Hi Iyer! To change the default OS to boot in the GRUB bootloader, you have only to edit the /boot/grub/menu.lst. In the end of the file, search for a set of 3-4 lines/commands that invokes windows, something like:
*title Windows XP Professional root (hd0,0) makeactive chainloader +1* And put the command *savedefault* at the end of this code block. This command will say to GRUB to boot this OS as default. Note that you have to delete the *savedefault *command that already have in the Debian block code in the menu.lst file. So, repeating: edit the /boot/grub/menu.lst file, retire the *savedefault*option which is already in the debian boot section (a few lines over the Windows block section) and write the *savedefault* option in the windows code block. The result will be something like this: *title Windows XP Professional root (hd0,0) makeactive chainloader +1 savedefault *Finally, the root option considers your Windows is installed in the first partition of the primary hard disk, adjust if your installation is different Embrace! Vinícius V. Marques Rondônia - Brazil 2008/5/7 Iyer, Vish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > A recent installation of Debian 4.0 release 3 and Windows XP-64 bit on a > dual boot DELL precision M6300 has resulted in Debian taking precedence in > the boot order. > > Is there a way we can change the sequence to boot with Windows XP as a > default OS? Would it be further possible to halt the system from booting > until an order is manually opted? Any suggestion is greatly appreciated. > > > > Thanks! > > >
