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stevejeffries
March 12th 04, 01:41 PM
How do I get my pc to start in safe mode?
TIA

Haus
March 12th 04, 02:42 PM
Hello
You will have to reboot your puter then during the POST and before the
Windows screen appears start tapping the F8 key.

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Hope this helps
Haus

Kelly
March 13th 04, 12:02 AM
You need to hit F8 during boot, just after the BIOS info switches to black
screen. Or...

Go to Start/Run/Msconfig. Boot.Ini and check off /SafeBoot. Apply/Ok,
reboot.

Description of Safe Boot Mode in Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q202/4/85.asp

Safe-Mode Boot Switches for Windows Boot.ini File
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q239/7/80.asp

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All the Best,
Kelly

MS-MVP Win98/XP
[AE-Windows® XP]

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

Utilities for Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_u.htm#xp_util

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> How do I get my pc to start in safe mode?
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