[pchelpers] Re: Computer won't boot

Hi Jo,

Wednesday, December 28, 2005, 8:15:43 PM, you wrote:

JW> drive.  I managed to get into setup by holding the 'insert' key down
JW> as it booted - it went into Setup and I changed the boot sequence to
JW> CDRom.  Then I tried to do a Repair on XP Pro, but I could not.  In
JW> fact, I could not get back into Setup again either.  The only option
JW> open to me was to format the drive and reinstall Windows, which I did.

JW> He said he had not opened any attachments in email.  Nor did he 
JW> notice any 'Santa' surprises.  I am thinking maybe it was a corrupt
JW> BIOS.  One strange thing though, after reinstalling everything, I 
JW> wanted to go back into BIOS and change the boot sequence 
JW> back........hitting F8 takes me right back to the same window (Safe
JW> Mode, normal boot into windows, etc.)  I cannot, for the life of me,
JW> get into SetUp again.  This has been very strange.

You just got through saying up there ^^^ that the Insert key is what gets
into Setup.

-- 
Scott.




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