One of the best little pieces of software I have used is start-up manager. Like many who have Ubuntu installed we may want Windows (or some other OS) to be our default operating system on start up for a variety of reasons. When doing a search on this you will usually find a reference to editing the grub menu list file. This requires a little bit of technical know how not much but still enough that if you don't do it right you could cause yourself some serious problems.
This is a place I probably disagree with many in the Linux world. I like the GUI (graphical user interface for those less geeky, or for those completely un-geeky its the mouse pointer, and icons, the stuff you see on your screen) the GUI makes our lives easier, it is a good thing. I know the arguments many times you can install this or do that quicker in the terminal and yes that is true many times for an experienced user. Many times I love using the 'sudo apt-get install somegreatprogram' command for the speed, but for most people a computer is a tool and they don't want to have to know everything about how it works.
So, about startup manager this is a great app that lets you chose which OS to start up by default with the GRUB boot loader. It also lets you set the time to pause at the selection menu and set up many other nice things such as the splash screen and other things during the boot process. Most people can have this installed and their boot order changed before they can ever get to the file they need to edit from the command line.
To install simply go to System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager. Search for start up manager, install and enjoy.
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