[mjolnar]

I must be missing a step. When I did the sudu command, terminal opened, I entered the title Windows bit. Don't I have to do something to make it save, I edited it and exited, rebooted and still have the same list I had before.

[Geeth]

when you do

sudo nano /boot/grub/menu.lst

you get the file open in a editor called grub.
Change what you have to then

To exit nano, type Ctrl+X. If you ask nano to exit from a modified file, it will ask you if you want to save it. Just press N in case you don't, or Y in case you do. It will then ask you for a filename. Just type it in and press Enter.

Sorry i left that out. Kinda dumb since I said nano beucase it's what I know to use

[mjolnar]

I have done the add on, closed the terminal, rebooted the computer, nothing has changed. I suspect I have to do something else after adding the lines. Don't they use save changes or something like in windows? How do I get the change to take effect?

[Geeth]

Don't just close the terminal, you have to exit the program, then you will be asked to change to save.

To exit nano, type Ctrl+X. If you ask nano to exit from a modified file, it will ask you if you want to save it. Just press N in case you don't, or Y in case you do. It will then ask you for a filename. Just type it in and press Enter.

[Geeth]

you could try

sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst

I forgot about gedit. It may be a little easier as its graphical.

[mjolnar]

It changed to this:
## ## End Default Options ##

title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-16-generic
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-16-generic root=UUID=43bdf038-9f63-4934-a4c9-c55ef2fdebf1 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-16-generic
quiet

title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-16-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-16-generic root=UUID=43bdf038-9f63-4934-a4c9-c55ef2fdebf1 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-16-generic

title Ubuntu 8.04, memtest86+
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
quiet

title Windows
root (hd0,1)
chainloader +1

When I rebooted it still went right on through to Ubuntu. The is no slowing this boot down.

[Geeth]

Do you still have the following at the top?

default=0
timeout=10

[mjolnar]

No, I don't remember that ever being there.

[Geeth]

Ahh that could be the issue then, the timeout is how long it takes before it will boot the defualt system.

Not there or 0 means no timer and insta boot.

default=0
timeout=10
splashimage=(hd0,2)/grub/splash.xpm.gz

title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-19-generic
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-19-generic root=UUID=43bdf038-9f63-4934-a4c9-c55ef2fdebf1 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-19-generic
quiet

title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-19-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-19-generic root=UUID=43bdf038-9f63-4934-a4c9-c55ef2fdebf1 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-19-generic

title Ubuntu 8.04, memtest86+
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin

title Windows
root (hd0,1)
chainloader +1

Try that, but before hand, download and burn supergrub
just incase

[mjolnar]

I'm trying it now. Will reboot and see how it goes. Thanks in advance, I have confidence in you. Once I understand why I have to do something, it all makes sense.