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Title: Can't get into safe mode
Post by: Simon on April 10, 2006, 13:10

I am still having problems getting into safe mode.  When I hit F8, I get the boot options, select Safe Mode, and the list of drivers runs through, then stops, and after about 5 minutes, the computer automatically reboots back into normal Windows.  
I'm cautious of using the SAFEBOOT option in Boot.ini, in case I can't then get back into normal Windows.  Any ideas?

Title: Can't get into safe mode
Post by: Sandra on April 10, 2006, 13:12

Have you tried just switching off the power when in normal windows and then rebooting. That sometimes forces it into safe mode when it restarts.

Title: Can't get into safe mode
Post by: Simon on April 10, 2006, 13:14

Is that a good idea?  I don't want to totally screw up Windows... :|

Title: Can't get into safe mode
Post by: Sandra on April 10, 2006, 13:22

Shouldnt do any harm Simon.
It will probably run scadisk or chkdisk, I can never remember which.
Then send a message saying that windows has recovered from a serious error.

You can always do a system restore if anything strange happens, which I have never known it cause with XP  :)

Title: Can't get into safe mode
Post by: Simon on April 10, 2006, 13:26

I don't trust System Restore, as it never seems to work when I need it to, but it seems I may not need to now.

Title: Can't get into safe mode
Post by: Sandra on April 10, 2006, 13:28

You could always image your C drive as a precaution then it would be an easy matter to use that as a guaranteed system restore point  :)

Title: Can't get into safe mode
Post by: Simon on April 10, 2006, 13:34

Yes....  I know I should, but it sounds a bit too much like hard work.  :blush2:  I'll be formatting and reinstalling Windows at some point, so perhaps then I'll partition my drive, and do things properly.  ;)