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Safe Mode

How To Boot Up In Safe Mode
Can't Boot Up In Safe Mode
- Can't Boot Up To Safe Mode In XP
Stuck In Safe Mode
- Win XP Stuck In Safe Mode

Starting the Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Operating System in Safe Mode

Turn on your computer
Press the F8 key as soon as you see the message
The Windows 2000 Advanced Options Menu appears
Safe Mode should be highlighted by default, if not, using the arrow keys, highlight it
Press the Enter key

Starting the Microsoft Windows® XP Operating System in Safe Mode

Turn on the computer
Immediately begin tapping the F8 key
Use the arrow keys to highlight Safe Mode
Press the Enter key

Windows NT

VGA mode is the mode under Windows NT
Click Start
Click Shut Down
The Shut Down Windows screen appears
Click Restart the computer
Click Yes
The computer restarts
Select "Windows NT Workstation Version 4.00 [VGA mode]" from the operating system start menu.
Windows NT restarts into VGA mode

What is Safe Mode

Safe mode is a way of working with your computer without loading the drivers and other programs that could be causing you problems
It is a way to solve problems that you cannot normally do when you boot up normally.
This is a mode where you can delete files, rename files, change setting if you have a conflict and the computer will not boot up
Safe Mode uses the original registry settings, System.ini, and Win.ini files. This effectively bypasses the [Boot] and [386Enh] sections of the System.ini file and disables all the Windows protected mode devices listed in Device Manager. Windows Safe Mode does not run programs listed on the Load= and Run= lines in the [Windows] section of the Win.ini file
Note: Although the [Boot] section of the System.ini file is bypassed, the shell= and drivers= lines in the [Boot] section are processed

Safe mode in Windows 2000 and XP

Windows XP and Windows 2000 provide Safe Mode, a startup option that disables startup programs and nonessential services to create an environment useful for troubleshooting and diagnosing problems
In Safe Mode, Windows starts a minimal set of drivers that the operating system needs to function
Support for devices such as audio devices, most USB devices, and IEEE 1394 devices is disabled to reduce the number of variables that you need to consider when diagnosing the cause of startup problems, stop messages, or general system instability
Logging on to the computer in Safe Mode does not update Last Known Good Configuration information. If you log on to your computer in Safe Mode and then decide you want to try Last Known Good Configuration, the option to do so is still available
The following registry key lists the driver and service groups enabled in safe mode

Can't Boot Up To Safe Mode In XP

Close all programs
Click Start
Click Run
Type
Click OK
The System Configuration Utility will appear, check the /SAFEBOOT option
Click OK
Click Restart
Your computer will restart in safe mode
When you've finished, repeat the above, this time uncheck the /SAFEBOOT option

Win XP Stuck In Safe Mode

Use One Of The Methods Below
- Method #1
  - Close all programs
  - Click Start
  - Click Run
  - Type in
  - Click OK
  - The System Configuration Utility will appear, uncheck the /SAFEBOOT option
  - Click OK
  - Click Restart
- Method #2
  - The boot.ini file could be causing this problem
  - The file's content should normally look something like this:
  - The content of the file should look just like the one above, but if you see the following option just after the /fastdetect parameter at the end of the file: /safeboot:minimal remove it and your problems should be solved if you only have a single operating system installed
- Method #3
  - This one might work, might not. One person said this was the only thing that worked for them.
  - To me if this worked most likely the Printer Driver or Fax Driver was corrupt and replacing them first should solve the problem.
  - Disabled the following two Microsoft Start Up Services
    - Fax
    - Print Spooler

The Computer Always Starts in Safe Mode (Win 98, ME)

Cause

This behavior can occur if the [Options] section of the Msdos.sys file contains the following line:
This setting forces your computer to start in Safe mode

Solution

To resolve this issue, edit the Msdos.sys file by doing one of the following:
- Remove the BootSafe=1 line from the Msdos.sys file
- Change the BootSafe=1 line to BootSafe=0
  - Follow these steps to edit the Msdos.sys file
    - Click Start
    - Point to Find
    - Click Files or Folders
    - In the Named box type
    - In the Look In box, click the drive on which Windows is installed (usually drive C)
    - Click Find Now
    - Right-click the Msdos.sys file
    - Click Properties
    - Click to clear the Read-Only and Hidden check boxes to remove these attributes from the Msdos.sys file
    - lick OK
    - Right-click the Msdos.sys file
    - Click Open With
    - In the Choose the program you want to use box, click WordPad
    - Click OK
    - Do one of the following:
      - Delete the BootSafe=1 line
      - Change the value in the BootSafe=1 line to BootSafe=0
    - On the File menu, click Save
    - Right-click the Msdos.sys file
    - Click Properties
    - Click to select the Read-only and Hidden check boxes to set the attributes for the file
    - Click OK
    - Restart your computer

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