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bilkay
August 7th, 2010, 05:28 PM
I installed u-10.04 on an HP laptop via Windows 7 install.
When the computer boots, I get a boot menu with Windows and ubuntu as options (Windows the default). If I select ubuntu, I get another menu (grub) which finally leads to ubuntu.
I'd like to change the first menu so that ubuntu is the default. It's not the end of the world if I can't do it but it would make life easier.
Thanks in advance.
cj.surrusco
August 7th, 2010, 05:32 PM
You are using the Windows bootloader, it seems. You would be able to edit that (and set a default) using a Windows program called EasyBCD (http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1). I haven't used it in a while since I have gotten rid of all of my Windows installs, but it should do the trick.
navaneethan
August 7th, 2010, 05:35 PM
you can change the option at menu.lst inside grub in your lucid :-)
krishnandu.sarkar
August 7th, 2010, 05:43 PM
Simplest method would be : Boot into Windows > Win + R(Or alternatively : Start>Run) > Type msconfig > Goto Boot tab > Select the OS and click Set as Default which you want to make default.
I suggest this as you are using Windows Bootloader. Otherwise you may edit GRUB(as suggested by others) if you want it as your bootloader.
sheriff_009
August 7th, 2010, 07:26 PM
Hey,
Can anyone of you tell me the path for menu.lst ?
Also if you have a little description handy on "how to?" , kindly share the same.
Thanks in advance
Shariff ( a newbie)
oldfred
August 7th, 2010, 07:41 PM
If you are running 10.04 your only have menu.lst if you upgraded from before 9.10 and kept grub legacy.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2
The Grub 2 Guide (formerly Grub 2 Basics)
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1195275
The OP has to have wubi if he is booting windows first. Unless he has a special setup from BCDedit.
bilkay
If you are to the point of using Ubuntu a lot you need to start thinking about a full install.
From the designer of wubi:
http://howsoftwareisbuilt.com/2009/03/12/interview-with-agostino-russo-wubi-ubuntu/
Agostino: Wubi actually wasn’t designed to do long-term installations. The main aim was really to let people try out Ubuntu with confidence. Normally, users that start with Wubi tend to upgrade to a full installation to a dedicated partition at the next release cycle.
HOWTO: migrate wubi install to partition by bcbc
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1519354
bilkay
August 13th, 2010, 04:16 PM
It's done in Windows:
Computer -> System properties (upper menu bar) -> Advanced system settings -> Startup and recovery ("Advanced" tab) -> Settings
The default OS as well as the timeout can be selected.
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