Wubi

Windows 7 64 bit & Ubuntu dual boot. need Ubuntu to boot first.

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Windows 7 64 bit & Ubuntu loaded with WUBI. Both OS's load flawlessly. Windows boots first (as default) I need Ubuntu to Boot as default OS. Can anyone help me?

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Ryan Gard (ryangard) said : 		#1

Hello,

I will reference you to view http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=759903

This question has already been answered in the thread accordingly.

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bcbc (bcbc) said : 		#2

That thread Ryan referred to has relevant info but I'll add a direct link and some comments based on some of the problems I've seen.

To change the default in the windows boot manager see this:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-CA/windows-vista/Change-the-default-operating-system-for-startup-multiboot

You can also modify the timeout - do NOT set it to zero.

I don't recommend playing with the default grub menu e.g. with startupmanager for wubi installs. Also avoid updating the packages grub-pc and grub-common through the update manager.

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