safe mode

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Hit the F8 key early in the boot process before the os loads.

does anyone know how to restart windows in safe mode?
 
| "owlsattic" <[email protected]>
| Message | does anyone know how to restart windows in safe mode?

You can use the System Configuration Utility (msconfig) to
configure your computer to boot into Safe Mode. To do that click
Start, click Run, type the following command and click OK:

msconfig

Then select the tab titled Boot.ini. Click to select /SAFEBOOT
Then click Apply. When the System Configuration dialog box
appears click the Restart button.

For more information about Safe Mode see following Microsoft
Knowledge Base article:

KB315222 - A Description of the Safe Mode Boot Options in
Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?Product=winxp&scid=kb;en-us;315222

For more information about msconfig see the following Microsoft
Knowledge Base article:

KB310560 - How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig
Utility in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?Product=winxp&scid=kb;en-us;310560
 
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