Thursday, August 16, 2007

How to start WindowsXP in safe mode

How to start WindowsXP in safe mode
Using the F8 Method
* Restart your computer.
* When the machine first starts again it will generally list some equipment that is installed in your machine, amount of memory, hard drives installed etc. At this point you should gently tap the F8 key repeatedly until you are presented with a Windows XP Advanced Options menu.
* Select the option for Safe Mode using the arrow keys.
* Then press enter on your keyboard to boot into Safe Mode.
* Do whatever tasks you require and when you are done reboot to boot back into normal mode.

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