2008/7/30 Scrase, Eddie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> Ubuntu will be set to be the default. If your dad gets annoyed at > having >> to catch the Grub menu every boot in order to run Windows, it's >> possible to edit grub.conf to make Windows the default - this might >> help the parent acceptance factor :-) > > I've done that, but be warned that when the Ubuntu updates the kernel it > adds two entries to the Grub menu but doesn't update the default entry > so you will find yourself booting into a old Ubuntu kernel instead of > Windows XP... :-( >
When I did this, I moved the Windows menu entry to the top of the list (IIRC, I moved it above the AUTO marks in the menu.lst), which means it isn't affected by kernel updates. Hwyl, Neil. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
