1. You should print these instructions before continuing. They will not be available after you shut your computer down in step 2
   
2. Click Start and then click Shut Down.
3. In the drop-down list of the Shut Down Windows dialog box, click Restart, and then click OK.
   
4. As your computer restarts but before Windows launches, press F8. On a computer that is configured for booting to multiple operating systems, you can press F8 when the boot menu appears.
   
5. Use the arrow keys to highlight the appropriate safe mode option, and then press ENTER.
   
6. If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot system, choose the installation that you need to access using the arrow keys, and then press ENTER.
   
   
   
   • Note
     
   • If Windows launches before you can choose a safe mode, restart your computer and try again.
     
   • In safe mode, you have access to only basic files and drivers (mouse, monitor, keyboard, mass storage, base video, default system services, and no network connections). You can choose the Safe Mode with Networking option, which loads all of the above files and drivers and the essential services and drivers to start networking, or you can choose the Safe Mode with Command Prompt option, which is exactly the same as safe mode except that a command prompt is started instead of the graphical user interface. You can also choose Last Known Good Configuration, which starts your computer using the registry information that was saved at the last shutdown.
     
   • Safe mode helps you diagnose problems. If a symptom does not reappear when you start in safe mode, you can eliminate the default settings and minimum device drivers as possible causes. If a newly added device or a changed driver is causing problems, you can use safe mode to remove the device or reverse the change.
     
   • There are circumstances where safe mode will not be able to help you, such as when Windows system files that are required to start the system are corrupted or damaged. In this case, the Recovery Console may help you.
     
   • NUM LOCK must be off before the arrow keys on the numeric keypad will function.
     

• To Start Windows ME In Safe Mode 
   
  1. You should print these instructions before continuing. They will not be available after you shut your computer down in step 2
     
  2. Restart your computer.
     
  3. 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 menu.
     
  4. When you have the menu on the screen. Select the option for Safe Mode using the arrow keys.
     
  5. Then press enter on your keyboard to boot into Safe Mode.
     
  6. Do whatever tasks you require and when you are done reboot to start back into normal mode.
      
     • Using the System Configuration Tool Method 
        
       1. Close all programs so that you have nothing open and are at the desktop.
          
       2. Click on the Start button then click on Run.
          
       3. In the Run field type msconfig (just the word msconfig)
          
       4. Press the OK button and the System Configuration Utility will start up.
          
       5. You should now press the Advanced button - press this.
          
       6. Place a checkmark in the checkbox labeled "Enable Startup Menu" - press OK
          
       7. Press the Yes button and your computer will restart into Safe Mode.
          
       8. When you are finished with these tasks, complete steps 1-7 again, but in Step 6 this time uncheck the checkbox labeled "Enable Startup Menu".
          
       9. Reboot the computer back into normal mode.

• To Start Windows 2000 In Safe Mode 
   
  1. You should print these instructions before continuing. They will not be available after you shut your computer down in step 2
     
  2. Restart your computer, and when the Boot menu appears, press F8.
  3. When the Windows Advanced Options menu appears, select an option, and then press ENTER.
     
  4. When the Boot menu appears again, with the words "Safe Mode" displayed in red at the bottom, select the installation you want to start, and then press ENTER.
     
     WARNING: Do not select a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 installation.
     

• To Start Windows 98 In Safe Mode 
   
  1. You should print these instructions before continuing. They will not be available after you shut your computer down in step 2
     
  2. Restart your computer.
  3. While your computer restarts, press and hold the CTRL key until the Windows 98 Startup menu is displayed.
     
     NOTE: If you are using the EZDrive tool, press F8 instead of CTRL.
     
  4. Select the Safe Mode menu option from the Startup menu, and then press ENTER.
     
     For an alternate method see Using the System Configuration Tool Method

• To Start Windows 95 In Safe Mode 
   
  1. You should print these instructions before continuing. They will not be available after you shut your computer down in step 2
     
  2. Restart your computer.
     
  3. When the machine first starts it will generally list some equipment that is installed in your machine, amount of memory, hard drives installed etc. When it is finished with that it will say "Starting Windows 95". Immediately after seeing "Starting Windows 95" press the F8 key.
     
  4. You will now be presented with a menu. Select the option for Safe Mode using the arrow keys.
     

• To Start Windows 95 and 98 In Safe Mode Using The Command Prompt 
   
  1. Select Start - Shut Down - Restart the Computer in MS-DOS Mode.
     
  2. Navigate to the disk containing the Windows folder (example, C:\).
     
  3. Type "win /d:m" without the quotation marks and press Enter.
     

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