Hello again, I can`t get into safe mode via F8 on bootup,I`ve lost count of
the amount of times i`ve tried.I hold down F8 or constantly tap F8 the
moment I power up the computer which takes me to "please select boot device"
screen with the options of dvd-rom, dvd-rw and hdd. The it says "press Enter
to select boot device or Esc to boot defaults" all of which boot into
windows and not into safe mode. What do I do in the future if for some
reason it wont boot normally and I need to boot into safe mode. (I can get
into safe mode via msconfig but that no good if the computer wont boot into
windows) Any Ideas?
Regards
Kim

Can you enable to boot only from HDD in BIOS, so you won't be asked what to
select.
--
MCSA, MCDST, MCP
Systems Specialist
http://www.wincert.net


"kim" wrote:

> Hello again, I can`t get into safe mode via F8 on bootup,I`ve lost count of
> the amount of times i`ve tried.I hold down F8 or constantly tap F8 the
> moment I power up the computer which takes me to "please select boot device"
> screen with the options of dvd-rom, dvd-rw and hdd. The it says "press Enter
> to select boot device or Esc to boot defaults" all of which boot into
> windows and not into safe mode. What do I do in the future if for some
> reason it wont boot normally and I need to boot into safe mode. (I can get
> into safe mode via msconfig but that no good if the computer wont boot into
> windows) Any Ideas?
> Regards
> Kim
>
>
>

Hi Kim

After choosing your hard disk and pressing Enter, immediately start
tapping F8 again and you should get the Advanced Options menu where you
can choose Safe Mode. This works for me on a friend's PC which is set up
similarly to yours.


kim <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote on Mon, 3 Sep 2007:

>Hello again, I can`t get into safe mode via F8 on bootup,I`ve lost count of
>the amount of times i`ve tried.I hold down F8 or constantly tap F8 the
>moment I power up the computer which takes me to "please select boot device"
>screen with the options of dvd-rom, dvd-rw and hdd. The it says "press Enter
>to select boot device or Esc to boot defaults" all of which boot into
>windows and not into safe mode. What do I do in the future if for some
>reason it wont boot normally and I need to boot into safe mode. (I can get
>into safe mode via msconfig but that no good if the computer wont boot into
>windows) Any Ideas?

--
Nightowl

kim wrote:
> Hello again, I can't get into safe mode via F8 on bootup. I've lost count of
> the amount of times I've tried. I hold down F8 or constantly tap F8 the
> moment I power up the computer which takes me to "please select boot device"
> screen with the options of dvd-rom, dvd-rw and hdd. Then it says "press Enter
> to select boot device or Esc to boot defaults" all of which boot into
> Windows and not into safe mode. What do I do in the future if for some
> reason it won't boot normally and I need to boot into safe mode? (I can get
> into safe mode via msconfig but that no good if the computer won't boot into
> Windows.) Any Ideas?
> Regards
> Kim

I think you select the device, then immediately start pecking on F8
again. But try F5 during boot and see if that works; it may bypass your
BIOS' option to select a Boot Device.

--
Joe =o)

Also, if you're using Microsoft keyboard, be sure that you've enable FLock
before hitting F8
--
MCSA, MCDST, MCP
Systems Specialist
http://www.wincert.net


"kim" wrote:

> Hello again, I can`t get into safe mode via F8 on bootup,I`ve lost count of
> the amount of times i`ve tried.I hold down F8 or constantly tap F8 the
> moment I power up the computer which takes me to "please select boot device"
> screen with the options of dvd-rom, dvd-rw and hdd. The it says "press Enter
> to select boot device or Esc to boot defaults" all of which boot into
> windows and not into safe mode. What do I do in the future if for some
> reason it wont boot normally and I need to boot into safe mode. (I can get
> into safe mode via msconfig but that no good if the computer wont boot into
> windows) Any Ideas?
> Regards
> Kim
>
>
>

Big thanks to you all,"After choosing your hard disk and pressing Enter,
immediately start
tapping F8 again" worked first time. Why didn`t the so called "support team"
from where I bought the thing from tell me this after about 8 emails back
and forth.
Thanks again
Kim
"N1K" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:FC4A7FA0-1962-4F3F-B196-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Also, if you're using Microsoft keyboard, be sure that you've enable FLock
> before hitting F8
> --
> MCSA, MCDST, MCP
> Systems Specialist
> http://www.wincert.net
>
>
> "kim" wrote:
>
>> Hello again, I can`t get into safe mode via F8 on bootup,I`ve lost count
>> of
>> the amount of times i`ve tried.I hold down F8 or constantly tap F8 the
>> moment I power up the computer which takes me to "please select boot
>> device"
>> screen with the options of dvd-rom, dvd-rw and hdd. The it says "press
>> Enter
>> to select boot device or Esc to boot defaults" all of which boot into
>> windows and not into safe mode. What do I do in the future if for some
>> reason it wont boot normally and I need to boot into safe mode. (I can
>> get
>> into safe mode via msconfig but that no good if the computer wont boot
>> into
>> windows) Any Ideas?
>> Regards
>> Kim
>>
>>
>>

The IMMEDIATE tapping of F8 does not work for me. I have to let the Post
happen first and then, just before Windows XP starts, THEN I hold down or
tap the F8 key and Safe mode does come on. I tried it a number of times
before I wrote this.


"kim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:#l#(E-Mail Removed)...
> Big thanks to you all,"After choosing your hard disk and pressing Enter,
> immediately start
> tapping F8 again" worked first time. Why didn`t the so called "support
> team" from where I bought the thing from tell me this after about 8 emails
> back and forth.
> Thanks again
> Kim
> "N1K" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:FC4A7FA0-1962-4F3F-B196-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Also, if you're using Microsoft keyboard, be sure that you've enable
>> FLock
>> before hitting F8
>> --
>> MCSA, MCDST, MCP
>> Systems Specialist
>> http://www.wincert.net
>>
>>
>> "kim" wrote:
>>
>>> Hello again, I can`t get into safe mode via F8 on bootup,I`ve lost count
>>> of
>>> the amount of times i`ve tried.I hold down F8 or constantly tap F8 the
>>> moment I power up the computer which takes me to "please select boot
>>> device"
>>> screen with the options of dvd-rom, dvd-rw and hdd. The it says "press
>>> Enter
>>> to select boot device or Esc to boot defaults" all of which boot into
>>> windows and not into safe mode. What do I do in the future if for some
>>> reason it wont boot normally and I need to boot into safe mode. (I can
>>> get
>>> into safe mode via msconfig but that no good if the computer wont boot
>>> into
>>> windows) Any Ideas?
>>> Regards
>>> Kim
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>