Re: Safe mode???

[Nick Burns]

On reboot start pecking the f8 key like at a 1/2 second intervals or a tad
faster. If you miss, try again.


"kenny" > wrote in message
...
> Hi Everyone
> I am having real problems trying to get into safe mode, when I boot up my
pc I press the F8 key, then I get a black background with text, with a blue
square screen in the middle of the window saying, Floppy, IDE-0, CDROM,
NETWORK.
> But no safe mode, what am I doing wrong? I am using windows xp. What's
really annoying is that I have got into safe mode in the past, I remember it
took me ages.
> What am I doing wrong, according to my notes pressing the F8 key should
get me in there
> Please advise.
> Cheers Kenny

[Kaylene aka Taurarian]

in addition:

How to start Windows XP in Safe mode
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2001060608000039

"Nick Burns" > wrote in message
...
> On reboot start pecking the f8 key like at a 1/2 second intervals or a tad
> faster. If you miss, try again.
>
>
> "kenny" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi Everyone
> > I am having real problems trying to get into safe mode, when I boot up my
> pc I press the F8 key, then I get a black background with text, with a blue
> square screen in the middle of the window saying, Floppy, IDE-0, CDROM,
> NETWORK.
> > But no safe mode, what am I doing wrong? I am using windows xp. What's
> really annoying is that I have got into safe mode in the past, I remember it
> took me ages.
> > What am I doing wrong, according to my notes pressing the F8 key should
> get me in there
> > Please advise.
> > Cheers Kenny
>
>

[XPUSER]

"Kaylene aka Taurarian" > wrote in message ...
> in addition:
>
> How to start Windows XP in Safe mode
> http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2001060608000039
>
> "Nick Burns" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On reboot start pecking the f8 key like at a 1/2 second intervals or a tad
> > faster. If you miss, try again.
> >
> >
> > "kenny" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Hi Everyone
> > > I am having real problems trying to get into safe mode, when I boot up my
> > pc I press the F8 key, then I get a black background with text, with a blue
> > square screen in the middle of the window saying, Floppy, IDE-0, CDROM,
> > NETWORK.
> > > But no safe mode, what am I doing wrong? I am using windows xp. What's
> > really annoying is that I have got into safe mode in the past, I remember it
> > took me ages.
> > > What am I doing wrong, according to my notes pressing the F8 key should
> > get me in there
> > > Please advise.
> > > Cheers Kenny
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Your BIOS probably has some setting that gives you the boot selection screen
when you tap on F8.

What you have to do is - after you get that boot selection screen, highlight the
hard drive and press Enter and then immediately start tapping F8 again and then
you should get the Advanced Menu Screen where you can choose Safe Mode.
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