how to change default start from linux to windows xp?

Question

i have installed windows xp, then in another partition i installed red hat linux, but by default linux starts and i want to change default start up to windows. when ever i try to change grub.conf then permission denied displays. so plz help me out briefly.

Answer 1

Best to do it from the terminal. Make sure you are logged in as root. The reason you get permission denied is you are doing it as a none root user. So when you open the terminal type su - then it will ask for the root password type that. Then you can use nano or gedit to edit the file.

Exact command will look like the following.

root> su -

Then enter root password



root> nano grub.conf

root> gedit grub.conf



if you do not have gedit installed just do the following command.....

root> yum install gedit.

Answer 2

go to boot sequence and then select the xp to load first.

Answer 3

You can choose these options while instalation only.

Answer 4

in XP, try this ...



START

CONTROL PANEL

SYSTEM

ADVANCED

Startup and Recovery ... Settings



There you can see the start ups and select the default.



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