Boot problems in windows 8

thekhalida1 · 30 Aug 2013 at 21:24

I had to reset my password in windows 8. So had to set up to boot off usb. But after reseting password and when i try to reboot it says cant detect os I cant get into bios to change it because i cant get in to bios. Any ideas thanks

thekhalida1 · 30 Aug 2013 at 21:25

Its a laptop btw

thekhalida1 · 30 Aug 2013 at 21:27

It says pxe-mof : exiting pxe rom
Operating system not found

thekhalida1 · 2 Sep 2013 at 09:31

Anyone any ideas

thekhalida1 · 2 Sep 2013 at 21:35

Orcvader · 2 Sep 2013 at 22:01

What laptop model is it? Why can't you get into BIOS? Maybe see if you can get into BIOS from the USB.

thekhalida1 · 3 Sep 2013 at 22:09

Hi thanks for reply its a Sony vaio. How can I get into bios with USB?

Orcvader · 3 Sep 2013 at 22:59

Well you haven't stated why you can't get into BIOS. And I don't know, it's just a random guess, see if you can boot into the OS with the USB that you used connected. It may have placed some boot files on the USB while you was resetting the password.

nightmare99 · 4 Sep 2013 at 09:19

Make sure the first boot device is "Windows Boot Manager"

thekhalida1 · 4 Sep 2013 at 10:09

Yeah I can't get into bios because soon as I boot it states can't detect operating system I've tryed pressing f2 or delete both don't work. And the stuff that was on USB was jus a password reset programme.

thekhalida1 · 4 Sep 2013 at 10:10

nightmare99 said:
Make sure the first boot device is "Windows Boot Manager"

How can I. I can't get into bios unless there's another way

Raumarik · 4 Sep 2013 at 10:16

Tapping F11 shortly after powering on (similar to F2 being the bios) may allow you to select an alternative boot device.

You should be able to get into the BIOS though, it sounds as if you're not tapping the key fast enough or waiting on the screen initialising before starting to tap it. Do from the moment you power the laptop on, at half second intervals.

thekhalida1 · 8 Sep 2013 at 21:34

Nop doesnt work tapping f11 or f2 or delete.

thekhalida1 · 8 Sep 2013 at 21:35

It says pxe-mof : exiting pxe rom
Operating system not found

thekhalida1 · 8 Sep 2013 at 21:41

Any ideas. Thanks for advice so far

Sighn · 8 Sep 2013 at 23:25

Sounds like it's looking for boot up information from the USB key. Hopefully tapping F8 at startup will present a boot option so the primary OS drive can be picked.

thekhalida1 · 9 Sep 2013 at 08:33

Sighn said:
Sounds like it's looking for boot up information from the USB key. Hopefully tapping F8 at startup will present a boot option so the primary OS drive can be picked.

Still nothing. I think you are right about the problem btw.

thekhalida1 · 9 Sep 2013 at 08:56

when i put in my lazesoft recovey cd i used to reset the password i can boot in to that. if that helps

HamMan · 9 Sep 2013 at 15:43

I had a similar problem after "Loading Setup Defaults" in the BIOS on my Laptop (OcUK Professional W550 UltraNote Pro 15.6" ). It's just a case of finding the right key at Boot to enter BIOS, in my case it's F2 to enter BIOS or F7 to select Boot Device.

Hope this helps, keep us updated.

Cheers

thekhalida1 · 9 Sep 2013 at 21:03

Yesss finaly got into bios. Thanks it was the assist button. Now just need to figure out how to reset the password any ideas thanks