Remove timer from Windows Linux dual boot

[_Gentoo_Nile_]

Hello everyone. I have a question and i don't know how to get through. I have Windows XP installed on first partition and have its boot entry in grub as hd0,0 now i have Ubuntu 8.04 linux in the third partition and so its entry in grub is hd0,3. Both operating systems are on the same hard disks. The problem is, i want to Remove timer from Windows Linux dual boot system that i have. What would be the easiest solution for it? I have not found any solution as yet and there may be many solutions, but i m not too expert, so guys please go easy on me...

[FaMe FacToR]

I would suggest you, not to remove the timer, as this may make the boot process lengthy. Suppose you have removed the timer and then the default OS is Ubuntu boot you want to boot into Windows, it won't boot unless you have selected and pressed Enter. If it has a lot of start up programs, the boot process will go much longer, in this scenario, just make the OS default which you use the most...

[_Gentoo_Nile_]

Hello, that could be done, but this is my home PC and often my brother uses it. He is not too techie about thing as much as i am, so if by mistake he starts into ubuntu, all he does it power off the computer from the mains. The main problem lies here, I don't want him to get into any OS automatically, but to select which OS to boot. This will save my computer from the direct power offs. . Please help...

[Rudra.J]

According to your Setup the grub entries which are important will be :

title Ubuntu 8.04
root (hd0,2)
makedefault
makeactive
norootverify
chainloader +1

title Windows XP
root (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1

There will be a lot of stuffs, but thats not required. Open menu.lst file. Open terminal and type :

sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst

Now select all the content and copy it to any empty text file and save it as backup. Delete the content of the menu.lst file and paste the following code :

title Windows XP
root (hd0,0)
makeactive
makedefault
chainloader +1

title Ubuntu 8.04
root (hd0,2)
makeactive
norootverify
chainloader +1

Now save the menu.lst file and reboot, see what yo get, the timer will disappear...