Booting in safe mode

L

Lenie

Hi,
I am having a problem trying to get into safe mode, my keyboard up and down
arrows work fine when I am signed into windows, but when I try to use them
to boot into safe mode they will not move so I can't get in to any other
than normal start, can someone please tell me why this would be and is there
away to get into safe mode other then the arrow keys.

Thanks for any help
Lenie
 
P

philo

Lenie said:
Hi,
I am having a problem trying to get into safe mode, my keyboard up and down
arrows work fine when I am signed into windows, but when I try to use them
to boot into safe mode they will not move so I can't get in to any other
than normal start, can someone please tell me why this would be and is there
away to get into safe mode other then the arrow keys.
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USB keyboard I bet.

Look in the bios and see if you can enable USB legacy support
(assuming the keyboard will let you get there)
 
P

Poprivet

Lenie said:
Hi,
I am having a problem trying to get into safe mode, my keyboard up
and down arrows work fine when I am signed into windows, but when I
try to use them to boot into safe mode they will not move so I can't
get in to any other than normal start, can someone please tell me why
this would be and is there away to get into safe mode other then the
arrow keys.
Thanks for any help
Lenie
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Check the NumLock button status.
 
A

AJR

You can go to safe mode via the msconfig utility. However does your computer
expertise justify "messing" with msconfig - evidently the computer boots
normally - why is it necessary to go to safe mode?
 
G

Gerry Cornell

AJR

To run anti-virus and anti-spyware software. In some circumstances to
run Disk Defragmenter. To delete files, which cannot be deleted in
normal mode because they are in use. There probably many occasions
when it helps.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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L

Lenie

Thank you so much this worked a treat.
Lenie
philo said:
USB keyboard I bet.

Look in the bios and see if you can enable USB legacy support
(assuming the keyboard will let you get there)
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