaders.

I personally think that this is anti-competitive behaviour by MS,
attempting to prevent vendors shipping Linux or users installing it.

It is only "required" for MS marketing & promotional purposes, nothing else.

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