Hi Aaron, No, my new system doesn't boot into a text screen, not even temporarily. Unlike Win95/98/NT, XP (on my PC) boots right into a Dell logo, then the Windows logo.
Pat 27/12/2002 7:58:38 PM, "Aaron J. Seigo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >Hash: SHA1 > >On Friday 27 December 2002 06:57, Pat Roche wrote: >> I may need to change a BIOS setting (to make the CD-ROM the first device in >> the boot sequence), but I can't find a setup menu in XP. (I'm using a new >> Dell Dimension 2350.) > >when your system boots but before XP starts loading, there should be a bit of >text on-screen telling you how to enter your BIOS setup. it's usually >something like pressing Delete .... that will get you into your BIOS setup, >and from there you need to change your boot device settings to allow booting >from the CD-ROM... take care... > >- -- >Aaron J. Seigo >GPG Fingerprint: 8B8B 2209 0C6F 7C47 B1EA EE75 D6B7 2EB1 A7F1 DB43 > >"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler" > - Albert Einstein >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) > >iD4DBQE+DRNe1rcusafx20MRAtjgAJ9nrRiW+0DGtZHCNVqvheN6cVa+YwCY6R2Z >anP94Ym0U+Gv57H/0rIy/Q== >=LvIz >-----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > >
