Advanced Start Menu (Boot Menu) ... What key must I press on my Satellite Pro M70-220 laptop during startup of Win XP, in order to get into the "Advanced S ...

AlanCB · 08-23-2009, 07:44 AM

What key must I press on my Satellite Pro M70-220 laptop during startup of Win XP, in order to get into the "Advanced Start Menu" - that is, the menu that gives various boot options, such as Safe Mode, Last Good Startup Congiguration, Normal Windows Startup, etc. ?

On my old Satellite 5105-S702 laptop it was the F8 key, but pressing the F8 key on my Pro M70 does not appear to bring up the "Advanced Start Menu".

The Advanced Start Menu came up on its own a couple days ago, after an abnormal shutdown, so it would appear that it does exist on the Pro M70.

Thanks for any advice anyone can offer.

AlanCB

qhn · 08-23-2009, 07:54 AM

Try hitting F8 repeatedly right after the boot screen.

cheers ...

AlanCB · 08-23-2009, 10:48 AM

Tried again, this time pressing F8 repeatedly as you suggested, and it worked.

Thanks for your help.

AlanCB

qhn · 08-23-2009, 12:24 PM

Sticky keys

Glad to hear that it works. Have a great Sunday.

cheers ...

08-23-2009, 07:44 AM	#1
AlanCB Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 86 Credits: 221	Advanced Start Menu (Boot Menu) What key must I press on my Satellite Pro M70-220 laptop during startup of Win XP, in order to get into the "Advanced Start Menu" - that is, the menu that gives various boot options, such as Safe Mode, Last Good Startup Congiguration, Normal Windows Startup, etc. ? On my old Satellite 5105-S702 laptop it was the F8 key, but pressing the F8 key on my Pro M70 does not appear to bring up the "Advanced Start Menu". The Advanced Start Menu came up on its own a couple days ago, after an abnormal shutdown, so it would appear that it does exist on the Pro M70. Thanks for any advice anyone can offer. AlanCB __________________ Satellite Pro M70 Pentium Mobile 750 (1.86 GHz, 2MB Cache), 60GB HDD, 512MB RAM, 15.4" WXGA Trubrite TFT, CD-RW/DVD, 56K V92 modem, 10/100 Ethernet LAN, WI-Fi, 3 x USB2.0, Type I/II PC card slot, IEEE1394, Memory Card Reader, VGA Video, S-Video Audio, Windows XP Pro SP2

08-23-2009, 07:54 AM	#2
qhn ... am invisible Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 26,547 Reviews: 9 Benchmarks: 18 Credits: 74,187	Try hitting F8 repeatedly right after the boot screen. cheers ... __________________ m6805@3700; SZ71WN/C ; Macbook 2ghz/4gig/250gb/superdrive; 7811FX are u Folding@Home? - Firefox Beta - MediaPortal "the" Media Centre/HTPC!

08-23-2009, 10:48 AM	#3
AlanCB Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 86 Credits: 221	Tried again, this time pressing F8 repeatedly as you suggested, and it worked. Thanks for your help. AlanCB __________________ Satellite Pro M70 Pentium Mobile 750 (1.86 GHz, 2MB Cache), 60GB HDD, 512MB RAM, 15.4" WXGA Trubrite TFT, CD-RW/DVD, 56K V92 modem, 10/100 Ethernet LAN, WI-Fi, 3 x USB2.0, Type I/II PC card slot, IEEE1394, Memory Card Reader, VGA Video, S-Video Audio, Windows XP Pro SP2

08-23-2009, 12:24 PM	#4
qhn ... am invisible Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 26,547 Reviews: 9 Benchmarks: 18 Credits: 74,187	Sticky keys Glad to hear that it works. Have a great Sunday. cheers ... __________________ m6805@3700; SZ71WN/C ; Macbook 2ghz/4gig/250gb/superdrive; 7811FX are u Folding@Home? - Firefox Beta - MediaPortal "the" Media Centre/HTPC!

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