Ok, before editing can you take a look at my etc/grub.conf file posted below. I'm not seeing the default path to the new kernel.
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Bob
# grub.conf generated by anaconda
#
# Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
# NOTICE: You do not have a /boot partition. This means that
# all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /, eg.
# root (hd0,5)
# kernel /boot/vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/sda6
# initrd /boot/initrd-version.img
#boot=/dev/sda
default=4
timeout=5
splashimage=(hd0,5)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
#hiddenmenu
title Fedora Core (2.6.17-1.2187_FC5smp)
root (hd0,5)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-1.2187_FC5smp ro root=LABEL=/
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.17-1.2187_FC5smp.img
title Fedora Core (2.6.17-1.2187_FC5)
root (hd0,5)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-1.2187_FC5 ro root=LABEL=/
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.17-1.2187_FC5.img
title Fedora Core (2.6.17-1.2174_FC5)
root (hd0,5)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-1.2174_FC5 ro root=LABEL=/
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.17-1.2174_FC5.img
title Fedora Core (2.6.17-1.2157_FC5smp)
root (hd0,5)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-1.2157_FC5smp ro root=LABEL=/
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.17-1.2157_FC5smp.img
title Windows
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
chainloader +1
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