What we need to know is what it said just before the "press f1 to continue". CYS... -----Original Message----- From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Hal Pearson Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 10:49 PM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: help for a friend, having to press f1 when computer starts Hi Anna: Yes, her dad read, pres f1 to continue, and she's been doing this for two days now. Hal ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anna K Byrne" <annakb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 10:49 PM Subject: Re: help for a friend, having to press f1 when computer starts > F1, not escape? escape would mean the computer was trying to do > scandisk and she was stopping it. > > > At 09:36 PM 3/31/2004, you wrote: > >Hi all, > > > >A friend just called, and told me that she is having to press f1 > >every time > >she boots her computer. this started happening on Monday. She is > >using jfw > >3.5, with windows 98. What can be causing this? > > > >Hal > > > >-- > >To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To > >unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to > >jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject > >line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw > > > >If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, > >or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. > >Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > -- > To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To > unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. > Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw > > If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, > or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.576 / Virus Database: 365 - Release Date: 1/30/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.576 / Virus Database: 365 - Release Date: 1/30/2004 -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx