Access Windows Boot Manager selector when timeout is set to 0?
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I've installed Wubi onto a Windows Vista computer. I've also set the boot timeout to 0:
bcdedit /timeout 0
However, now I can't figure out how to get the menu to come up at all! I read on the internets that I had to hold F8 or space when starting up, but they doesn't seem to do anything. Is there a different key or setting I've overlooked?
The computer itself is a Dell that's a few months old. The keyboard is USB, but I don't think that's the problem as I can get into the BIOS just fine. Maybe I'm doing it wrong? Am I supposed to hold the keys or rapidly tap them (I've tried both)?
If it helps, here's the output from bcdedit:
C:\Windows\system32>bcdedit
Windows Boot Manager
--------------------
identifier {bootmgr}
device partition=C:
description Windows Boot Manager
locale en-US
inherit {globalsettings}
default {current}
resumeobject {5460d9d2-d391-11dc-9d9f-aba67a8797c5}
displayorder {current}
{e2484fe7-5e97-11de-84d4-0024e8074422}
toolsdisplayorder {memdiag}
timeout 0
resume No
Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier {current}
device partition=C:
path \Windows\system32\winload.exe
description Windows Vista
locale en-US
inherit {bootloadersettings}
recoverysequence {572bcd55-ffa7-11d9-aae0-0007e994107d}
recoveryenabled Yes
osdevice partition=C:
systemroot \Windows
resumeobject {5460d9d2-d391-11dc-9d9f-aba67a8797c5}
nx OptIn
Real-mode Boot Sector
---------------------
identifier {e2484fe7-5e97-11de-84d4-0024e8074422}
device partition=C:
path \ubuntu\winboot\wubildr.mbr
description Ubuntu
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