Re: Unable to boot in Safe Mode

From: Kent W. England [MVP] (kwe_at_mvps.org)
Date: 06/28/04 

Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 22:06:15 -0700

Derek wrote:

> Initially I thought that it might be the keyboard but as I said earlier, I
> use Fn+F8 to toggle on and off the sound to my speakers; This functions
> normally, so presumably the F8 key does not have a mechanical malfunction.
> Also when I press either F2 (BIOS Setup) or F12 (Boot Menu) during the
> power-up these functions operate normally.

You need to wait for your BIOS to finish loading and just when the black
Windows XP boot screen with the load bar animation appears that is when
you start tapping F8 until your machine beeps. Then you should get a
menu that allows you to select one of several Safe Modes.

Tap vigorously. Start tapping even before the boot screen appears. You
only have a few seconds. 

-- 
Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows Security

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