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Enabling system boot keys

How can I enable system boot keys so that whenever I restart my system, a menu will pop up when I press F8.
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With Win98, it's done by holding down CTRL key during bootup.
larbel is right. If you are running windows 98 then you need to use CTRL, not F8.

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I have Windows 98 and I use F8. Since Windows 98 doesn't have a "Now Starting" message like 95 did, you have to press F8 as soon as the system diagnostic screen changes. just tap F8 repeatedly and the menu will pop up. I never tried the Ctrl key, but that may work as well.
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nah... I've run a program and it disabled my system boot keys menu and there's no way to enable it from within the program. So I would like to know if there's any ways to enable the system boot keys?
Install TweakUI and at it's boot tab, check enable function keys...
it has been enabled ... but still the boot menu isn't there....
As soon as you hit reboot, keep pressing it continuously or just do as MS intended you to do hold CTRL.
I've already done so... I know the booting procedure very well.... it's just that there isn't really any menu popping up like before. Can you please tell me how can I ENABLE the system boot keys instead?
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