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| Guest | Can't get into safe mode I recently installed Vista Enterprise as an upgrade over XP Pro. I have been trying to boot into safe mode, but can't. I've searched the forums and F8 appears to still be the button to push during bootup to get the boot options menu, but it's not working for me. (Note: it did work under XP.) I have also tried F12 and F2, as those keys have worked for various computers running XP - no luck here. I turn on the computer and immediately begin pressing F8, approximately once a second. I've also tried pressing it only once and pressing and holding it down during the boot sequence. Is this a general problem? Am I doing something wrong here? I really need to be able to get into safe mode, as I'm having problems uninstalling certain programs. |
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| Guest | Re: Can't get into safe mode Hello, F8 should work. Are you using a USB keyboard? If so, you might try plugging in a PS2 keyboard and trying it with that. -- - JB Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User Windows Vista Support Faq http://www.jimmah.com/vista/ |
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