Kubuntu has taken over my dual boot ...

[David Love]

I have a multi-boot system - SuSE 10.2, Kubuntu 6.00, WindowsXP.  GRUB 
was configured with the choices as shown.

Yesterday I booted into Kubuntu, downloaded some updates, browsed the 
internet, etc., and then did a restart, intending to boot into WindowsXP 
to work on my genealogy program.

To my horror, GRUB showed options for Kubuntu only!  I thought that, 
perhaps, a shutdown and restart would solve the problem but it didn't. 
Yeah! I know I'm naive - I'm a geriatric trying to come to terms with 
Linux, too :-)

I understand that menu.lst controls Grub and I have this (or is it a 
copy?) in my Home directory.  Opening this shows the order of booting as 
it should be.  But perhaps the menu.lst that is acted upon is somewhere 
else.  I just do not know.

Would some kind person explain to me how I can get back to normal, so 
that I have a choice of whether to boot SuSE 10.2, Kubuntu, or 
WindowsXP?  Not too technical, please.  In case it is of assistance, I 
copy menu.lst below.

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#            grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8),
#            grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub
#            and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/.

## default num
# Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 
0, and
# the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
#
# You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default 
entry
# is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.
# WARNING: If you are using dmraid do not change this entry to 'saved' 
or your
# array will desync and will not let you boot your system.
default         0

## timeout sec
# Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the 
default entry
# (normally the first entry defined).
timeout         10

## hiddenmenu
# Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
#hiddenmenu

# Pretty colours
#color cyan/blue white/blue

## password ['--md5'] passwd
# If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive 
editing
# control (menu entry editor and command-line)  and entries protected by the
# command 'lock'
# e.g. password topsecret
#      password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/
# password topsecret

#
# examples
#
# title         Windows 95/98/NT/2000
# root          (hd0,0)
# makeactive
# chainloader   +1
#
# title         Linux
# root          (hd0,1)
# kernel        /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro
#

#
# Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST

### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below

## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs

## ## Start Default Options ##
## default kernel options
## default kernel options for automagic boot options
## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z
## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
##      kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro
##      kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro
# kopt=root=UUID=440a0f92-fe52-4270-918e-9a0f15d35cc2 ro
# kopt_2_6=root=/dev/sda4 ro

## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=(hd1,3)

## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. alternative=true
##      alternative=false
# alternative=true

## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. lockalternative=true
##      lockalternative=false
# lockalternative=false

## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the
## alternatives
## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5
# defoptions=quiet splash

## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options
## e.g. lockold=false
##      lockold=true
# lockold=false

## altoption boot targets option
## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
##      altoptions=(recovery) single
# altoptions=(recovery mode) single

## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
## alternative kernel options
## e.g. howmany=all
##      howmany=7
# howmany=all

## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
## e.g. memtest86=true
##      memtest86=false
# memtest86=true

## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system
## can be true or false
# updatedefaultentry=false

## ## End Default Options ##

## SuSE Linux
title          SuSE Linux 10.2
kernel         (hd1,4)/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda6 vga=791
initrd         (hd1,4)/initrd

title           Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.17-10-generic
root            (hd1,3)
kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-10-generic root=/dev/sda4 ro quiet 
splash
initrd          /boot/initrd.img-2.6.17-10-generic
quiet
savedefault
boot

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

## Separator
title           Other choices
root

title          SuSE Linux 10.2 Failsafe
kernel         (hd1,4)/vmlinuz.shipped root=/dev/sda6 ide=nodma apm=off 
acpi=off vga=normal nosmp maxcpus=0 3
initrd         (hd1,4)/initrd.shipped

title           Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.17-10-generic (recovery mode)
root            (hd1,3)
kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-10-generic root=/dev/sda4 ro single
initrd          /boot/initrd.img-2.6.17-10-generic
boot

title           Ubuntu, memtest86+
root            (hd1,3)
kernel          /boot/memtest86+.bin
quiet
boot

### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST


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Regards from New Zealand on a cool summer's evening.

David