Xp Safe Mode Help

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hayden

Hi - I'm new to this board and just wanted to say that I hope everyon
is as friendly and nice as they are on the other boards that I hav
been on.

Okay - When I reboot my computer and try entering boot options(f8
nothing happens. I thought this was odd at first so I tried to ente
my bios(delete) and still nothing happend. Does anyone know if someon
I could have disabled these options in windows XP professional? I jus
want to enter safe mode so i can change my boot screen, but I realiz
that if I have a serious problem and need to run from the CD, ente
safe mode, or change my boot sequence, I am going to have a bi
problem.

I've tried to restart and even power off numerous times, and stil
nothing happens. This is all very odd to me because about 2 weeks ag
I was able to enter both safe mode and my bios with no problem. An
help would be more then appreciated.

Thanks
Hayde
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hayde
 
Hi - I'm new to this board and just wanted to say that I hope everyone
is as friendly and nice as they are on the other boards that I have
been on.

Okay - When I reboot my computer and try entering boot options(f8)
nothing happens. I thought this was odd at first so I tried to enter
my bios(delete) and still nothing happend. Does anyone know if someone
I could have disabled these options in windows XP professional? I just
want to enter safe mode so i can change my boot screen, but I realize
that if I have a serious problem and need to run from the CD, enter
safe mode, or change my boot sequence, I am going to have a big
problem.

I've tried to restart and even power off numerous times, and still
nothing happens. This is all very odd to me because about 2 weeks ago
I was able to enter both safe mode and my bios with no problem. Any
help would be more then appreciated.

Thanks
Hayden
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Some systems are just so fast, you have to be very quick to tap F8 at the
right time. Also, if you have a keyboard with the F-Lock function, press
and hold F-Lock while tapping F8.

If still no luck, use Start> Run> MSCONFIG> Boot.ini. Select the /Safeboot
option. Restart the computer. It will load to Safe Mode. Before leaving
SafeMode, uncheck the box for /Safeboot.
 
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