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Asked by bazsik

hy i cant change my account. im not admin so i cant change the menu.lst which setup the boot process am i right about this file?
my problem: when i start my PC the boot menu starts the ubuntu os default after the 10 sec,
I want to change this default setup: i would like the process strat win os as default after 10sec.

how can i change it and how can i change my account, profil, status to admin or something like that? :D

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Ali KIBICI (alinux-the-master) said : 		#1

yes you are right about menu.lst. you must have administrative rights to change this file. but if you know root password then press Alt+F2 to popup run command dialog. write:
gksu gedit /boot/menu.lst

write root password hit enter

change the value of:
default 0
as:
default 4

save the file and open a terminal and install grub again:

sudo grub-install /dev/hd0 (beware of where grub shoul be installed - change hd0 as your HDD. if you have SATA HDD then change it to sd0)

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pitwalker (pitwalker) said : 		#2

reinstalling of grub not needed after editing "/boot/grub/menu.lst"

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