johnoo Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 Have read many times on the forum, "do it in Safe Mode", excuse ignorance, but what is Safe Mode? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 Safe mode sets up the most basic Windows installation to enable troubleshooting and/or system restore without the potential interference by other "fancy" programs and software. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 An option to access Safe Mode starts up automatically if Windows does not boot on the previous attempt.If you want to access it any other time, hold down the F8 key while booting.You may find the details here explain it for you :-Click Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 Not only Windows can be started in "Safe Mode", but also applications.E.g. Internet Explorer:iexplore -extoffFirefox:firefox -safe-modeOutlook:outlook /safeThis will launch the application without any extensions or plug-ins. This can be useful if the application does not start, or crashes in normal mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 I didn't know those, Pat, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 An option to access Safe Mode starts up automatically if Windows does not boot on the previous attempt.If you want to access it any other time, hold down the F8 key while booting.You may find the details here explain it for you :-ClickThere are exceptions to this with some Mother boards. F8 on mine gives the option of booting from Windows or CD. F5 has to be pressed for safe mode options.. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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