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Name: SilentThunder1080
Date: August 14, 2007 at 22:24:50 Pacific
Subject: Booting from a cd
OS: OSX
CPU/Ram: Pentium Duo 2
Model/Manufacturer: iMac
Comment:

Okay. So I have installed windows on my iMac (as well as
having good 'ol trusty OSX) and wouldn't you know it, my
Windows ......broke...... Anyway. This is still kind of a Mac
related question. I have the bloetooth keyboard, and when
I try to boot from the Windows cd (Just to at least TRY to
repair my Windows) It says.. "Press any key to boot from
cd" And I am mashing the keyboard, but to no avail. It just
goes past this screen and I get my Windows error. I was
wondering if anyone has ANY insight as to how I can get
the keyboard to be detected so I can boot from the cd! I
have tried holding down alt (option) and getting the boot
option screen and pressing keyboard buttons, and it
works there, but after it leaves that screen, all is lost...
Anyway, Thanks!

Dan


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Name: soldano
Date: August 14, 2007 at 23:37:59 Pacific
Reply: (edit)

Hey Dan,

Drag out the old keyboard-the one with the usb lead on it and use that. There may be a blue tooth awareness issue with startup and windows on the mac bios.

Use the old trusty USB lead keyboard and once all is good, use the bluetooth again.

Cheers

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