“In Windows Vista or Server 2008 you now have an alternative and more options than just pressing F8 while booting.
Moreover, Windows 7, Vista's successor, has inherited the same behavior, and pressing the Space Bar after the BIOS stops loading will deliver the Windows Boot Manager. When it comes down to Windows Vista, this continues to be valid, however, now users can also hit the Space Bar.
In XP the users had to press F8 during startup in order to come across the boot options at their disposal.
One of the small details introduced in Windows Vista in comparison to Windows XP is the access method to the boot options associated with the operating system.
