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More info?)
Pavel,
The computer is a laptop and the keyboard is an integral part of the
computer, would this make it USB? Anyway, USB Legacy Support is Enabled in
the BIOS Setup.
Initially I thought that it might be the keyboard but as I said earlier, I
use Fn+F8 to toggle on and off the sound to my speakers; This functions
normally, so presumably the F8 key does not have a mechanical malfunction.
Also when I press either F2 (BIOS Setup) or F12 (Boot Menu) during the
power-up these functions operate normally.
Derek
"Pavel A." <pavel_a@geeklife.com> wrote in message
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> Derek,
> yes this is exactly that menu and timeout.
> So... maybe the keyboard is the culprit. Is it USB?
> Is USB legacy support enabled in BIOS?
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> --PA
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> "Derek" <Derek@UK.invalid> wrote in message
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> Pavel, I am not sure exactly what you meant. I went to msconfig>Boot.ini,
I see that Boot Loader timeout=30. Is this
> the boot menu time out you were referring to.
> Derek
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> "Pavel A." <pavel_a@geeklife.com> wrote in message
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> > Ok then, maybe, timeout value for the boot menu is 0 ( = no wait)
> >
> > --PA
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> > "Derek" <Derek@UK.invalid> wrote in message
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> > > I agree I worded the question badly. I should have said that the
computer
> > > does not offer a bootup in Safe Mode or any other option when F8 is
pressed
> > > on Power Up. There isn't an error message and continues to boot-up in
> > > normal mode without hesitation.
> > > My desktop computer performs normally, so I am aware of the sequence
to
> > > expect when F8 is pressed at power up.
> > > Derek Nicholson
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> > > "Pavel A." <pavel_a@geeklife.com> wrote in message
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> > > > F8 does not start in safe mode.
> > > > Rather it shows a menu where you select the safe mode.
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> > > > --PA
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> > > > "Derek" <Derek@UK.invalid> wrote in message
> > > news:ecq4q0CXEHA.2176@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > > > When I press F8 during boot-up on my Notebook computer it will not
> > > boot-up
> > > > > in Safe Mode.
> > > > > My initial feeling was that there is a F8 keyboard problem, but
Fn+F8
> > > > > toggles the sound on & off to my speaker as normal.
> > > > > Can this be a Windows XP Home software configuration problem?
> > > > > Derek Nicholson
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