XP Start Up and Safe Mode

[Nick Bradbury]

Hi

I have a Packard Bell PC runing Windows XP, on start up there is a program
that hangs and freezes the mouse and keyboard. Ho do I start the PC in Safe
Mode to uninstall this program, in past versions of Windows I think you
could get in by using the F8 key but I don't get this option now.

Thanks


Nick

 

[riprap]

Hi

I have a Packard Bell PC runing Windows XP, on start up there is a program
that hangs and freezes the mouse and keyboard. Ho do I start the PC in Safe
Mode to uninstall this program, in past versions of Windows I think you
could get in by using the F8 key but I don't get this option now.

Thanks

Nick

Hello, Nick::
I'm no expert, but you might want to try either F2, or Del (Delete
key), see if those work for you. Which specific key gets you into Safe
Mode depends on the manufacturer of the computer & the BIOS.
good luck [
riprap

 

[PD43]

I have a Packard Bell PC runing Windows XP, on start up there is a program
that hangs and freezes the mouse and keyboard. Ho do I start the PC in Safe
Mode to uninstall this program, in past versions of Windows I think you
could get in by using the F8 key but I don't get this option now.

Same method. Start tapping it during the post

 

[PD43]

I'm no expert, but you might want to try either F2, or Del (Delete
key), see if those work for you.

Those will get the OP into the BIOS, not Safe Mode

 

[philo]

Hi

I have a Packard Bell PC runing Windows XP, on start up there is a program
that hangs and freezes the mouse and keyboard. Ho do I start the PC in Safe
Mode to uninstall this program, in past versions of Windows I think you
could get in by using the F8 key but I don't get this option now.

Thanks


Nick

It's still F8

it's just a matter of proper timing


You need to hit F8 just after the bios messages


and just prior to the OS loading


if you hit F8 several times you will probably get it

 

[Script]

Hi

I have a Packard Bell PC runing Windows XP, on start up there is a program
that hangs and freezes the mouse and keyboard. Ho do I start the PC in Safe
Mode to uninstall this program, in past versions of Windows I think you
could get in by using the F8 key but I don't get this option now.

Thanks


Nick

On some machines, F8 will first display the boot options menu.
Just select HDD (use up/down arrow keys), press Enter, and tap F8
repeatedly, again. (I keep a right hand finger over F8, and press Enter with
my left hand, because you have to VERY quickly tap F8 after pressing Enter.)

 

[Nick Bradbury]

Thanks for your help everyone, managed to start in Safe Mode.