how to change default operating system boot-up
 

Hi

I've recently installed Fedora but I have to make Win XP my default as the rest of my family _still_ prefer Win XP....

The boot loader I'm using is GRUB. Could you tell me how to switch to Win XP for default operating system boot-up?

Thanks in advance.

Do what I did to my wife: remove XP from the boot loader. After 3 months, I put it back and she refuses to use Windows. :D

Or, as root, edit /boot/grub/menu.lst. Find the line that says "Default X" where X is probably 0 or 1. Whatever number XP is in the boot list, change the "Default" to be one less. If XP is 3rd on the boot menu, change it to "Default 2".

Thanks heaps!

Oops.. I tried to modify "menu.lst but I realized that mine is a bit different from what you said.

Here it is:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
default=0
timeout=5
splashimage=(hd0,1)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
hiddenmenu
title Fedora Core (2.6.11-1.1369_FC4smp)
root (hd0,1)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.11-1.1369_FC4smp ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
initrd /initrd-2.6.11-1.1369_FC4smp.img
title Fedora Core-up (2.6.11-1.1369_FC4)
root (hd0,1)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
initrd /initrd-2.6.11-1.1369_FC4.img
title Windows XP
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
chainloader +1
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Which part should I change??

Quite the contrary - seems 65_289 covered your situation almost exactly.
Count the "title" lines, starting at zero.
Comment out the "hiddenmenu" line (put a # in cloumn 1) - stupid idea IMHO. Don't know why Fedora (and others) do it.

Just point to start menu->system settings->bootloader

in coming window just select your desired os and u will find it as default on next boot


btw i m using FC3 may be it will work on your version also if !FC3