cannot chose which partition to boot into

[schmintan]

i have installed windows vista via bootcamp, and then set mac os as the default OS so it automatically boots into it. but when i reset the MBP, and hold down the option ( apple) key so i can choose which OS to boot into the computer just sits there for a few mins and then boots into Mac OS. what am i doing wrong here?

 

[halfprep455]

Try going into your system prefrences then select start-up disk. Once you click on start-up dick, select "windows" them click restart.

 

[sushi]

hold down the option ( apple) key so i can choose which OS to boot into the computer

You may not be pressing the correct key. There are three keys:

- Control

- Alt/Option

- Apple/Command

You need to press and hold the Alt/Option key during booting to see the HDs/Partitions that you can boot from. After the icons appear, select the one that you want to boot from.

 

[schmintan]

booting into one os, just to change the default OS and rebooting into the other os is not an option for me! think im pressing the wrong key. thanks.

 

[sushi]

think im pressing the wrong key. thanks.

So were you able to select which partition to boot into via pressig the Alt/Option key?

 

[Celeron]

Does this work when using the bluetooth keyboard?

 

[praetorian909]

Does this work when using the bluetooth keyboard?

I just tried with a bluetooth keyboard (with a late 2009 iMac) and it didn't seem to register. Then I tried with a PC USB keyboard and that worked right away...

UPDATE: Actually, I tried again with the bluetooth keyboard and it does indeed work. I must've pressed it too early the first time, but it worked when I held down the option key right after pressing the power button. I knew it had to work, otherwise that would have been a very surprising oversight (and be very un-Apple).