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NT as Default OS in Linux boot menu

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Name: Gynecologist
Date: September 20, 2002 at 17:16:14 Pacific
OS: Linux Mandrake 8.0
CPU/Ram: Amd Ath XP 2000\3GB of DD
Comment:

I like Linux, don't get me wrong, but as
far as school goes, I really need windows
as my default OS. I have Linux and Windows
sharing a harddrive but Linux is the first
OS to get initialized since it displays
it's 'OS' boot menu first. NT is the last
option in the menu and Linux gives me a
whoping 3 seconds to pick which OS I want
to boot with. My question: Is there some
way to set the NT option as the default so
that I have 3 seconds to boot with Linux
instead of NT.



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Response Number 1
Name: Dave Hines
Date: September 20, 2002 at 17:42:00 Pacific
Reply:

If you're using LILO as your loader and KDE, there's a Boot Manager applet in Preferences/System.


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Response Number 2
Name: Lawrence
Date: September 20, 2002 at 19:08:36 Pacific
Reply:

Or in your /etc/lilo.conf, change

default=Windows

Or remove the time thing and replace that
with "prompt." Then, lilo will just sit
there and wait for you to pick which OS you
want to boot up!

E-mail me if you still not sure what!

Lawrence


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Response Number 3
Name: sticky_keys
Date: October 16, 2002 at 04:45:55 Pacific
Reply:

If you are using Grub in Redhat 7.3,edit grub.conf and cut the section on windows and paste it before the Linux section.It should work


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