Restart in Safe Mode
 

How does one restart in Safe Mode with Windows XP. There's no provision for it.

The "help" explanation says to restart in Safe Mode one must select from a
drop-down dialog box and press F8. There's no drop-down dialog box.

When I click "Start" then "Shut down computer", the dialog box that appears
gives only 3 options:
Standby, Turn off, or Restart

Can anyone offer some wisdom, please?
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SPQR

Restart in Safe Mode
 

As the system starts (before you see any windows screens) press F8
repeatedly until you get a boot menu then use the arrow keys to select Safe
Mode.
good luck,
Martin

"Geoffrey" wrote in message
...
How does one restart in Safe Mode with Windows XP. There's no provision
for it.

The "help" explanation says to restart in Safe Mode one must select from a
drop-down dialog box and press F8. There's no drop-down dialog box.

When I click "Start" then "Shut down computer", the dialog box that
appears
gives only 3 options:
Standby, Turn off, or Restart

Can anyone offer some wisdom, please?
--
SPQR

Restart in Safe Mode
 

Geoffrey wrote:
How does one restart in Safe Mode with Windows XP.


Press F8 as soon as the boot sequence starts.


There's no provision for it.


Of course, there is.


The "help" explanation says to restart in Safe Mode one must select from a
drop-down dialog box and press F8. There's no drop-down dialog box.


Read the instructions again. The only time the instructions in the
Help files mention a drop down box is in describing how to shutdown the
PC. Obviously, there'll be no drop box during startup.


When I click "Start" then "Shut down computer", the dialog box that appears
gives only 3 options:
Standby, Turn off, or Restart

Can anyone offer some wisdom, please?


Read the *next* step in those Help file instructions....

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Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:
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You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
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Restart in Safe Mode
 

Thanks Martmcd, and Bruce

Much obliged.
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SPQR


"Bruce Chambers" wrote:

Geoffrey wrote:
How does one restart in Safe Mode with Windows XP.


Press F8 as soon as the boot sequence starts.


There's no provision for it.


Of course, there is.


The "help" explanation says to restart in Safe Mode one must select from a
drop-down dialog box and press F8. There's no drop-down dialog box.


Read the instructions again. The only time the instructions in the
Help files mention a drop down box is in describing how to shutdown the
PC. Obviously, there'll be no drop box during startup.


When I click "Start" then "Shut down computer", the dialog box that appears
gives only 3 options:
Standby, Turn off, or Restart

Can anyone offer some wisdom, please?


Read the *next* step in those Help file instructions....

--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
both at once. - RAH

Restart in Safe Mode
 

More options:
http://www.rickrogers.org/fixes.htm#Safe%20mode

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Geoffrey" wrote in message
...
Thanks Martmcd, and Bruce

Much obliged.
--
SPQR


"Bruce Chambers" wrote:

Geoffrey wrote:
How does one restart in Safe Mode with Windows XP.


Press F8 as soon as the boot sequence starts.


There's no provision for it.


Of course, there is.


The "help" explanation says to restart in Safe Mode one must select
from a
drop-down dialog box and press F8. There's no drop-down dialog box.


Read the instructions again. The only time the instructions in the
Help files mention a drop down box is in describing how to shutdown the
PC. Obviously, there'll be no drop box during startup.


When I click "Start" then "Shut down computer", the dialog box that
appears
gives only 3 options:
Standby, Turn off, or Restart

Can anyone offer some wisdom, please?


Read the *next* step in those Help file instructions....

--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
both at once. - RAH