How do I change my computers start-up screen?
Ok I've installed ubuntu in a dual boot with XP however now, whenever I start up the PC it gives me a choice of OS but defaults to Ubuntu.
Is there a way to change this so that it defaults to XP instead rather than having to make the selection myself manually?
(And yes I realise that I should probably be using linux annyway but what can I say )
pr0gr4mm3r posted this at 13:47 — 22nd April 2007.
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Although I would rather you leave the default to Linux
, here's how you do it.
cnun posted this at 16:01 — 28th April 2007.
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is there any tool or software to do instead of manually change it ?
pr0gr4mm3r posted this at 17:23 — 28th April 2007.
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Not that I know of. You can just leave all your "default" commands there, and have them all commented out except the one you want to use.
Example, here's mine:
default 0#default 4
When I want to switch the default, I just comment out one, and uncomment the other.
aka Rohan posted this at 22:08 — 1st May 2007.
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Thanks alot for that pr0gr4mm3r. Unfortunately I've forgotten my login password for Ubuntu so I may have to reinstall it. Once I sort that out I shall put your advice into action
kb posted this at 07:03 — 3rd May 2007.
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This isn't necessarily on-topic, but I'm going to say it anyways....
I did what you have done, a few months ago. I created a dual boot between my Windows and Ubuntu, with a shared partition for easy file access (FAT32). I was still using Windows for normal use, but would boot into Ubuntu to mess around for awhile until I needed to do something like code, do graphic design, or play music. But, about a month ago, I accidentally deleted and overwrote my Windows partition, from inside Ubuntu.
That was one of the best things that could have ever happened.
I didn't bother to reinstall Windows, since the whole process sucks, and told myself I would reinstall when I needed it. Well, I started figuring things out in Ubuntu...like how to use GiMP instead of Photoshop (...it's pretty much the same), how to use Quanta Plus to write code instead of Notepad++ (again, the same), play music, write documents, install software, play movies, etc etc.
It was a learning curve, and it took a few weeks, but now I'm successfully a proficient Linux user...but I still have to look up docs and how-to's all the time. I was so excited that I was using Linux now instead of Windows that I reformatted my entire drive when the latest version of Ubuntu came out ("Fiesty Fawn"), and installed it clean...that way I could make sure I did it right, and avoid any kernel issues I might have created the last time.
And you know what? I'm fine. Life is much faster and easier on Ubuntu...I only reboot when I really have to (install some key updates, kernel changes, or libraries), otherwise it can LITERALLY run for days on end without slowing down.
My suggestion to you is: backup all your data (I use Google Docs for all my office needs, so maybe upload all your files), put all your music somewhere (mine is on an external...but make sure it's in FAT32 mode, or a Linux format, because NTFS is difficult), wipe the drive, and install the latest version of Ubuntu.
And in about a month, you'll thank me, and be glad that you did.
*end story*
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