Question about "default OS"

Purkinje · 08-13-2007, 09:05 PM

I have WinXP and Ubuntu intalled on my laptop, and I was wondering how I can change my default OS. I'm not sure if i'm using the right term for it, but what I want it to do is when the Grub Loader comes up, and if I'm not there to select an OS to load, it automatically loads Ubuntu. I want it to automatically load to Win Xp because I use dial up and Ubuntu...well, you know that Ubuntu doesn't support most WinModems and all that. So, I would apprectiate it if someone could tell me how to make the GRUB loader load Win XP instead of Ubuntu.
Thanks!

**Bartender** · 08-13-2007, 11:06 PM

This is one of those things that's really easy, but very difficult to explain

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Gr...hangeDefaultOS

Try that. Better than I could do.

08-13-2007, 09:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
Purkinje Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 153 OS: Dual boot: Ubuntu and Win XP Pro SP2 My System	Question about "default OS" I have WinXP and Ubuntu intalled on my laptop, and I was wondering how I can change my default OS. I'm not sure if i'm using the right term for it, but what I want it to do is when the Grub Loader comes up, and if I'm not there to select an OS to load, it automatically loads Ubuntu. I want it to automatically load to Win Xp because I use dial up and Ubuntu...well, you know that Ubuntu doesn't support most WinModems and all that. So, I would apprectiate it if someone could tell me how to make the GRUB loader load Win XP instead of Ubuntu. Thanks!

08-13-2007, 11:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
Bartender Mentally divergent Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Chehalis, WA, USA Posts: 1,285 OS: W2K, Ubuntu 8.04	Re: Question about "default OS" This is one of those things that's really easy, but very difficult to explain https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Gr...hangeDefaultOS Try that. Better than I could do.