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Change the default label in /etc/lilo.conf, then rerun the lilo command<BR>
On Thu, 2003-06-26 at 10:10, Riga, Anthony wrote:
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<PRE><FONT COLOR="#737373" SIZE="3"><I>How do you get it to boot to windows by default?
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From: vlok stone [</FONT><A HREF="mailto:vlokstone@yahoo.com"><FONT SIZE="3">mailto:vlokstone@yahoo.com</FONT></A><FONT COLOR="#737373" SIZE="3">]
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 9:56 AM
To: nflug@nflug.org
Subject: Re: Dual boot
If you remove lilo, you won't have a boot manager.
A better alternative is to have lilo boot to windows
as default OS. Most linux distro's have a gui to
configure this. DON'T set the boot time to 0. Bad
things happen.
Check your distro's doc's, as always.
--- Justin Bennett <justin.bennett@dynabrade.com>
wrote:
> What does it matter if lilo is there? you can have
> it boot windows by
> default. How would he boot into linux then? But if
> you must, fdisk /mbr
> from a dos disk.
>
> Riga, Anthony wrote:
>
> >I setup a Dual boot Linux - hdb /Windoze - hda box
> for a family member who like using Linux for the
> games.I set it up using LILO. He wants to have it
> boot directly into Winblows without using lilo. How
> do I get rid of lilo and have it boot into windows?
> I took out the Linux hdd and tried to boot into
> indows but can only see the letters LI . Do I need
> to blow away the mbr? Do I do fdisk /mbr in Windows
> or Linux to delete the mbr? Any suggestions?
> >
> >
>
> --
> Justin Bennett
> Network Administrator
> RHCE (Redhat Certified Linux Engineer)
> Dynabrade, Inc.
> 8989 Sheridan Dr.
> Clarence, NY 14031
>
>
>
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