Hi,

Can I change the order of the operating systems in the GRUB bootloader? I see that the text in the file "menu.lst" resembles the options presented when I boot. Can I edit the contents of the file to have windows XP at the top?

The problem is that after a certain amount of seconds the top OS boots automatically. I'd like to have windows boot by default when I take no action.

Best regards,
Marvelade

P.S.: right now the contents are these. I'd like to move the last portion to the top but I guess this could lead to trouble:

title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.17-10-generic
root (hd1,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-10-generic root=/dev/hdb1 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.17-10-generic
quiet
savedefault
boot

title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.17-10-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd1,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-10-generic root=/dev/hdb1 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.17-10-generic
boot

title Ubuntu, memtest86+
root (hd1,0)
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
quiet
boot

### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST

# This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian
# ones.
title Other operating systems:
root


# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/hda1
title Microsoft Windows XP Professional
root (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1

I'm basing this on a Debian system, but the results should be the same. On the first entry, remove the savedefault line.
I never remember how the numbering works, but I'm pretty sure that removing the savedefault line should work. You can also set the default to 0 towards the top of menu.lst.

you can edit them yes, you may prefer to use the option "default 1" in the top settings, which would boot the 2nd option (the list starts at number 0 like all good lists should)

yeah just found that savedefault command too... obviously you mightn't want to always boot the last one, so a formal default may still be preferred.