Why F2 to continue when booting up

I am using XP media with IE 7 I have not changed any thing on my computer
but for no reason a few weeks ago it started requiring me to press F2 to
continue boot up. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
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Joe

Joe wrote:
> I am using XP media with IE 7 I have not changed any thing on my
> computer but for no reason a few weeks ago it started requiring me
> to press F2 to continue boot up. Any help would be appreciated.

Before Windows XP even starts to load?
BIOS issue.

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Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
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The first screen has "press F1 for setup" and "press F2 to continue" after
pressing F2 the computer boots up and every thing is fine.
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Joe


"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> Joe wrote:
> > I am using XP media with IE 7 I have not changed any thing on my
> > computer but for no reason a few weeks ago it started requiring me
> > to press F2 to continue boot up. Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Before Windows XP even starts to load?
> BIOS issue.
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>
>

Joe wrote:
> I am using XP media with IE 7 I have not changed any thing on my
> computer but for no reason a few weeks ago it started requiring me
> to press F2 to continue boot up. Any help would be appreciated.

Shenan wrote:
> Before Windows XP even starts to load?
> BIOS issue.

Joe wrote:
> The first screen has "press F1 for setup" and "press F2 to
> continue" after pressing F2 the computer boots up and every thing
> is fine.

As I said... BIOS issue...

The BIOS is part of your hardware setup - it would not matter WHAT operating
system you had on the machine - this would happen to you. You need to
consult your motherboard manual and/or investigate your BIOS setup (F1
instead of F2) to see what is wrong.

In other words - nothing at all to do with Windows or any Windows related
updates.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

--
Joe


"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> Joe wrote:
> > I am using XP media with IE 7 I have not changed any thing on my
> > computer but for no reason a few weeks ago it started requiring me
> > to press F2 to continue boot up. Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Shenan wrote:
> > Before Windows XP even starts to load?
> > BIOS issue.
>
> Joe wrote:
> > The first screen has "press F1 for setup" and "press F2 to
> > continue" after pressing F2 the computer boots up and every thing
> > is fine.
>
> As I said... BIOS issue...
>
> The BIOS is part of your hardware setup - it would not matter WHAT operating
> system you had on the machine - this would happen to you. You need to
> consult your motherboard manual and/or investigate your BIOS setup (F1
> instead of F2) to see what is wrong.
>
> In other words - nothing at all to do with Windows or any Windows related
> updates.
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> Well I selected F1 and not know what to do after going into setup I selected defult settings, then save and exit. I guess I was lucky my computer now boots up with out the dreded "press F2 to continue" Thanks for your help Shenan. By the way my last name is Stanley also.
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