Reboot Into Safe Mode Instruction.

[NJC©\(TM\)]

Hello Newsgroup,

Is there a way, or command, to reboot into Safe Mode from Windows apart from
restarting and pressing the F8 Key? This is due to the Microsoft Multimedia
Wireless Keyboard cannot issue F8 on boot up. This key relies on the F-Lock set
to active, which on boot up keeps setting itself off.

Thanks and regards,

 

[Pegasus [MVP]]

Hello Newsgroup,

Is there a way, or command, to reboot into Safe Mode from Windows apart
from
restarting and pressing the F8 Key? This is due to the Microsoft
Multimedia
Wireless Keyboard cannot issue F8 on boot up. This key relies on the
F-Lock set
to active, which on boot up keeps setting itself off.

Thanks and regards,

--
NJC©(TM)

Illusion is the first of all pleasures.
- Voltaire

Click Start / Run, then type the word msconfig and click OK. Now tick
the /SafeBoot box under the Boot.ini tab.

 

[Brian A.]

Hello Newsgroup,

Is there a way, or command, to reboot into Safe Mode from Windows apart
from restarting and pressing the F8 Key? This is due to the Microsoft
Multimedia Wireless Keyboard cannot issue F8 on boot up. This key relies
on the F-Lock set to active, which on boot up keeps setting itself off.

Thanks and regards,

--
NJC©(TM)

Illusion is the first of all pleasures.
- Voltaire

Add a line to your boot.ini which will present you with a choice to boot
to your normal desktop or Safe Mode.
If your boot.ini is not visible:

Open either MyComputer or Explorer.
On the Menu bar click Tools > Folder Options.... > View tab.
Put a check in the box for "Display the contents of system folders".
Put a tic in "Show hidden files and folders".
Uncheck "Hide extensions for known file types".
Uncheck "Hide protected operating system files".
Click Apply > Ok.

When you have finished editing the boot.ini, reverse the above to disable
visibility of the System/Hidden Files/Folders/Extensions.

To edit boot.ini Right click on MyComputer.
In the popup menu click Properties.
In the System Properties window click the Advanced tab > (Startup and
Recovery) Settings button > (System Startup) Edit tab.

Your boot.ini should be similar to below. *Note: Line numbers will not be
present, each line should not be wrapped and there should not be any leading
spaces before each line. There is a space before each switch,
/noexecute=optin and /fastdetect.

1) [boot loader]
2) timeout=3
3) default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
4) [operating systems]
5) multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="XP Professional"
/noexecute=optin /fastdetect


Place your cursor at the end of the last line and press Enter. Add a line
similar to below that matches your actual existing line.

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="XP Professional Safe Mode"
/noexecute=optin /safeboot:minimal /fastdetect


Your boot.ini should now be similar to:
1) [boot loader]
2) timeout=3
3) default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
4) [operating systems]
5) multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="XP Professional"
/noexecute=optin /fastdetect
6) multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="XP Professional Safe Mode"
/noexecute=optin /safeboot:minimal /fastdetect


--

Brian A. Sesko
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

 

[NJC©\(TM\)]

Pegasus [MVP] and Brian A. Thank you very much. Just a little pity there's no
command line switch that does it. Leave that hopefully for another version of
Windows....

Thanks again.

|
| Hello Newsgroup,
|
| Is there a way, or command, to reboot into Safe Mode from Windows apart from
| restarting and pressing the F8 Key? This is due to the Microsoft Multimedia
| Wireless Keyboard cannot issue F8 on boot up. This key relies on the F-Lock set
| to active, which on boot up keeps setting itself off.
|
| Thanks and regards,
|
| --
| NJC©(TM)
|
| Illusion is the first of all pleasures.
| - Voltaire
|
|

 

[Pegasus [MVP]]

Your assumption that that is no command line switch to force a boot into
Safe Mode is incorrect. It would be fairly easy to write a batch file or a
script to modify boot.ini by adding these switches to your default boot
item:

/safeboot:minimal /sos /bootlog /noguiboot

 

[NJC©\(TM\)]

If you make one, then there is one. I see your point, thanks again Pegasus [MVP].


| Your assumption that that is no command line switch to force a boot into
| Safe Mode is incorrect. It would be fairly easy to write a batch file or a
| script to modify boot.ini by adding these switches to your default boot
| item:
|
| /safeboot:minimal /sos /bootlog /noguiboot
|
|
| | > Pegasus [MVP] and Brian A. Thank you very much. Just a little pity
| > there's no
| > command line switch that does it. Leave that hopefully for another
| > version of
| > Windows....
| >
| > Thanks again.
| >
| > | > |
| > | Hello Newsgroup,
| > |
| > | Is there a way, or command, to reboot into Safe Mode from Windows apart
| > from
| > | restarting and pressing the F8 Key? This is due to the Microsoft
| > Multimedia
| > | Wireless Keyboard cannot issue F8 on boot up. This key relies on the
| > F-Lock set
| > | to active, which on boot up keeps setting itself off.
| > |
| > | Thanks and regards,
| > |
| > | --
| > | NJC©(TM)
| > |
| > | Illusion is the first of all pleasures.
| > | - Voltaire
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|
|