On 06/01/2013 18:50, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote:
On 06/01/13 09:38, Rowan Berkeley wrote:
No, it won't.
That's probably because your Windows 8 machine has UEFI - aka "secure boot". You need to disable secure boot before you can boot from anything other than the HDD...

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I did that. And I switched off the "quick boot" option in the Windows 8 Control Panel. too -- this is another essential which other sufferers might miss because it isn't part of the boot options. i think I did all the things recommended by those who say it should boot given these settings are set properly. But it still didn't.
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