Re: Reboot computer doesn't follow thru

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From: Thorsten Matzner (tmatzner_at_gmx.net)
Date: 01/12/05 

Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 10:44:57 +0100

"SR" <SR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>When I reboot my computer and do not press the F10 I will go to a dos prompt
>with just the curser flashing. When I press F10, I then have to pick a
>boot source, from hard drive, from disc etc. Then after choosing from hard
>drive(which is the only option that works) it takes forever for all my
>settings to load (aprox 10 min) just stare at a blank screen. What could be
>causing this???

I do not think that this comes from Windows. It seems like if there is
some kind of boot manager active or the BIOS does this because you
have/had more than one OS's installed. 

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