Hi! Tony,

On 10/30/2016 04:22 PM, you wrote:

 PQ>> Since rectified, and now happily sporting Xubuntu.  I was
 PQ>> hoping to help.

 TL> Sounds like a useful How-To in there somewhere for someone else who
 TL> eants to break into a UEFI/Secure Boot Windows system and install
 TL> Linux.

Just checked my notes and found a 17-page PDF I created from a HP Support
website, encompassing a full brief of UEFI/Secure Boot & Windows operations. 
Surprise!  :)

Cheers,
Paul.

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