make windows in first line (OS options between ubuntu and windows)

[blizta]

hi everybody.....
when i turn on my PC, it will automaticaly choose ubuntu in 7 sec. (ubuntu is in the first line)

so, how can i make windows in the first line on OS options, so i don't have to wait and manually choose windows.

[proxess]

2 Ways of doing this (I'll generalize seeing that I'm at work, can't give you specifics):

1: Force grub to boot up Windows 7 in grub's configuration file, saying that Windows 7 is number 4 in the list, in the configuration file you indicate that the default OS is number 4, then grub-upgrade (or is it update).

2: Tell grub that when It updates, to do an OS Probe first before adding in the Linux OSs and Memtest+. That way every time your Kernel updates, Windows 7 will still be number 1 in the list (or number 0).

Secret way: Try using Ubuntu as your main operating system. Trust me, it's very fun!

[WitchCraft]

hi everybody.....
when i turn on my PC, it will automaticaly choose ubuntu in 7 sec. (ubuntu is in the first line)

so, how can i make windows in the first line on OS options, so i don't have to wait and manually choose windows.

go to /boot/grub/menu.lst

and edit the file to point default to the entry number of your windows boot entry. You can also set down the boot choose time to 2 seconds.

[Troll_the_Great]

hi everybody.....
when i turn on my PC, it will automaticaly choose ubuntu in 7 sec. (ubuntu is in the first line)

so, how can i make windows in the first line on OS options, so i don't have to wait and manually choose windows.

I think the easiest way to do this is by installing StartuUp Manager. You can install it from Synaptic, or open a terminal and type:

sudo apt-get install startupmanager

Once installed, you can find it under System - Administration - StartUp Manger.It will allow you can choose the default OS, the timeout in bootloader menu, and many other things.
Cheers!

[blizta]

witchcraft:

thanks. but there's no menu.1st in /boot/grub directory.

[blizta]

I think the easiest way to do this is by installing StartuUp Manager. You can install it from Synaptic, or open a terminal and type:

sudo apt-get install startupmanager

Once installed, you can find it under System - Administration - StartUp Manger.It will allow you can choose the default OS, the timeout in bootloader menu, and many other things.
Cheers!

thanks.......

it's become piece of cake

[Troll_the_Great]

thanks.......

it's become piece of cake

Glad I could help. Now, if you do not need further assistance, mark the thread as "Solved" so others can benefit from your solution.
Cheers!

[Mykk]

I would do this by booting into windows and changing the arc paths.

Change your boot.ini - to do this you need to enable hidden folders and it should (touch wood) be on the root of your c drive.

Obviously this will open in a notepad, then its just a case of changing the order in which your operating systems appear in the list.

[proxess]

Menu.lst doesn't exist in Grub (almost) 2.

[WitchCraft]

Menu.lst doesn't exist in Grub (almost) 2.

Right, there it's called menu.cfg.

Oh, and I think the directory is grub2 instead of grub, but I don't know for sure, I'm on a windows computer right now.