Dual OS Linux and XP, startup XP 1st.

[happytriger2000]

Hi,
I have a PC with Linux and Xp installed, each time I reboot the PC the screen shows options of which OS to boot, Linux or Xp like this:
http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd459/happytriger2000/Forum/Toms%20Hardware/Dual%20OS/IMG_5374.jpg
My question here is how to re-arrange the boot options, eg, instead of Linux at the top I want Xp at the top, so that I don't have be there tapping the "down" arrow key to choose X or if there's a way to boot XP when ever the PC reboots?

Thanks,

 

[barto]

I'm pretty sure you can modify the settings to set a default OS. I'm not sure if you can do this with XP, I mean it's ancient.

http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/196028-booting-win7-automatically-dual-boot-ubuntu.html

 

[happytriger2000]

Thank you for replying.
I found this link:
http://www.computerandyou.net/2011/10/make-windows-default-os-in-dual-boot-with-ubuntu-the-easy-way/
By going into System-->Administration-->Startup manager--->enter password--->default operation system = Microsoft Win Xp Prof.--->close tab. Reboot PC and still enter Ubuntu.
I also tried this:
http://www.computerandyou.net/2011/10/make-windows-default-os-in-dual-boot-with-ubuntu-the-easy-way/
sudo apt-get -y --reinstall install startupmanager
sudo apt-get -y purge startupmanager
sudo apt-get -y install startupmanager

Do I need GRUB at 1st?

thanks,

 

[barto]

Mmm, maybe. Give it a try. If it doesn't work, install it.

 

[happytriger2000]

In Termainal I type:
sudo update-grub
I get:
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ...

Could not find /boot/grub/menu.lst file. Would you like /boot/grub/menu.lst generated for you? (y/N) y
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found GRUB 2: /boot/grub/core.img
Found kernel: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-122-rtai
Found GRUB 2: /boot/grub/core.img
Found kernel: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done

 

[stillblue]

first step note what line XP is on in the boot loader. You can't change the order but you can change the default boot item, the menu list is automatically created and cannot be modified

from a terminal
sudo cp /etc/default/grub /etc/default/grub.bak
(always a good idea to back-up config files you are going to modify)
then
sudo gedit /etc/default/grub

go to the line GRUB_DEFAULT=0
0 is the first item on the list 1 is the second 2 is the 3rd etc...
if your XP was on the 5th line replace 0 with 4
save
sudo update-grub
finished
Next boot if all goes well will highlight and launch automatically XP