1.Do you mean that the Safe Mode option is not available on the F8
screen?
2.Or do you mean it is there but fails to take you completely into Safe
Mode when you select it?
I had this problem (2.) and exhausted all repair suggestions and
attempts. Finally had to do a Repair Install.
"genesproul" <genes@goldrush.com> wrote in message
news:619AA1A2-2E84-42D0-9F9F-4A058877278B@microsoft.com...
> My Dell laptop won't go into safe mode when I hit f8 at startup. My OS
> is XP
> Home Edition and the Del is an Inspiron 2650.
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> genesproul
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