Vista - Help - pressing F8 doesn't take me to advanced boot options.

Checked system configuration and nothing there.

Oh and it look like I typed 'motherboard' in place of 'keyboard' in one of
my posts. This forum doesn't have an edit feature. =\

Well, since the screen says press Delete to access the BIOS, have you tried tapping the Delete key instead of
F8?

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Steve Easton


"GeneralOreo" <GeneralOreo@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:B0E7B12F-5371-4218-A584-EBAC9665A1F4@xxxxxx

Hi, GeneralOreo.
Why are you using the web-based interface to this newsgroup (also called a
Community and sometimes - erroneously - a forum)? You seem to be an
experienced user and most of us prefer to access these newsgroups by using a
newsreader client.

Windows Mail is built into every copy of Vista; this is a re-written
application to replace the venerable Outlook Express. Windows Live Mail is
an even newer replacement for WM and, in my opinion, much better. You can
get WLM at http://get.live.com/wl/all.

If you just click here, it will start WM (or WLM if it is installed and set
as your default newsreader - or OE, for any readers using WinXP or earlier).
It will automatically create a News Account for the Microsoft public news
server, which is free and does not require a logon; connect you to this
newsgroup (In other words, it will bring you right back here, but with a
different interface.); download the 300 newest headers; and display the
newest message in the Reading Pane. After you read a few messages to get
the feel of the application, you can click Tools | Options and customize
much of it to suit your own preferences.

news://msnews.microsoft.com/ microsoft.public.windows.vista.general

Try WLM. I think you'll like it. See you around the newsgroups! ;<)

RC
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R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@xxxxxx
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Live Mail 2008 in Vista Ultimate x64)

"GeneralOreo" <GeneralOreo@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 09:54:26 -0600, "R. C. White" <rc@xxxxxx>
wrote:
Many people are unaware that news servers even exist. I wish more
people would take the time to explain as you have.

At least some of the html posting might be reduced

"GeneralOreo" <GeneralOreo@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:7F840994-70C6-4BE8-9305-705BE8DE91A8@xxxxxxBefore you give up, is this a USB keyboard?

If so, is USB legacy activated in your BIOS setup?

If not, this would account for why you can't get the boot menu to appear.
(I've run into the "problem" many times on many computers I've been called
out to repair.)

Once the BIOS hands control over to the OS, if USB legacy is deactivated,
the USB keyboard (or mouse) will not function until the USB drivers are
loaded in the OS.

During POST, and in the BIOS setup, even if USB legacy is disabled, the
system will recognize the USB keyboard, at least until the BIOS hands
control over to the OS.

Using USB legacy ensures that the system will continue to treat the USB
devices hooked up as, well, legacy devices. Meaning; they will continue to
be handled by the BIOS (and thus, function) until some other driver(s) take
control of the USB controller(s).

Mic