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> Hi to you all
> I have been using m/s XP for the last 5 years with computer set to
> start at the touch of any key on the keyboard .
> I recently got a new computer with Vista installed but can not
> remember how I set computer up to do this. Can anyone jog my
> memory. Thanks in anticipation.
> Bob

If I recall the option for this is set on the motherboard by changing the
necessary switches. If it has worked with XP then it is already set so
shouldn't need resetting. I'm not sure whether it would work with Vista,
though.
The PC I had 5 years ago had the same option as yours, but the PC I'm using
now, which is 2 years old doesn't have that feature.

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"blackbob" <> wrote in message
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>
>> Hi to you all
>> I have been using m/s XP for the last 5 years with computer set to
>> start at the touch of any key on the keyboard .
>> I recently got a new computer with Vista installed but can not
>> remember how I set computer up to do this. Can anyone jog my
>> memory. Thanks in anticipation.
>> Bob

Hi, Bob.

That startup option is probably in the computer's BIOS, not in Windows,
since it has to be available before Windows or Vista even starts to load.
Such an option might not even be available on your new hardware.

Or it may be a failure to communicate between your keyboard and your CPU.
My computer used to start from power off when I pressed Ctrl+F1. But then I
got a new Bluetooth wireless keyboard; it can't startup the computer until
Bluetooth is running, and Bluetooth can't run until Windows is loaded.
Chicken and egg problem, also known as Catch-22! :>(

What make and model is your computer? Perhaps someone here will recognize
it and know what to tell you. Otherwise, I guess you'll just have to RTFM.
;^}

RC
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(Running Windows Live Mail beta in Vista Ultimate x64)

"blackbob" <> wrote in message
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>
>> Hi to you all
>> I have been using m/s XP for the last 5 years with computer set to
>> start at the touch of any key on the keyboard .
>> I recently got a new computer with Vista installed but can not
>> remember how I set computer up to do this. Can anyone jog my
>> memory. Thanks in anticipation.
>> Bob

R. C. White wrote:
> Hi, Bob.
>
> That startup option is probably in the computer's BIOS, not in Windows,
> since it has to be available before Windows or Vista even starts to
> load. Such an option might not even be available on your new hardware.
>
> Or it may be a failure to communicate between your keyboard and your
> CPU. My computer used to start from power off when I pressed Ctrl+F1.
> But then I got a new Bluetooth wireless keyboard; it can't startup the
> computer until Bluetooth is running, and Bluetooth can't run until
> Windows is loaded. Chicken and egg problem, also known as Catch-22! :>(
>
> What make and model is your computer? Perhaps someone here will
> recognize it and know what to tell you. Otherwise, I guess you'll just
> have to RTFM. ;^}
>
> RC
I'm running Vista Home Premium on a machine built around an Albatron mb
and there's an option in the BIOS for this. My machine puts itself to
sleep each night and I just hit CTRL/F12 in the morning to light it up
again. The key combo is selectable. Hope this helps.

--
Peter in New Zealand. (Pull the plug out to reply.)
Collector of old cameras, tropical fish fancier, good coffee nutter, and
compulsive computer fiddler.

"blackbob" <> wrote in message
news:E6F66AD0-BDF2-4F16-B290-...
>
>> Hi to you all
>> I have been using m/s XP for the last 5 years with computer set to
>> start at the touch of any key on the keyboard .
>> I recently got a new computer with Vista installed but can not
>> remember how I set computer up to do this. Can anyone jog my
>> memory. Thanks in anticipation.
>> Bob

That's a BIOS setting, but it won't work with a USB or Wireless keyboard.
( at least on my machine )
--

Steve
95isalive

"R. C. White" wrote:

> Hi, Bob.
>
> That startup option is probably in the computer's BIOS, not in Windows,
> since it has to be available before Windows or Vista even starts to load.
> Such an option might not even be available on your new hardware.
>
> Or it may be a failure to communicate between your keyboard and your CPU.
> My computer used to start from power off when I pressed Ctrl+F1. But then I
> got a new Bluetooth wireless keyboard; it can't startup the computer until
> Bluetooth is running, and Bluetooth can't run until Windows is loaded.
> Chicken and egg problem, also known as Catch-22! :>(
>
> What make and model is your computer? Perhaps someone here will recognize
> it and know what to tell you. Otherwise, I guess you'll just have to RTFM.
> ;^}
>
> RC
> --
> R. C. White, CPA
> San Marcos, TX
>
> Microsoft Windows MVP
> (Running Windows Live Mail beta in Vista Ultimate x64)
>
> "blackbob" <> wrote in message
> news:E6F66AD0-BDF2-4F16-B290-...
> >
> >> Hi to you all
> >> I have been using m/s XP for the last 5 years with computer set to
> >> start at the touch of any key on the keyboard .
> >> I recently got a new computer with Vista installed but can not
> >> remember how I set computer up to do this. Can anyone jog my
> >> memory. Thanks in anticipation.
> >> Bob
> Hi R.C
Thanks for reply
Computer is a Compaq SR2109 running on Vista Home premium with 32-bit
operating system.
Bob

Steve Easton wrote:
> "blackbob" <> wrote in message
> news:E6F66AD0-BDF2-4F16-B290-...
>>> Hi to you all
>>> I have been using m/s XP for the last 5 years with computer set to
>>> start at the touch of any key on the keyboard .
>>> I recently got a new computer with Vista installed but can not
>>> remember how I set computer up to do this. Can anyone jog my
>>> memory. Thanks in anticipation.
>>> Bob
>
> That's a BIOS setting, but it won't work with a USB or Wireless keyboard.
> ( at least on my machine )
Logically I would agree, but in my bios there's also an option to enable
a USB keyboard, which I use. So it can be done, but, as always, YMMV.

--
Peter in New Zealand. (Pull the plug out to reply.)
Collector of old cameras, tropical fish fancier, good coffee nutter, and
compulsive computer fiddler.

"Peter in New Zealand" wrote:

> Steve Easton wrote:
> > "blackbob" <> wrote in message
> > news:E6F66AD0-BDF2-4F16-B290-...
> >>> Hi to you all
> >>> I have been using m/s XP for the last 5 years with computer set to
> >>> start at the touch of any key on the keyboard .
> >>> I recently got a new computer with Vista installed but can not
> >>> remember how I set computer up to do this. Can anyone jog my
> >>> memory. Thanks in anticipation.
> >>> Bob
> >
> > That's a BIOS setting, but it won't work with a USB or Wireless keyboard.
> > ( at least on my machine )
> Logically I would agree, but in my bios there's also an option to enable
> a USB keyboard, which I use. So it can be done, but, as always, YMMV.
>
> --
> Peter in New Zealand. (Pull the plug out to reply.)
> Collector of old cameras, tropical fish fancier, good coffee nutter, and
> compulsive computer fiddler.
> Peter-Steve -John Hi
Thanks for your trouble replying. Sorry for the delay with my reply but
time differences can be a pain sometimes. I shall look into BIOS when I
have a little time to spare, I suppose it was only laziness really or as
Peter put it computer fiddling. May chat with you again in the near future.
Thanks again
Bob