Will this dual boot scheme work?

[Jim Byrnes]

On 11/20/2013 07:23 PM, Pete Smout wrote:
> @google hope you enjoyed reading this, It had nothing to do with you!
> sent from my HTC.
> On Nov 21, 2013 12:43 AM, "Jim Byrnes" <jf_byrnes at comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>> When I bought this machine it came with Windows 7.  At that time my only
> need for windows was to run TurboTax and I could do that using XP in VBox
> so I had no real need for Windows 7.  I unplugged the HD that came with the
> computer and put in a new HD and installed Ubuntu 10.04.  When 10.04 was no
> longer supported I pulled the Win 7 HD added a new HD and installed 12.04
> and dual booted with 10.04.  With XP coming to end of life it looks like
> TurboTax will no longer support XP so I want to dual boot Win 7 and 12.04.
>>
>> My bios will let me choose which HD to boot from.  Right now it brings up
> grub from the HD containing 10.04 and then boots 12.04.  I would like to
> pull the HD with 10.04 on it and replace it with the HD containing Win 7.
> Then tell the bios to boot from the 12.04 HD.
>>
>> If I do this will grub on the 12.04 HD boot and find Win 7 as a bootable
> OS and add it to the grub menu automatically so I can dual boot 12.04 and
> Win 7?
>>
>> Thanks,  Jim
>>
>>
>
> Hi,
> As far as I know (and in my experience) with both drives plugged in from
> ubuntu run "sudo update-grub" and it should find all bootable systems on
> the machine.
>
> It is worth noting that all my machines still have BIOS not UFEI and I
> don't know if that makes a difference!
>
> Regards
>
> Pete s
>

HI Pete,

Thanks for reminding me to update grub, I knew I had to do that but it 
slipped my mind and I didn't think of it at the time.  Anyway everything 
went as planned and I can now dual boot Win 7 and Ubuntu.

Thanks,  Jim