Re: Starting XP in safe mode

From: Bruce Chambers (bchambers@nospam.cableone.net)
Date: 06/15/02 

From: "Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@nospam.cableone.net>
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2002 16:58:39 -0600

Greetings --

    Reboot the PC and press <F8> as the POST and BIOS screens go away, but
before WinXP starts.

HTH&GL,

Bruce Chambers
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versa. -- RAH

"Gary Truesdale" <truesdale@worlddeskpro.com> wrote in message
news:e9b101c213f3$65176d50$b1e62ecf@tkmsftngxa04...
> I need to start XP in safe mode but the instructions on
> my machine are for win 2000 and do not address XP. They
> refer to a drop down menu at startup that does not exist
> in XP. Any help is greatly appreciated.
>
> To start the computer in safe mode
> You should print these instructions before continuing.
> They will not be available after you shut your computer
> down in step 2.
> Click Start, click Shut Down, and then, in the drop-down
> list, click Shut down.
> In the Shut Down Windows dialog box, click Restart, and
> then click OK.
> When you see the message Please select the operating
> system to start, press F8.
> Use the arrow keys to highlight the appropriate safe mode
> option, and then press ENTER.
> If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot system, choose
> the installation that you need to access using the arrow
> keys, and then press ENTER.
> Notes
>
> Here's the help provided by msft.
>
> In safe mode, you have access to only basic files and
> drivers (mouse, monitor, keyboard, mass storage, base
> video, default system services, and no network
> connections). You can choose the Safe Mode with
> Networking option, which loads all of the above files and
> drivers and the essential services and drivers to start
> networking, or you can choose the Safe Mode with Command
> Prompt option, which is exactly the same as safe mode
> except that a command prompt is started instead of the
> graphical user interface. You can also choose Last Known
> Good Configuration, which starts your computer using the
> registry information that was saved at the last shutdown.
> Safe mode helps you diagnose problems. If a symptom does
> not reappear when you start in safe mode, you can
> eliminate the default settings and minimum device drivers
> as possible causes. If a newly added device or a changed
> driver is causing problems, you can use safe mode to
> remove the device or reverse the change.
> There are circumstances where safe mode will not be able
> to help you, such as when Windows system files that are
> required to start the system are corrupted or damaged. In
> this case, the Recovery Console may help you.
> NUM LOCK must be off before the arrow keys on the numeric
> keypad will function.
> Related Topics
>

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