Re: Big Function key problem

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From: Will Denny (willdenny_at_mvps.org)
Date: 12/02/04 

Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 22:01:19 -0000

Hi

Try the F5 key instead - does that work? 

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Will Denny
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"Verseau" <Verseau@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:9C5F1350-5B7C-450D-8C74-12E685BA85E2@microsoft.com...
>A long story short:
>
> F8 key in order to boot into safe mode does NOT appear to function...can't
> figure it out...it didn't change from Win2K to WinXP
>
> Summary of prob is as follows that I posted re: the software I had 
> installed
> -Partition Commander
>
> any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thank you,
>
> V
>
> ************
>
> I recently (last night) installed Partition Commander in order to 
> partition
> an internal drive that I acquired and that I housed in one of those 
> external
> casing units...
>
> everyone needs extra space right? 60 free GBs is quite alright.
>
> P. Commander installed fine....the drive unit is formatted and ready for
> partitioning...
>
> I'm reasonably sure I have the right version number listed.
>
> The BIG PROBLEM is that I uncharacteristically did not read the 
> instructions
> and did not create a bootdisk. Crap.
>
> So now upon the boot sequence that has been altered, I get nothing but a
> grey screen as I don't have a boot disk so I can't continue the 
> partitioning
> process...big OOPS.
>
> upon restarting, I get the message, "P. Commander was not shut down
> properly, we suggest you start in Safe mode....blah, blah, blah"
>
> Another problem is that trying to enter safe mode using F8 key is NOT
> working for some reason. As far as I know, Safe mode key has not changed 
> from
> Windows 2000 to Windows XP Professional...
>
> Of course the Partition Commander software is on my master hard
> drive...can't access it, so I can't make the boot disk?
>
> I have downloaded the app from the microsoft site in order to make the
> bootable floppys. Is that my only option or can someone suggest a better
> alternative? Thanks for your time and assistance.
>
> regards,
>
> G
>
>

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