Re: So why is it that....
The F8 key does work.. i use it all the time for Photoshop actions i've assigned to the key.
As soon as the initial bios display scrolls past, i start pressing the key.. like once every second .. and I remember it didn't use to be this way.. i didn't have to pay attention to the frequency or duration of my keypresses like this.. it was just press F8 after bios displays scroll through and u get the menu.. now its almost like it's ignoring my keypresses and boots directly into XP!