xp and Safe Mode

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I upgraded from win98se to XP Home. My defrag won't complete in regula
mode. In 98 I used to be able to use msconfig to launch the startu
menu but in xp I found the only way to get to safe mode is by pressin
the F8 key at boot up. Mine doesn't seem to work. Is there anyway t
get to safe mode without using the F8 key? Or are there other defra
programs that work better than windows
 
Kass45 said:
I upgraded from win98se to XP Home. My defrag won't complete in regula
mode. In 98 I used to be able to use msconfig to launch the startu
menu but in xp I found the only way to get to safe mode is by pressin
the F8 key at boot up. Mine doesn't seem to work. Is there anyway t
get to safe mode without using the F8 key? Or are there other defra
programs that work better than windows?
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I found the answer in a google search. Am posting the site here in cas
someone else has the same question
http://tinyurl.com/cfgm
 
To configure the System Configuration Utility to start the computer in Safe mode:
1. Close all open programs.
2. Click Start, and then click Run. The Run dialog box appears.
3. Type msconfig and then click OK.
4. The System Configuration Utility appears. Check the "/SAFEBOOT" option, and then
click OK.
5. You then see the prompt to restart the computer. Click Restart.
The computer restarts in Safe mode. (This can take several minutes.)
When you finish troubleshooting (in Safe mode) repeat these steps, but in step 4,
uncheck "/SAFEBOOT," and then close all programs and restart the computer as you
normally would.

Accessing Safe Mode. #12
http://michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html#12
and/or
How to start Windows XP in Safe mode
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2001060608000039

Safe-Mode Boot Switches for Windows Boot.ini File
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q239/7/80.asp

A Description of the Safe Mode Boot Options in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q315222
 
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