Rebooting into SAFE MODE.

anandk · 19-01-2007, 09:13 AM

No more fighting with the F8 key

if you want to reboot directly into safe mode, u have to watch the computer reboot, watch the various BIOS messages, (select which operating system you want to boot with from the Startup menu if more than one) and then press F8 at the exact moment to enable the Advanced Boot menu.

u can directly reboot into safe mode by creating this shortcut and placing it in ur start menu.

rt-click, create a new shortcut on the windowsxp start menu;
or else create in on the desktop and in the end place it in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu

for the target path, use c:\windows\pchealth\helpctr\binaries\msconfig.exe -4

name the shortcut as say 'Restart Options'

ALTERNATIVELY u can download and use a simple .exe utility called BootSafe.

BootSafe takes the hassle out of rebooting in Safe Mode or back to Normal mode. No more fighting with the F8 key or MSCONFIG! however, when u want to leave Safe Mode and return to Normal mode, u MUST use this program again to get a reboot into Normal mode.

Vishal Gupta · 19-01-2007, 10:56 AM

thnx buddy for sharing it, its nice trick.

u can also enable Safemode in boot loader by using following methods:

1.) Open "C:\BOOT.INI" file in notepad, it should be similar like following:

Code:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /FASTDETECT

Copy the last line saying "Microsoft Windows XP Professional" and paste it at last of file (i.e., make a copy of last line):

Code:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /FASTDETECT
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /FASTDETECT

Now add:

Code:

/SAFEBOOT:MINIMAL /BOOTLOG /SOS

at last of the last line in following manner:

Code:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /FASTDETECT
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional Safe Mode" /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /FASTDETECT /SAFEBOOT:MINIMAL /BOOTLOG /SOS

Now when u'll reboot, u'll get an extra option for Safe mode also.

2.) Start -> Run, type msconfig

Goto BOOT.INI tab and select the line, saying:

Code:

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /FASTDETECT

or something like that and enable:

Code:

/SAFEBOOT
/BOOTLOG
/SOS

options!

PS: As I said earlier, now when u'll select windows XP in the boot loader it'll boot into Safe mode. So its better that before applying above procedure, u also copy the line saying "windows xp professional....." in BOOT.INI file and make changes on that line so u'll be able to boot in both normal as well as safe mode.