How do I accesss Safe Mode?

RA5C · 27 Nov 2009

Window 7 Professional, F8 doesn't get me there. Did MS change the access point?

torrentg · 27 Nov 2009

Has nothing to do with MS or operating system. That's a motherboard function before Windows is even recognized on the system when boot.

richc46 · 27 Nov 2009

RA5C said:

Window 7 Professional, F8 doesn't get me there. Did MS change the access point?

Every computer manufactuer has a different method to get to Safe Mode. Read your computer manual for the proper way for your computer.

torrentg · 27 Nov 2009

Whoa ya, my bad...was doing a bios case and that was on my mind.

Safe mode...alright....no MS didn't change anything. F8 should get you there.

Go into the bios and set USB Legacy Support and/or USB Keyboard Support.

Brink · 27 Nov 2009

Hello RA5C,

You only have a few seconds during boot for this, so be sure that you are tapping F8 every second during boot to enter the Advaced Boot Options to then select Safe Mode from.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

RA5C · 01 Dec 2009

torrentg said:

Whoa ya, my bad...was doing a bios case and that was on my mind.

Safe mode...alright....no MS didn't change anything. F8 should get you there.

Go into the bios and set USB Legacy Support and/or USB Keyboard Support.

Couldn't find anything that looked like USB Legacy Support, but I turned off Silent Boot and have been able to hit F8 at the correct time.

Thanks for the response

chev65 · 01 Dec 2009

Pointing out the obvious I'am sure but this way works pretty well also.

You just need to uncheck "safe boot" to boot normally again.