Re: After Updates, StartUp Menu F8 on boot not working

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"Galen" <galennews@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Dugie <d_fren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> had this to say:
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> >> Dugie <d_fren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> had this to say:
> >>
> >> My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
> >>
> >>> "Galen" <galennews@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> >>>> In news:S2dbf.119587$Ph4.3668637@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
> >>>> Dugie <d_fren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> had this to say:
> >>>>
> >>>> My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Hi,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I hope someone can help.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Win 2K Pro, SP4.
> >>>>> After installing all 10 of the latest from Win Update, I noticed
> >>>>> that pressing F8 at boot doesn't work. It worked fine before the
> >>>>> updates. Everything else
> >>>>> seems ok.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> When pressing F8, at times the screen will flash the Startup Menu,
> >>>>> but the boot continues.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thanks,
> >>>>> Dugie
> >>>>
> >>>> What does your boot.ini look like? Copy/paste it into a response to
> >>>> this if you want.
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
> >>>> http://dts-l.org/
> >>>>
> >>>> "A man should keep his little brain attic stocked with all the
> >>>> furniture that he is likely to use, and the rest he can put away in
> >>>> the lumber-room of his library where he can get it if he wants it."
> >>>>
> >>>> Sherlock Holmes
> >>> Boot.ini:
> >>>
> >>> [boot loader]
> >>> timeout=40
> >>> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
> >>> [operating systems]
> >>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000
> >>> Professional" /fastdetect
> >>>
> >>> Thanks!
> >>>
> >>> Dugie
> >>
> >> That looks to be okay by my reckoning? Hmm... Curious... What
> >> happens if you try to force it by editing the boot.ini?
> >>
> >> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=239780
> >>
> >> --
> >> Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
> >> http://dts-l.org/
> >
> > Not sure what can be forced. What would you suggest to forcc?
> >
> > I visited the http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=239780 link. It's not
> > simple. :-) Explanations for the switches are minimal.
> > I'll try /safeboot:minimal /sos /bootlog /noguiboot and leave
> > /fastdetect in place. It's a home computer with no networking. Also
> > backed up my boot.ini file.
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Dugie
>
> When you use the sample boot.ini file provided on the page does it boot
into
> safe mode? I'm basically trying to see what solutions there are to offer
you
> because, well, I'm not sure of the reason that this has happened. It's
> something I've not seen before and when I try to find an answer for you
via
> the normal search routines I come up with nothing specific though it could
> be that I'm just using flawed search terms. <g>
>
> --
> Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
> http://dts-l.org/
>

Hi Galen,

When I tried the switches above:
/safeboot:minimal /sos /bootlog /noguiboot /fastdetect

I got a blue screen:
STOP: 0x0000000A (0xEB915354,0X000000FF,0x00000001,0x804640791)
IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
Address 80464079 base at 80400000, Date Stamp 427b58bb - ntoskrnl.exe

Took me a while to remember to use the Recovery Console to ren the old .ini
so I could boot. :-(

My C: drive is a fairly new WD 160GB, so I'm using Western Digital's Dynamic
Drive Overlay v9.85. Using only 128G (binary?), since I don't trust the
overlay... yet. Other drives: 20G & 30G. Machine is 902Mhz.

I'll try the sample file & report results, assuming it's:
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced
Server" /fastdetect /SAFEBOOT:MINIMAL(ALTERNATESHELL)

I won't be around for a few days.
If an MVP is having problems researching this, I don't feel so badly about
finding no solutions. :-)

Thanks for your suggestions and help!

Dugie

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