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WTF happened to my BIOS settings?



 
 
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Old March 22nd 16, 07:18 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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Default WTF happened to my BIOS settings? - sort of fixed

Yes wrote:
Yes wrote:

Which MS "update" messed around with BIOS settings?

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I still don't know why Windows 8.1 did what it did, and I still don't
like it. AFAIC, it is not Microsoft's perogative to change how my
computer boots up; that is my decision. I've been on the fence for
some time whether to upgrade to Windows 10, but if this behavior is
typical of how the O/S will behave, I have much less desire to upgrade.
Rant off

Anyway, I did manage to boot my WinXP install and scanned the document
for my records.

It was a kludgy procedure and did not follow any of the suggestions you
all provided. Here's what I did for those interested:
1. backed my way into the Windows 8.1 "Safe Mode" menu options
because I'm not that familiar with it. For this step, I used the
search function found under those icons on the right side of the
screen
2. clicked on the "safe mode" link that looked like it was the most
relavant - there were several choices, btw
3. the new screen that popped up gave multiple options; IIRC, I chose
the one that corresponded the most with what I remember about
"safe mode" when using the F8 (?) key during pre-Windows 8.1
BIOS boot up
4. the next choice was to restart the computer in "safe mode"
5. used the Delete key to force BIOS options to display
6. changed the boot priority of the drives to the one that my WinXP
is on, saved changes and exited to let BIOS continue boot up
7. computer booted into WinXP (thank goodness) and did what I needed
8. exited WinXP using restart option
9. repeated step 5 and then rearranged boot priority to the HD that
Windows 8.1 is on, saved BIOS changes and resumed boot up
10. mission accomplished.

John

Check your BIOS manual.
- you should have one option for accessing the BIOS and another for
accessing the bootable drives the BIOS finds on the device.

e.g. Delete to enter the BIOS setup screen with a variety of options
including hard drive boot order ***and*** another keystroke (e.g. F12,
F10, etc) to to instruct the BIOS to show a menu with bootable drives.



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