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How to only have PGP Bootloader show after parition is selected to boot.

  • 1.  How to only have PGP Bootloader show after parition is selected to boot.

    Posted Dec 17, 2012 02:40 PM

    Hi Guys,

    Struggling here... have PGP Desktop 10.

    I have 3 paritions on the machine.

    1x Lenovo Recovery
    1 x Windows 7 Partition (Work)
    1 x Windows 7 Partition (Personal).

    The way I would *like* it to work it would be:

    -----DRIVE
    ---MS Boot loader-|
                               1. Windows 7 Work Partition
                                     1.1 -- Boots into Windows
                               2. Windows 7 Personal Parition
                                  2.1 -- Boots to PGP Boot Loader Menu With Encryption Password
                                              -- 2.2 Boots to windows (after correct password is entered).

    So I would like to enter the MS boot loader, choose to boot into Win7 Personal and then be presented with PGP.
    I wouldnt like to have the PGP boot menu come up and then choose my parition after.

    Is that possible? What are the commands?

    Kind Regards

                                
                              



  • 2.  RE: How to only have PGP Bootloader show after parition is selected to boot.

    Posted Dec 19, 2012 04:48 AM

    Do you have just the Windows 7 personal partition encrypted?

    To be honest I don't think so, you would have to run the windows setup to do the /fixmbr to restore the Windows MBR to the top of the pile, but then it would just not authenticate at all.  I;ve not tried this, but have you considered encrypting both partitions, and having 2 separate usernames and passwords for both partitions, and a blank password for the work partition?  Just thinking out loud here.