Many thanks. Yes it uses grub, I tried doing it manually, but it would not let me edit the file. There were also comments in the file saying don't modify and altered by Yast, which gave me a clue that maybe it can be done via Yast so I went there and Walla! Yast has an option to change the default boot loader. So now it is changed and works like a treat.
This is a sort of temporary fix to my underlying problem of why the computer keeps spontaneously rebooting. Maybe hardware, but it doesn't seem to be running too hot or nothing. Regards Reg > -----Original Message----- > From: chris bayley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, 15 February 2007 10:08 a.m. > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: can xp be loaded by default and not opensuse? > > If you are using the 'grub' boot loader then simply change the > 'default=?' line in /boot/grub/menu.lst to indicate your XP entry in the > same file. > If you use the 'lilo' bootloader then wait until a lilo user chimes in. > > Chris > > Reg wrote: > > > > Can XP be loaded up at startup by default rather than Opensuse? > > > > > > > > Just to make my question more clear, I am talking about when the > > computer starts and you get to the boot menu where you have to > > manually choose windows, if you don't it will automatically load > > Opensuse. > > > > > > > > Yes I know you are all going to say why would you want to? But I have > > my reasons J eg family members who use this computer more than me and > > they use XP. > > > > > > > > A related problem is that this particular machine keeps spontaneously > > rebooting itself. > > > > > > > > Regards > > > > Reg > > > > > >
