On 18/02/13 22:39, Alan Bell wrote:
On 15/02/13 17:43, Alan Pope wrote:
On 15/02/13 17:40, Rowan Berkeley wrote:
He says: "Windows 8 hardware uses the UEFI replacement for the
traditional BIOS, like Macs do. Some solid-state drive-equipped Windows
8 PCs boot so fast that you’d only have a 200 millisecond (that’s 0.2
seconds) window of opportunity to press the key combination."
That's daft. You hold the key down then press the power button. No magic.
Cheers,
this is specifically why grub uses shift as the interupt key, it is one
of the few keys that the BIOS or equivalent won't complain about if it
is pressed down on bootup. You can press and hold shift and restart and
get to the grub menu.
The author of that dicouraging claim (about the 200 millisconds) is
Christian Cawley, who says he is a freelance writer from the UK with
seven years' experience in technical support across a range of device
platforms and operating systems.
I think I've almost got my friend in Denmark sorted out. We've reached
the stage where I exasperatedly tell her that she isn't answering my
important questions, no matter how many times I pose them. But The Goal
is within sight.
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