How can I edit the boot manager for Red Hat Linux so that "DOS" is the default boot instead of Linux? I have Windows XP installed, and is working well. I would rather use Linux, but until I get the bugs worked out of my system I would like to change the boot default at the manager to "DOS" (which loads Windows).

1. Can I get some help?
2. experience
3. open the file /etc/grub.conf . This is the file where the boot records are stored for grub.
   if say "dos" is the label for windows then the file will lokk like this , when the linux is your default OS to boot

   ##/etc/grub.conf
   # grub.conf generated by anaconda
   #
   # Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
   # NOTICE: You do not have a /boot partition. This means that
   # all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /, eg.
   # root (hd0,2)
   # kernel /boot/vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/hda3
   # initrd /boot/initrd-version.img
   #boot=/dev/hda
   default=0
   timeout=10
   splashimage=(hd0,2)/boot/grub/…
   title Red Hat Linux (2.4.20-8)
   root (hd0,2)
   kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.20-8 ro root=LABEL=/ hdc=ide-scsi
   initrd /boot/initrd-2.4.20-8.img
   title dos
   rootnoverify (hd0,0)
   chainloader +1

   ##
   study the file . Look at the line default = 0.
   now in the editor , change the line as
   default = 1
   now the file will look like

   ##/etc/grub.conf
   # grub.conf generated by anaconda
   #
   # Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
   # NOTICE: You do not have a /boot partition. This means that
   # all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /, eg.
   # root (hd0,2)
   # kernel /boot/vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/hda3
   # initrd /boot/initrd-version.img
   #boot=/dev/hda
   default=1
   timeout=10
   splashimage=(hd0,2)/boot/grub/…
   title Red Hat Linux (2.4.20-8)
   root (hd0,2)
   kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.20-8 ro root=LABEL=/ hdc=ide-scsi
   initrd /boot/initrd-2.4.20-8.img
   title dos
   rootnoverify (hd0,0)
   chainloader +1
   ###

   now you reboot your system , your windows will be your default OS to start

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