Really easy computer question

[thatpfunk]

I am retarded...
But how do you restar in safe mode? XP is telling me that I go to restart and then select Operating System and press F8...

BUT, I have a compaq laptop and when I click restart, it just shuts down. What am I missing here? How do I restart in safe mode? I suck.

[vetman81]

I think you just have to hit F8 as it is rebooting.

[thatpfunk]

That doesn't do anything...

[Non_Comformist]

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I am retarded


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[NLSoldier]

Umm, ya it does. You gotta keep jamming on it the whole time its rebooting. There should even be a little thing at one point that says F8 for safe mode, but just continuos jamming works too.

[BusterStacks]

or, you could:

1) go to the start menu
2) click "Run"
3) type "msconfig" in the box
4) click the "BOOT.INI" tab
5) check the "/SAFEBOOT" checkbox
6) restart

[thatpfunk]

k, trying for the 3rd time [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

[NLSoldier]

ya i would listen to buster if I were you. I probably don't know waht I'm talking about.

[ricdaman]

You are not retarted. Your computer is retarted. That's what you get for buying a Compaq. Take it as a lesson and don't do it again.

My suggestion is to make a DOS bootup disk, start your computer up in DOS, and then enter windows safemode from DOS.

[thatpfunk]

i got it for free, so i have no complaints...