Can't boot up in safe mode

[Guest]

I am running Windows 98, have tried the ctrl key, F8 key, even boot a non-sustem disk in A: drive to get computer to pause during boot-up and the computer didn't pause! Norton won't delete some files, fiend has told be adware/spyware is runnig, so i need to re-boot in safe mode and run Norton, but I can't get it to boot in safe mode...any help?

 

[Paul Smith]

I am running Windows 98, have tried the ctrl key, F8 key, even boot a

non-sustem disk in A: drive to get computer to pause during boot-up and the
computer didn't pause! Norton won't delete some files, fiend has told be
adware/spyware is runnig, so i need to re-boot in safe mode and run Norton,
but I can't get it to boot in safe mode...any help?

If you can still get into normal mode, surely Norton can do it's stuff
there?

One of the microsoft.public.win98.x groups will be a better bet.

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[Tumbleweed]

I am running Windows 98, have tried the ctrl key, F8 key, even boot a

non-sustem disk in A: drive to get computer to pause during boot-up and the
computer didn't pause! Norton won't delete some files, fiend has told be
adware/spyware is runnig, so i need to re-boot in safe mode and run Norton,
but I can't get it to boot in safe mode...any help?

This group is for Windows XP. The clue is in the name of the group.

 

[Bob]

I am running Windows 98, have tried the ctrl key, F8 key, even boot a non-sustem disk in A: drive to get computer to pause during boot-up and the computer didn't pause! Norton won't delete some files, fiend has told be adware/spyware is runnig, so i need to re-boot in safe mode and run Norton, but I can't get it to boot in safe mode...any help?

Hold down the control key while the machine reboots, It should give you
the option of booting in safe mode

 

[Alex Nichol]

I am running Windows 98, have tried the ctrl key, F8 key, even boot a non-sustem disk in A: drive to get computer to pause during boot-up and the computer didn't pause!

In Win98, edit the hidden C:\MSDOS.SYS file with Notepad. Under
[Options] insert the line
BootFailSafe=1

(or change =0 to =1 in it if it is already there). Future boots will
be to Safe Mode - you will have to edit it again and make it =0 to
revert to normal booting

You could also check the
BootDelay=
line. if that is =0 you get no chance with F8, so you could put it up
(default is 2, try say 5 seconds) to avoid having to keep editing this
file. Also any
BootKeys=0
will turn off looking for F8 altogether - if that is present delete it