Getting into Windows Safe Mode.

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[html]<h1>Getting into Windows

/>           

  Safe Mode.</h1>
   

       

<h2>About:</h2>
   

        <p>Getting

into Windows Safe Mode.</p>
 

         

<h2>Reason:</h2>

r />            <p>Users

who may not be able to boot
   

         into normal mode or

are not able to troubleshoot their computer

/>            properly may

need to boot into safe mode bypassing normal

/>             

windows settings and startup programs and

allowing the user to fix
            

their computer.</p>
         

     

     

<p><big><big>Solution

s:</big></big></p>
r />           

<h3><a

name="00"></a>Windows 95

/>           

users</h3>
         

     

          <p>To

get into Windows 95 safe mode, as the computer

is booting, when
     

          you either

hear a beep or when you see the message

"Starting
       

        Windows 95",

press your F8 key on the top of your keyboard.

If
         

      done properly you should

get into the Windows 95 Startup menu
 

             

similar to the below screen. In this menu choose

option 3 by
       

        pressing the 3 key

and press enter.
     

       

</p>

   

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  <td width="100%"><font

color="#c0c0c0">Microsoft Windows

95
         

           

Startup Menu

     

             

 

=============================</font>

/>           

         

     

             

    <p><font

color="#ffffff">1.

Normal</font><font

color="#c0c0c0">


/>           

            2.

Logged (\BOOTLOG.TXT)

 

             

        3. Safe

mode

       

             

  4. Step-by-step confirmation


/>           

            5.

Command prompt only

   

             

      6. Safe mode command prompt

only</font></p>
   

             

   

 

             

      <p><font

color="#c0c0c0">Enter a choice:

1</font></p>

/>           

         

<p><font

color="#c0c0c0"><small>F5=Saf

e Mode Shift+F5=Command
   

             

    prompt Shift+F8= Step-by-step

confirmation [N]

</small></font></p></td>


           

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</tbody></table>
   

           

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<h3><a

name="01"></a>Windows 98 /

ME
         

  users</h3>
         

     

         

     

           

<p>To get into Windows 98 / ME safe mode,

as the computer is booting
   

             

press and hold your "F8 key" on the

top of your
       

          keyboard or

press and hold the left or right Ctrl key as

the
         

        computer is booting.

If done properly you should get into the

/>           

      "Windows 98 / ME

Startup Menu" similar to the below

/>           

      screen example. In this

/>           

      menu choose option 3 by

pressing the 3 key and press enter.
 

             

 

</p><p>Note: With

some
         

        computers if you

press and hold a key as the computer is

/>           

      booting you will get a

stuck key message.
            

     If this occurs, instead of

pressing and holding the
   

             

"F8 key", tap the "F8 key"

continuously
       

          until you get

the startup menu.
     

         

</p>

   

           

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border="0" cellpadding="0"

cellspacing="0">
   

             

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      <td width="100%

"><font

color="#c0c0c0">Microsoft Windows

98
         

             

Startup Menu

     

             

   

=============================</font>

/>           

           

     

             

      <p><font

color="#ffffff">1.

Normal</font><font

color="#c0c0c0">


/>           

             

2. Logged (\BOOTLOG.TXT)

 

             

          3. Safe

mode

       

             

    4. Step-by-step

confirmation

     

             

      5. Command prompt

only

       

             

    6. Safe mode command prompt

only</font></p>
   

             

     

/>           

           

<p><font

color="#c0c0c0">Enter a choice:

1</font></p>

/>           

           

<p><font

color="#c0c0c0"><small>F5=Saf

e Mode
         

             

Shift+F5=Command prompt Shift+F8= Step-by-step

confirmation
       

             

  [N]</small></font>

/>           

           

</p><p> </p></td>

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</center>
       

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/>           

 

   

         

<h3><a

name="02"></a>Windows 2000 /

XP
         

    users</h3>
 

           

     

       

<p>Tip: If you are

running safe mode because you cannot get

/>           

  into Windows you may want to first try

loading the last known good
   

         

configuration. Additional information about this

mode can be found
     

        on <a

href="You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login

000626.htm">document

CH000626</a>.</p>
   

          <p>To

get into the Windows 2000 / XP Safe mode, as the

computer is
       

      booting press and hold your

"F8 Key" which should bring

/>           

  up the "Windows Advanced Options

Menu" as shown below.
   

          Use your

<a

href="You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login

arrowkey.htm">arrow
   

         

keys</a> to move to "Safe Mode"

and press your Enter key.</p>
      

      

<p>Note: With some

computers if
       

      you press and hold a key as

the computer is booting you will get a

/>           

  stuck key message. If this occurs,

/>           

  instead of pressing and holding the

"F8 key", tap the
   

          "F8

key" continuously until you get the startup

menu.</p>
       

      <p>Trouble

Getting into Windows 2000 or Windows XP Safe

mode
       

      - If after several attempts

you are unable to get into Windows 2000

/>           

  or Windows XP safe mode as the computer

is booting into Windows,
   

          turn off your

computer. When the computer is turned on the

next
         

    time Windows should notice that

the computer did not successfully
 

            boot

and give you the safe mode screen.</p>

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align="center">
   

           

<center>
       

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cellspacing="0">
   

             

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 <td width="100%">


/>           

         <font

color="#cfcfcf">Windows Advanced

Options Menu

     

             

 Please select an option:</font>

/>           

         

     

             

   <p><font

color="#cfcfcf">Safe

Mode

       

             

 Safe Mode with Networking

 

             

       Safe Mode with Command

Prompt</font></p>
   

             

     <p><font

color="#cfcfcf">Enable Boot

Logging

     

             

   Enable VGA mode

 

             

       Last Known Good

Configuration (your most recent settings

/>           

           that

worked)

     

             

   Directory Services Restore Mode (Windows

domain
         

             

controllers only)

   

             

     Debugging

Mode</font></p>
   

             

     <p><span

style="background-color: rgb(207, 207,

207);">Start
     

             

   Windows Normally</span><font

color="#cfcfcf">


/>           

           

Reboot

     

             

   Return to OS Choices

Menu</font></p>
   

             

   

   

             

   <p><font

color="#cfcfcf">Use the up and down

arrow keys to
       

             move

the highlight to your

choice.</font></p></td>

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<h3><a name="03">
      

      </a>Microsoft Windows

Vista users</h3>
     

       

/>             

     

       

<p>Tip: If you are

running safe mode because you cannot get

/>           

  into Windows you may want to first try

loading the last known good
   

         

configuration. Additional information about this

mode can be found
     

        on <a

href="You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login

000626.htm">document

CH000626</a>.</p>
   

          <p>To

get into the Windows Vista Safe mode, as the

computer is
       

      booting press and hold your

"F8 Key" which should bring

/>           

  up the "Windows Advanced Options

Menu" as shown below.
   

          Use your

<a

href="You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login

arrowkey.htm">arrow
   

         

keys</a> to move to "Safe Mode"

and press your Enter key.</p>
      

      

<p>Note: With some

computers if
       

      you press and hold a key as

the computer is booting you will get a

/>           

  stuck key message. If this occurs,

/>           

  instead of pressing and holding the

"F8 key", tap the
   

          "F8

key" continuously until you get the startup

menu.</p>
       

      <p>Trouble

Getting into Windows 2000 or Windows XP Safe

mode
       

      - If after several attempts

you are unable to get into Windows 2000

/>           

  or Windows XP safe mode as the computer

is booting into Windows,
   

          turn off your

computer. When the computer is turned on the

next
         

    time Windows should notice that

the computer did not successfully
 

            boot

and give you the safe mode screen.</p>

/>             

     

       

/>             

<div align="center">
 

             

<center>
       

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bgcolor="#000000" border="0"

cellpadding="0"

cellspacing="0">
   

             

<tbody><tr>
   

             

 <td width="100%">


/>           

         <font

color="#cfcfcf">Choose Advanced

Options for:
            

   Microsoft Windows

Vista

   

             

   Please select an option:</font>

/>           

         

     

             

   <p><font

color="#cfcfcf">Safe

Mode

       

             

 Safe Mode with Networking

 

             

       Safe Mode with Command

Prompt</font></p>
   

             

     <p><font

color="#cfcfcf">Enable Boot

Logging

     

             

   Enable low-resolution video (640x480)



       

             

 Last Known Good Configuration (advanced)



       

             

 Directory Services Restore Mode


/>           

           Debugging

Mode

               

   Disable automatic restart on system

failure

               

   Disable Driver Signature

Enforcment</font></p>
 

             

       <p><span

style="background-color: rgb(207, 207,

207);">Start
     

             

   Windows

Normally</span></p>
 

             

     

 

             

     <p><font

color="#cfcfcf">Description: Start

Windows with
               

   only the core drivers and services.

Use

       

   when you cannot
            

      boot after installing a new

device or

driver.</font></p></td>

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<h3><a

name="05"></a>How do I get

out of safe mode?</h3>
   

         

     

          <p>From

Windows Safe Mode click Start / Shutdown and

restart the
       

        computer. This

should start the computer automatically back

into
         

      Normal Mode.</p>

/>           

    <p>Note:

Many users believe that they are still in safe

mode
         

      because the colors or video

may not look correct. Unless in the
 

             

corners of the screen it says "Safe

Mode", you are not in
   

            safe

mode. For information on how to setup your video

card
         

      resolution, see <a

href="You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login

000190.htm">document

CH000190</a>.</p>
   

           

<p>If you are rebooting the computer and

it is rebooting back into
   

            Safe

Mode (it does say "Safe Mode" in each

of the
         

      corners), it is likely

another problem exists with Windows
 

             

preventing it from loading into Normal Windows.

We recommend you see
     

          our <a

href="You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login

">basic troubleshooting

section</a> for
     

          additional

ideas that may help to resolve your

issue.</p>
     

       

         

<h3><a

name="06"></a>Which safe

/>         mode option should I

choose?</h3>
         

     

         

<p>Users who are running later versions of

Windows will get
            

several different options for different types of

safe mode. For
            

example, you may have options for "Safe

Mode", "Safe Mode with
         

   Networking", and "Safe Mode

with Command Prompt". Below is a
      

      brief description of each of

these different modes.</p>
         

   <p>Safe

Mode</p>
            

<p>The basic Safe Mode option is usually

what most users will
            

want to choose when troubleshooting their

computer. This is the
            

most basic Safe Mode option and has no

additional support.</p>
         

   <p>Safe Mode with

Networking</p>
         

   <p>For users needing access to the

Internet or the network
            

they're connected to while in Safe Mode

users may wish to choose
            

this option. This mode is helpful for when you

need to be in
            

Safe Mode to troubleshoot but also need access

to the Internet
            

so you can get updates, drivers, or other files

to help
            

troubleshoot your issue.</p>
      

      <p>Safe Mode with

Command Prompt</p>
      

      <p>This Safe Mode would

also allow you to have access to the
      

      <a

href="You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login

commandi.htm">command line</a>

(<a

href="You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login

msdos.htm">MS-DOS</a>
      

      prompt).</p>
 

           

     

      <h2>Additional

information:</h2><ul>
         

   <li>See our <a

href="You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login

safemode.htm">safe mode definition

/>           

page</a> for a definition on this term as

well as related definitions
   

        and

pages.</li>
         

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