Windows Advanced Options Menu

Hi

On start up when I tap the F8 key to get into the windows advanced options menu eg to access safe mode etc, instead of that window i get the Boot Menu instead.

How do i adjust things so that when i tap F8 I can access the WAO menu?

Regards and thanks

bodybag

 

I thought the Boot Menu was the same as the WAO menu. It should have safe mode as an option. What version of Windows do you have?

 

If you mean that F8 brings up a list of boot devices (like CDROM, IDE 0, IDE 1, SATA 0, SATA 1, etc) then that is your motherboard's "one-time boot menu" where you can select a custom boot device and 'over-ride' the boot order you've set up in the BIOS. What you need to do when this menu comes up, is to highlight drive C: (or whatever your Windows main drive is), just highlight it, DO NOT PRESS ENTER YET!!! Then place a finger on the F8 key; DO NOT PRESS IT YET!!! Now, press Enter to start booting to the drive you selected and immediately after pressing Enter, start tapping the F8 key. This should bring up the Windows Menu with Safe Mode, etc.....
:-D :major
I hope this helps!

[dlb]

 

Hi dlb & PC-XT

This is what I see when i initially tap F8

BOOT
Select a Boot first device
Removable
- Floppy Disk
Hard Disk
- SATA3 :ST 3250410AS
CDROM
- 1st Master Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-112

I am running XP Home SP3.

@ dlb Thanks for that advice, i will go and give that a try and see how things work out.

ADDIT: That did work ... you da man!! Thanks again your help, its appreciated.
Only one more prob to go and my pc will be back to normal (hopefully lol)

Cheers bodybag

 

:highfive Glad I could help!

If you need help tackling this problem, just start another thread and we'll do our best!

[dlb]

 

Hi again dlb

I already have a thread for that problem in hardware as i wasnt 100% sure as to where to put it.

http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=165399

I noticed today its had a quite a few views but it seems as though no one has the answer.

If you can help that would be great as its my primary gaming pc.
I miss CoH :cry

Fortunately I have an iMac as well, which i can still do research with.

Regards bodybag

 

i need help, i recoverd my pc, but i can't get to my files, i know they are in my pc from the memory info. and i think i am missing f8 option when i turn my pc on. it would be great if u can help me solve this problem.