Start Button

When I push the Start Button, the menu comes up but only lasts for two sec
and then disappears. I don't even have time to select a category and it's
gone. How do I delay it?

Gerry
Sat Jun 28 02:20:38 PDT 2008

Ron

Change the Boot Menu Delay. Select Start, Run, type "msconfig" without
quotes and click on OK. Select the Boot Ini tab and increase the Time
Out to required time, click on Apply and OK. Restart your computer to
allow the change to take effect. After the computer completes rebooting
test to see if it matches your requirements.

--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ron wrote:
> When I push the Start Button, the menu comes up but only lasts for
> two sec and then disappears. I don't even have time to select a
> category and it's gone. How do I delay it?

Big_Al
Sat Jun 28 05:29:42 PDT 2008

Ron Wrote:
When I push the Start Button, the menu comes up but only lasts for two
sec and then disappears. I don't even have time to select a category and
it's gone. How do I delay it?

Gerry wrote:
> Ron
>
> Change the Boot Menu Delay. Select Start, Run, type "msconfig" without
> quotes and click on OK. Select the Boot Ini tab and increase the Time
> Out to required time, click on Apply and OK. Restart your computer to
> allow the change to take effect. After the computer completes rebooting
> test to see if it matches your requirements.
>

See now that's interesting. You think "start button" refers to the
power button and the boot menu, I think he is talking about the start
button on the task bar.

And you need to include the OP's question in your reply, just a suggestion.

Unknown
Sat Jun 28 08:34:15 PDT 2008

What does the boot menu delay have to do with the start button ?????????????
"Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:%23VnyHBQ2IHA.2384@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Ron
>
> Change the Boot Menu Delay. Select Start, Run, type "msconfig" without
> quotes and click on OK. Select the Boot Ini tab and increase the Time Out
> to required time, click on Apply and OK. Restart your computer to allow
> the change to take effect. After the computer completes rebooting test to
> see if it matches your requirements.
>
> --
>
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~
> FCA
> Stourport, England
> Enquire, plan and execute
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Ron wrote:
>> When I push the Start Button, the menu comes up but only lasts for
>> two sec and then disappears. I don't even have time to select a
>> category and it's gone. How do I delay it?
>
>

Gerry
Sat Jun 28 09:53:09 PDT 2008

Big Al

I agree I could be misinterpreting the message. The use of the word
"push" is not one I would associate with the Start button on the Task
Bar. I can associate it with the Power On button and can understand a
person calling the Power on button a Start button. We shall only know
what Ron means when he replies.

I did include the OP's question in my reply and it is there when I check
the thread in Goggle.
http://snipurl.com/2qikh [groups_google_com]

It must be a problem with Thunderbird, your newsreader, or something
else you need to investigate your end. I know nothing about Thunderbird
so I cannot make any direct suggestions as to what to check on your
computer. I have also posted a reply to the Freezing/Crashing thread,
which is next in this newsgroup. Is the OP's question also not appearing
in my reply for that post?


~~~~


Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Big_Al wrote:
> Ron Wrote:
> When I push the Start Button, the menu comes up but only lasts for two
> sec and then disappears. I don't even have time to select a category
> and it's gone. How do I delay it?
>
> Gerry wrote:
>> Ron
>>
>> Change the Boot Menu Delay. Select Start, Run, type "msconfig"
>> without quotes and click on OK. Select the Boot Ini tab and increase
>> the Time Out to required time, click on Apply and OK. Restart your
>> computer to allow the change to take effect. After the computer
>> completes rebooting test to see if it matches your requirements.
>>
>
> See now that's interesting. You think "start button" refers to the
> power button and the boot menu, I think he is talking about the start
> button on the task bar.
>
> And you need to include the OP's question in your reply, just a
> suggestion.

Gerry
Sat Jun 28 10:05:25 PDT 2008

Big Al

This is an earlier post by Ron. He is creating a new thread each time he
posts!

"When I boot up it boots into the wrong hard drive. I push F2 at boot up
and the drive isnt listed and boots into an older hard drive. I push F11
and
it gives me a choice of three hard drives to boot to. I would like to
add
the correct drive to F2 at bootup (or auto boot up) so I don't have to
go
the F11 route each time. HELP??"

I think when Ron refers to the Power on button he is not refering to the
Start button on the Taskbar. He seems to be attempting to create a dual
or multi boot set up.


~~~~


Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~




Big_Al wrote:
> Ron Wrote:
> When I push the Start Button, the menu comes up but only lasts for two
> sec and then disappears. I don't even have time to select a category
> and it's gone. How do I delay it?
>
> Gerry wrote:
>> Ron
>>
>> Change the Boot Menu Delay. Select Start, Run, type "msconfig"
>> without quotes and click on OK. Select the Boot Ini tab and increase
>> the Time Out to required time, click on Apply and OK. Restart your
>> computer to allow the change to take effect. After the computer
>> completes rebooting test to see if it matches your requirements.
>>
>
> See now that's interesting. You think "start button" refers to the
> power button and the boot menu, I think he is talking about the start
> button on the task bar.
>
> And you need to include the OP's question in your reply, just a
> suggestion.

Big_Al
Sat Jun 28 10:07:36 PDT 2008

Gerry wrote:
> Big Al
>
> I agree I could be misinterpreting the message. The use of the word
> "push" is not one I would associate with the Start button on the Task
> Bar. I can associate it with the Power On button and can understand a
> person calling the Power on button a Start button. We shall only know
> what Ron means when he replies.
>
> I did include the OP's question in my reply and it is there when I check
> the thread in Goggle.
> http://snipurl.com/2qikh [groups_google_com]
>
> It must be a problem with Thunderbird, your newsreader, or something
> else you need to investigate your end. I know nothing about Thunderbird
> so I cannot make any direct suggestions as to what to check on your
> computer. I have also posted a reply to the Freezing/Crashing thread,
> which is next in this newsgroup. Is the OP's question also not appearing
> in my reply for that post?
>
>
> ~~~~
>
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~
> FCA
> Stourport, England
> Enquire, plan and execute
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
> Big_Al wrote:
>> Ron Wrote:
>> When I push the Start Button, the menu comes up but only lasts for two
>> sec and then disappears. I don't even have time to select a category
>> and it's gone. How do I delay it?
>>
>> Gerry wrote:
>>> Ron
>>>
>>> Change the Boot Menu Delay. Select Start, Run, type "msconfig"
>>> without quotes and click on OK. Select the Boot Ini tab and increase
>>> the Time Out to required time, click on Apply and OK. Restart your
>>> computer to allow the change to take effect. After the computer
>>> completes rebooting test to see if it matches your requirements.
>>>
>> See now that's interesting. You think "start button" refers to the
>> power button and the boot menu, I think he is talking about the start
>> button on the task bar.
>>
>> And you need to include the OP's question in your reply, just a
>> suggestion.
>
>
You're right. You top post, and there is a lot of white space under
your signature. I just didn't scroll down far enough.

We'll just have to wait for Ron now.

Gerry
Sat Jun 28 10:09:05 PDT 2008

This is an earlier post by Ron. He is creating a new thread each time he
posts!

"When I boot up it boots into the wrong hard drive. I push F2 at boot up
and the drive isnt listed and boots into an older hard drive. I push F11
and it gives me a choice of three hard drives to boot to. I would like
to add the correct drive to F2 at bootup (or auto boot up) so I don't
have to go the F11 route each time. HELP??"

I think when Ron refers to the Power on button he is not refering to the
Start button on the Taskbar. He seems to be attempting to create a dual
or multi boot set up.


~~~~


Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~




Unknown wrote:
> What does the boot menu delay have to do with the start button
> ????????????? "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:%23VnyHBQ2IHA.2384@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Ron
>>
>> Change the Boot Menu Delay. Select Start, Run, type "msconfig"
>> without quotes and click on OK. Select the Boot Ini tab and increase
>> the Time Out to required time, click on Apply and OK. Restart your
>> computer to allow the change to take effect. After the computer
>> completes rebooting test to see if it matches your requirements.
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Gerry
>> ~~~~
>> FCA
>> Stourport, England
>> Enquire, plan and execute
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>> Ron wrote:
>>> When I push the Start Button, the menu comes up but only lasts for
>>> two sec and then disappears. I don't even have time to select a
>>> category and it's gone. How do I delay it?

Ron
Mon Jun 30 13:39:12 PDT 2008

The problem cured itself about an hour later so thanks for the help guys.

"Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:OdkP5GU2IHA.3756@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> This is an earlier post by Ron. He is creating a new thread each time he
> posts!
>
> "When I boot up it boots into the wrong hard drive. I push F2 at boot up
> and the drive isnt listed and boots into an older hard drive. I push F11
> and it gives me a choice of three hard drives to boot to. I would like to
> add the correct drive to F2 at bootup (or auto boot up) so I don't have to
> go the F11 route each time. HELP??"
>
> I think when Ron refers to the Power on button he is not refering to the
> Start button on the Taskbar. He seems to be attempting to create a dual or
> multi boot set up.
>
>
> ~~~~
>
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~
> FCA
> Stourport, England
> Enquire, plan and execute
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
>
>
> Unknown wrote:
>> What does the boot menu delay have to do with the start button
>> ????????????? "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23VnyHBQ2IHA.2384@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> Ron
>>>
>>> Change the Boot Menu Delay. Select Start, Run, type "msconfig"
>>> without quotes and click on OK. Select the Boot Ini tab and increase
>>> the Time Out to required time, click on Apply and OK. Restart your
>>> computer to allow the change to take effect. After the computer
>>> completes rebooting test to see if it matches your requirements.
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hope this helps.
>>>
>>> Gerry
>>> ~~~~
>>> FCA
>>> Stourport, England
>>> Enquire, plan and execute
>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>
>>> Ron wrote:
>>>> When I push the Start Button, the menu comes up but only lasts for
>>>> two sec and then disappears. I don't even have time to select a
>>>> category and it's gone. How do I delay it?
>
>