Don't forget, you can also run msconfig and select Diagnostic Startup before
restarting the computer.
"Victek" <Victek@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Kayman" <kaymanDeleteThis@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:uE$pr0XBJHA.3496@xxxxxx Quote:
>> On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 08:26:04 -0700, Victek wrote:
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>>> Friends,
>>>
>>> I'm trying to boot Vista into SAFE mode and for some reason the F8 key
>>> doesn't work. Is there another way to invoke it?
>>
>> I have to press the F5 key on my ('Genius' wireless) keyboard.
>> > Thanks to everyone for replying. It turns out that it's necessary to
> select the System Recover menu first (F11). Then you can highlight the OS
> and F8 brings up the usual options including safe mode. I don't know if
> this is the norm for HP's running Vista, but in any case I was able to get
> in and copy the user's data.