Carnage_7 wrote:

> I am trying to repair my installation of WinXP Pro. However,
> during the
> initial installation process, I am asked to press the F8 key to agree
> to
> Microsoft's EULA. For some reason unknown to me, my F8 key will not
> work in
> this step and I have to press Escape to get out. I normally can use
> F8 to
> boot into Safe Mode. Any ideas as to what is going on here and how I
> can
> resolve this problem? Thanks.

You've probably got one of those keyboards that has the F-Lock
"feature". You need to toggle the F-Lock feature so you can press F8.
If that isn't your issue, attach a different keyboard for the install.

Malke
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