Unable Start/Restart in Safe Mode using F-8.

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My OS is Windows XP Home SP-2 & all upgrades.
When attempting to start in Safe Mode, F-8 brings up dialog box to select
which device I want to start in, not the Safe Mode optons. Delete brings up
BIOS.
Any suggestions appreciated.
Bob
 
"RAGs" <RAGs@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> My OS is Windows XP Home SP-2 & all upgrades.
> When attempting to start in Safe Mode, F-8 brings up dialog box to select
> which device I want to start in, not the Safe Mode optons. Delete brings
up
> BIOS.
> Any suggestions appreciated.
> Bob
>


You are simply hitting F8 a little too soon...
you are getting a motherboard option.

Wait just a bit longer before hitting F8... It can be a bit tricky as the
bios messages have to complete...
but F8 must be hit just before the OS loads.

It may take a few tries but you *will* get to the boot menu for the OS!
 
Start normally, go to start/run, type:
MSCONFIG
on the Boot.ini tab, put a check in '/SAFEMODE' and restart.
Undo it there when ready.
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"RAGs" wrote:

> My OS is Windows XP Home SP-2 & all upgrades.
> When attempting to start in Safe Mode, F-8 brings up dialog box to select
> which device I want to start in, not the Safe Mode optons. Delete brings up
> BIOS.
> Any suggestions appreciated.
> Bob
>
 
Thanks to you also Mark... that worked also.


"Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:

> Start normally, go to start/run, type:
> MSCONFIG
> on the Boot.ini tab, put a check in '/SAFEMODE' and restart.
> Undo it there when ready.
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> helpful? click "Yes" button. Voting helps the web interface.
> Holiday Lights: http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/Xmaslgt.zip
> Mark L. Ferguson
>
>
>
> "RAGs" wrote:
>
> > My OS is Windows XP Home SP-2 & all upgrades.
> > When attempting to start in Safe Mode, F-8 brings up dialog box to select
> > which device I want to start in, not the Safe Mode optons. Delete brings up
> > BIOS.
> > Any suggestions appreciated.
> > Bob
> >
 
RAGs wrote:
> My OS is Windows XP Home SP-2 & all upgrades.
> When attempting to start in Safe Mode, F-8 brings up dialog box to select
> which device I want to start in, not the Safe Mode options. Delete brings up
> BIOS.
> Any suggestions appreciated.
> Bob

F5 sometimes works. If you get the prompt to start with a particular
device, select HD, then peck on the F8 key again.

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Joe =o)
 
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