make win98 boot from cd?

Jeff Richards wrote:
I don't think you could have looked very hard.
[..]
It was cursory, this was more of a back-burner at the moment. I didn't
intend to create work on your end, sorry.

screen for only a few seconds. You must press F1 quickly.)

This is still mysterious in that I've done that a few times with no
result, whereas by disconnecting the keyboard gets me into the setup
utility. Perhpas my timing is off.

[..]
1. Start the Configuration/Setup Utility program (see "Starting and
using
the Configuration/Setup Utility program" on page 37).
2. Select Start Options and press Enter.
3. Select Startup Sequence from the Start Options menu and press
Enter.
4. Under Primary Startup Sequence, select First Startup Device and
press
Enter.
5. Use the arrow keys to make your selection and press Enter.
[..]

I probably did go into that menu and changed the sequence, but I don't
recall seeing CD.

In any event, you've really done more than I expected! Finding out
that this wasn't related to the OS was sufficient, I googled and did
across SBM early on, but didn't mention it as I wasn't sure if it was
the right direction. I didn't think the boot sequence could be changed
till just now!


Thank you,

Thufir Hawat

Next time unplug the mouse, you need the keyboard a bit to modify the
BIOS. Something about this box is a little odd, but setting the BIOS to
"Defaults" gives you the option to hit F1 at boot to be able to
re-enter the BIOS.

Missing mouse usually doesn't prompt an error.

Like your handle, s.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

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Next time unplug the mouse, you need the keyboard a bit to modify the
BIOS. Something about this box is a little odd, but setting the BIOS
to
"Defaults" gives you the option to hit F1 at boot to be able to
re-enter the BIOS.