Yes, I have been playing with Linux again. The unfortunate receiver of my intentions was my mothers laptop. It has become so bloated and slow from Windows and anti-virus, that I have decided on a last ditch effort - LINUX!
I installed a dual boot with Windows XP and Linux Mint 8. All went smoothly at first. Since I am a habitual Linux user, I did not at first notice that Linux was loaded by default. My folks would not be impressed. Here is how to rectify the problem:
1. Open a terminal and become root.
2. Run "update-grub"
3. Count the position where Windows is listed (with the first listed = 0)
4. Edit /boot/grub.conf
5. Change default from "0" to appropriate choice.
6. Save
7. Run "update-grub" - nothing will appear different.
8. Restart the computer, and the default boot should have changed.
If it has changed, but not to the correct option, your default choice is likely out by 1 digit (where default=x).
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