How to boot to Safe Mode
Windows 2000 XP
Safe mode only allows the necessary files needed to start windows to run. This is good to use in case a program or file is preventing you from booting to the desktop.
You can boot to Safe Mode manually or you can use a good utility.
Manually boot to Safe Mode
- If system is on, Turn it off.
- Then turn system back on
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Press Function key F8 over and over again till you get the boot menu (As soon as you turn system on).
- Then highlight Safe mode
- Press Enter.
You will see a bunch of lines on the screen
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Choose Administrator.
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Click Yes
Use Utility to boot to Safe mode
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Download the boot utility
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Double-click Bootsafe.exe
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Choose Safe mode - Minimal
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Click Reboot