Dual Boot Funny "Johns" <johneastwell[ at ]ntlworld.comspam> 6/16/2007 1:52:52 PM Have my machine set to dual boot with WIN98SE and XP, both work fine, but.... When I reboot there are two different boot sequences which happen on alternate boots, irrespective of which OP I am or have been using. Boot Sequence 1: Both boot options are presented with countdown selector, I am unable to select and the computer goes to the default OP (XP) and proceeds until the user splash screen is presented to select user and password. Neither the mouse or keyboard is active and I have to press the reset button. Boot Sequence 2: Both boot options are presented with countdown selector (sometimes) I can select either OP system and the machine boots up Ok. As I said before these boot options present alternatively and not randomly. Help !!

Re: Dual Boot Funny "Rich Barry" <rbarry[ at ]socal.rr.com> 6/16/2007 8:36:30 PM Do you have a USB or PS2 connector on your Keyboard? "Johns" <johneastwell[ at ]ntlworld.comspam> wrote in message news:UWRci.1427$ri2.941[ at ]newsfe5-win.ntli.net... [Quoted Text] > > Have my machine set to dual boot with WIN98SE and XP, both work fine, > but.... > > When I reboot there are two different boot sequences which happen on > alternate boots, irrespective of which OP I am or have been using. > > Boot Sequence 1: Both boot options are presented with countdown selector, > I am unable to select and the computer goes to the default OP (XP) and > proceeds until the user splash screen is presented to select user and > password. Neither the mouse or keyboard is active and I have to press the > reset button. > > Boot Sequence 2: Both boot options are presented with countdown selector > (sometimes) I can select either OP system and the machine boots up Ok. > > > As I said before these boot options present alternatively and not > randomly. Help !! > > > > > > > > >

Re: Dual Boot Funny "John Eastwell" <johneastwell[ at ]ntlworld.com.spam> 6/17/2007 8:16:33 AM ps2 keyboard and mouse "Rich Barry" <rbarry[ at ]socal.rr.com> wrote in message news:467449cf$0$4850$4c368faf[ at ]roadrunner.com... [Quoted Text] > Do you have a USB or PS2 connector on your Keyboard? > "Johns" <johneastwell[ at ]ntlworld.comspam> wrote in message > news:UWRci.1427$ri2.941[ at ]newsfe5-win.ntli.net... >> >> Have my machine set to dual boot with WIN98SE and XP, both work fine, >> but.... >> >> When I reboot there are two different boot sequences which happen on >> alternate boots, irrespective of which OP I am or have been using. >> >> Boot Sequence 1: Both boot options are presented with countdown >> selector, I am unable to select and the computer goes to the default OP >> (XP) and proceeds until the user splash screen is presented to select >> user and password. Neither the mouse or keyboard is active and I have to >> press the reset button. >> >> Boot Sequence 2: Both boot options are presented with countdown selector >> (sometimes) I can select either OP system and the machine boots up Ok. >> >> >> As I said before these boot options present alternatively and not >> randomly. Help !! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >

Re: Dual Boot Funny "Rich Barry" <rbarry[ at ]socal.rr.com> 6/18/2007 1:01:08 AM If you can try a USB keyboard and mouse, maybe borrow one from a friend. My PS2 Keyboard Connector on the Motherboard started to get flaky and finally just went south. Mouse still worked Ok. So I had a USB keyboard I swapped out. "Johns" <johneastwell[ at ]ntlworld.comspam> wrote in message news:UWRci.1427$ri2.941[ at ]newsfe5-win.ntli.net... [Quoted Text] > > Have my machine set to dual boot with WIN98SE and XP, both work fine, > but.... > > When I reboot there are two different boot sequences which happen on > alternate boots, irrespective of which OP I am or have been using. > > Boot Sequence 1: Both boot options are presented with countdown selector, > I am unable to select and the computer goes to the default OP (XP) and > proceeds until the user splash screen is presented to select user and > password. Neither the mouse or keyboard is active and I have to press the > reset button. > > Boot Sequence 2: Both boot options are presented with countdown selector > (sometimes) I can select either OP system and the machine boots up Ok. > > > As I said before these boot options present alternatively and not > randomly. Help !! > > > > > > > > >