steve the pirate

hello, i have a packard bell I start and I am tryin to start it in Safemode, I have read about and people are sayin press f8 on bootup but that just displays a list of some kind of boot order. How else can I access Safe mode without starting the PC to click restart.
yes it is xp
i did the f8 thing which led me to the boot device list but what do i do when i am there

Computer Guy

this is the easy way. tap, tap, tap F8 repeatedly, you have to type it at the right time.

Gavin S

Hi.

You need to be pressing F8 after the option to choose boot order.

Hope this helps.

DMsView

I thought it was done by pressing F5 instead of F8 which will give you a list of options including Safe Mode.

Richard K

I didn't know they still made Packard Bells.
Must be an old one.............

Boris 4 Mayor

Press all the f keys till you get the right one

david m

It'd have been great if you'd specified OS...

However, assuming XP:

Step 1: Close all programs so that you have nothing open and are at the desktop.

Step 2: Click on the Start button then click on Run.

Step 3: In the Run field type msconfig as shown in the image below.

Step 4: Press the OK button and the System Configuration Utility will start up. You will then see a screen similar to Figure 5 below.

Step 5: Click on the tab labeled "BOOT.INI" which is designated by the red box in Figure 5 above. You will then be presented with a screen similar to Figure 6 below.

Step 6: Put a checkmark in the checkbox labeled "/SAFEBOOT" designated by the red box in Figure 6 above. Then press the OK button. After pressing the button you will be presented with a confirmation box as shown in Figure 7 below.

Step 7: Press the Restart button and let the computer reboot. It will now boot up into Safe Mode.

Step 8: When the computer boots up do what diagnostic or troubleshooting tasks that you need to do.

Step 9. When are finished with your tasks, complete steps 1-7 again, but in Step 6 this time uncheck the checkbox labeled "/SAFEBOOT". Then click on the General tab and set it for Normal startup.

Step 10: Reboot the computer back into normal mode.