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I can't switch using alt
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If you have an Apple Remote, try holding down the menu button on your Apple Remote when your Mac boots up. See if that does it for you.
What kind of keyboard are both of you using (USB/Bluetooth/built-in if a notebook system)? And is it an Apple keyboard or a non-Apple one?
Could it possibly be the option key itself? Set up a custom keyboard shortcut on the Mac OS X side, and see if it works. Do the same on the Windows end. Come to think of it, that may not be a good test because the option key being recognized is part of the bootup process not tied to the OS...Another thought, since I'm putting myself out here, was that maybe a firmware password was set but then you'd get a padlock icon with a field to enter in the password to proceed...I think I'm just rambling now...someone put me out of my misery 
Could it possibly be the option key itself? Set up a custom keyboard shortcut on the Mac OS X side, and see if it works. Do the same on the Windows end. Come to think of it, that may not be a good test because the option key being recognized is part of the bootup process not tied to the OS...Another thought, since I'm putting myself out here, was that maybe a firmware password was set but then you'd get a padlock icon with a field to enter in the password to proceed...I think I'm just rambling now...someone put me out of my misery
Nope neither of them are it
I don't get a password, it's just like I'm not hitting the button at all
for some reason my left button doesnt work all the time, so i always use the right one next to the arrow keys, and it works every time
Wow
Ok fine, I guess we won't tar and feather you then.....at least not yet