[dephanix]

Hello,

Im just wondering if anyone can help a newbie to Linux...

On the GRUB boot menu thing which comes up and shows the avilable OS's, how can i change it so my Windows OS appears at the top of the list instead of Ubuntu?

Thanks!

[saikee]

Method 1 - amend the "default" statement to point to Windows instead of Linux. The number after the "default" statement instructs which system Grub must boot after the time specified in the "timeout" statement has been exceeded, so just change it. Grub counts from 0 so the 1st system will be "default 0".

Method 2 - Edit menu.lst. Copy and paste the Windows section to the top of the list. Three lines are involved; title, root and chainloader statements.

[dephanix]

OK i've done that, editted the menu.lst, but it doesn't allow me to remove / replace the old menu.lst, say's i don't have permission

Do i need to log in as the Root? Also, how can i log in as the root? It doesn't let me when i try at the login screen

[dephanix]

No worries, just did a search on this forum