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wayne bansemer
Cannot get to safe mode?? Tried many times pressing F8 at boot up-goes right
to desktop, won't goto safe mode?
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to desktop, won't goto safe mode?
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wayne bansemer said:Cannot get to safe mode?? Tried many times pressing F8 at boot up-goes right
to desktop, won't goto safe mode?
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wayne said:Cannot get to safe mode?? Tried many times pressing F8 at boot up-goes right
to desktop, won't goto safe mode?
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Wesley Vogel
Instead of trying to hit the F8 key just right you can make some settings
with the System Configuration Utility (msconfig.exe).
Here's how to do just that...
Using the System Configuration Tool Method
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/index.php?showtutorial=61#winxo
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with the System Configuration Utility (msconfig.exe).
Here's how to do just that...
Using the System Configuration Tool Method
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/index.php?showtutorial=61#winxo
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I think it's F10 for Compaq
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Wesley Vogel
That is wonderful, if you want to access the BIOS on a Compaq machine.
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True, my mistake; and OP doesn't say what make. Is F8 Always the menu?
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wayne said:Cannot get to safe mode?? Tried many times pressing F8 at boot up-goes right
to desktop, won't goto safe mode?
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Got a usb keyboard?
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Wesley Vogel
The brand of the computer makes no difference. This function is from the
Windows software.
F8 doesn't get you Safe Mode, F8 gets you to the Boot Menu and the Windows
Advanced Options Menu, where you can choose Safe Mode from the options.
Windows does not display the Boot Menu normally unless a key is pressed
during bootup (F8). The Boot Menu allows you to selectively boot Windows in
different modes. Including Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking, Safe Mode
with Command Prompt, Enable VGA Mode, Last Known Good Configuration,
Directory Service Restore Mode, Debugging Mode, Enable Boot Logging, Start
Windows Normally, Reboot and Return to OS Choices Menu. And if a multiboot
setup, the Boot Menu lists a choice of Operating Systems that you can
bootup.
Picture of a Boot Menu
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:NTLDR_selection_menu.png
Picture of the Windows Advanced Options Menu
http://www.windowsnetworking.com/img/gif_wxp/wxpsec15.gif
Some machines use the F8 key to access the BIOS, this can make using the F8
key to access the Windows Advanced Options Menu challenging.
To start the computer in safe mode
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/boot_failsafe.mspx
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Windows software.
F8 doesn't get you Safe Mode, F8 gets you to the Boot Menu and the Windows
Advanced Options Menu, where you can choose Safe Mode from the options.
Windows does not display the Boot Menu normally unless a key is pressed
during bootup (F8). The Boot Menu allows you to selectively boot Windows in
different modes. Including Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking, Safe Mode
with Command Prompt, Enable VGA Mode, Last Known Good Configuration,
Directory Service Restore Mode, Debugging Mode, Enable Boot Logging, Start
Windows Normally, Reboot and Return to OS Choices Menu. And if a multiboot
setup, the Boot Menu lists a choice of Operating Systems that you can
bootup.
Picture of a Boot Menu
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:NTLDR_selection_menu.png
Picture of the Windows Advanced Options Menu
http://www.windowsnetworking.com/img/gif_wxp/wxpsec15.gif
Some machines use the F8 key to access the BIOS, this can make using the F8
key to access the Windows Advanced Options Menu challenging.
To start the computer in safe mode
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/boot_failsafe.mspx
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