Accessing Safe Mode-Windows Xp Tips and Tricks-Windows Xp Tips and Tricks

Accessing Safe Mode 

To access Safe Mode, you have to press F8 as soon as you see booting into Windows XP text. This can sometimes be quite tricky, especially on very fast systems. To make it a little easier, you can tap the F8 key continually during the entire boot sequence, and if you have a dual boot system, select the OS, press Enter and F8 at the same time to enter Safe Mode.

Using MSCONFIG to Access SAFE MODE 

From Start> Run Type: msconfig 

Choose the Boot.ini tab 

From Boot Option 

Select /SAFEBOOT by placing a check in the box. 

Press Apply 

Press OK 

Select Restart 

System will boot into Safe Mode 

BEFORE rebooting from Safe mode repeat steps 1 thru 7 and uncheck the box selecting /SAFEBOOT 

Press Apply 

Press OK 

Select Restart 

You will get a message that your are in Troubleshooting Mode, place a check in the "do not show this again" box; press OK 

From Start> Run; once again Type: msconfig 

From the General Tab 

Select Normal Startup 

Press Apply 

Press OK 

This will restore normal boot.