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Dual booting vista and ubuntu

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  • 27-05-2009 10:53pm
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    thomasjad
    Registered Users Posts: 342 ✭✭


    Not sure if this belongs here...I have ubuntu and vista on my laptop (had vista first) and when i turn on my laptop it comes up with the screen asking me to choose to start ubuntu or vista,if i dont pick one after 10seconds it automatically starts ubuntu,is there anyway to change this so that after 10 seconds it automatically starts vista?


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    FSL
    Registered Users Posts: 1,456 ✭✭✭FSL


    In Ubuntu edit the menu.lst file. equivalent to the Boot.ini file in Windows.

    Change the value on the default line to the index number of the operating system you want to boot, 0 is the first system displayed in the list 1 the second etc.

    If you want to you can change the value on the timeout line to the number of seconds you want to elapse before the default system is booted.

    You need to have administrative privileges to edit menu.lst


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    marco_polo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 10,079 Mod ✭✭✭✭marco_polo


    thomasjad wrote: »
    Not sure if this belongs here...I have ubuntu and vista on my laptop (had vista first) and when i turn on my laptop it comes up with the screen asking me to choose to start ubuntu or vista,if i dont pick one after 10seconds it automatically starts ubuntu,is there anyway to change this so that after 10 seconds it automatically starts vista?

    Boot into ubuntu alter the /boot/grub/menu.lst file as per instructions below:

    http://www.computing.net/answers/linux/vistaubuntu-dual-boot-default-os/29909.html


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    marco_polo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 10,079 Mod ✭✭✭✭marco_polo


    FSL wrote: »
    In Ubuntu edit the menu.lst file. equivalent to the Boot.ini file in Windows.

    Change the value on the default line to the index number of the operating system you want to boot, 0 is the first system displayed in the list 1 the second etc.

    If you want to you can change the value on the timeout line to the number of seconds you want to elapse before the default system is booted.

    You need to have administrative privileges to edit menu.lst

    I'm always the bridesmaid :(


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    thomasjad
    Registered Users Posts: 342 ✭✭thomasjad


    thats brilliant it worked :) thanks :D


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    stephenlane80
    Registered Users Posts: 163 ✭✭stephenlane80


    I think its too late after you have overwritten your windows master boot record, but if you were doing it again, you could install the grub boot loader in the first sector of you ubuntu partition,

    Then when you reboot you will not see any trace of ubuntu,

    To boot ubuntu you can then add a ubuntu boot image to boot.ini using grub4dos,

    This setup has the advantage of retaining the windows boot loader, so you can remove you linux distribution without a trace if required. (usefull in a corporate network)


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