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WTF happened to my BIOS settings? - sort of fixed
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Yes wrote: Which MS "update" messed around with BIOS settings? -- snipped -- 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. -- ....winston msft mvp windows experience |
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