Dual boot

[Cyber Source]

Change the default label in /etc/lilo.conf, then rerun the lilo command
On Thu, 2003-06-26 at 10:10, Riga, Anthony wrote:

> How do you get it to boot to windows by default? 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vlok stone [mailto:vlokstone at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 9:56 AM
> To: nflug at 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 at 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.
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> > Clarence, NY 14031
> >  
> > 
> > 
> 
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