Can't reset using command + R to get to Disk Utilities in 10.8.2; it goes to original Reinstall screen instead. Help?
After researching security measures for my MBP I realized that using FV2 alone wasn't enough...I also needed to set a firmware password using the COMMAND + R reset. I did that and it worked fine. But then I realized that I wanted to make sure my system was running optimally, so I wanted to try using a suggested NVRAM reset using COMMAND + OPTION + P + R. Before I could do that it was my understanding that I needed to temporarily disable the firmware password, which I did. I then did a NVRAM reset (with the firmware password OFF) by holding down COMMAND + OPTION + P + R for three chimes. However, once I got back to the login screen, instead of logging in or turning the computer off, I decided to do another reset using COMMAND + R to once again visit Disk Utilities to re-enable the firmware password. When I did this, instead of again taking me to the screen that offers Disk Utilities (with a number of other options), it took me to the original reinstall screen. I was afraid that clicking on the next button (arrow with a circle around it) might begin an UNWANTED reinstall and wipe all the precious files that I'm actually trying to protect by using the FV2 and firmware password. So I turned the computer off. I waited and turned it back on and am able to login and do further NVRAM resets as normal, but it will no longer allow me to go back to the Disk Utilities feature using COMMAND + R during reset. Is there another way that I can just as easily add a password to the firmware? Or, is there another way that I can get back to that screen, and AVOID doing a reinstall? Thanks!
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)