[dms-discuss] why I prefer Windows over Linux

[Jim Stewart]

Wesley,

Editing /boot/grub/grub.conf is not the right way.

You have to chmod /etc/default/grub so that it's
read/write, edit it, restore the read/only status
and run update-grub with sudo.  *That* will create
a persistent change in /boot/grub/grub.conf.

Problem is fixed.

-jim





Wesley Aptekar-Cassels wrote:
> Should be /boot/grub/grub.conf that needs editing, it you're asking for
> help...
>
> RE the title of this email, user-friendliness has never been one of
> linux's strong points :(  Generally Ubuntu has been good at this, but
> when dealing with the bootloader it's hard to make it user-friendly.
>
> - Wesley
>
> On Sat, 14 Jun 2014, Jim Stewart wrote:
>
>> <rant>
>>
>> So I bought a nice computer to run the projector
>> at Ali's Surplus stuff.
>>
>> I installed windows XP on it, did all the updates,
>> installed a legal copy of Office, Irfanview, VLC,
>> Window Powerpoint viewer, etc, etc.  Everything
>> works great.  No problem.
>>
>> I install a 1Tb hard drive and leave about 500Gb
>> for linux.  I install Ubuntu 14.04 on the remaining
>> 500Gb.  It installs fine. Except that the Grub boot
>> loader has set Ubuntu as the default operating system.
>>
>> I waste about 5 hours trying to set Windows XP as
>> the default OS to boot.  I am exquisitely unsuccessful.
>> I wished I'd never even considered a dual-boot option
>> as XP did everything we needed.
>>
>> <\rant>
>>
>> -jim
>>
>>
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