edit out the entry for the XP you never want to boot from menu.lst
type in
gksudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst
take out the 5 lines associated with the xp boot
title Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
root (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1
will likely be either the root hd0.0 or hd1,0
Code:
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-9-generic
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-9-generic root=UUID=d6269386-1a91-432d-9014-cce8e93eb891 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-9-generic
quiet
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-9-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-9-generic root=UUID=d6269386-1a91-432d-9014-cce8e93eb891 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-9-generic
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic root=UUID=d6269386-1a91-432d-9014-cce8e93eb891 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-7-generic
quiet
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic root=UUID=d6269386-1a91-432d-9014-cce8e93eb891 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-7-generic
title Ubuntu 8.10, memtest86+
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
quiet
### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
# This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian
# ones.
title Other operating systems:
root
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sda1
title Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
root (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1
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