Automatic boot to Windows with Ubuntu installed.?

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I recently installed Ubuntu and i want my computer to automatically boot to Windows XP instead of Ubuntu. How do i do this? I'm using GRUB by the way.
 
I have not use Ubuntu myself, but typically I log into the linux OS, go to the control center, then boot manager, and there you can chance grub to boot win xp by default.
 
Edit /boot/grub/menu.lst (use 'sudo nano /boot/grub/menu.lst' or 'sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst') and change the default line to read 'default 5' or 'default saved'. The 'default 5' option will default to boot on the 5th OS line listed in the bottom section.I usually set 'default saved' so that the last OS booted will be the default one booted. If I boot into Windows and restart, I will default to Windows but if I boot into Ubuntu, then I will default to boot Ubuntu. I have 3 seconds at reboot to change OS.There is also a linux command 'grub-reboot 5' that will reboot the computer into the desired OS remotely.
 
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