Getting into XP safe mode while dual booting w/ 7

mikey555

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Hello,
I have the Windows 7 RC and XP dual booting. I've always been able to run both of them perfectly, until today. I went into XP as I normally do, installed a game controller, and restarted (I don't believe I did anything else to system files). Now whenever I enter XP, it freezes after a few seconds.

So the first logical thing is to get into safe mode and do a system restore. However, I have no way of accessing XP's safe mode. From the dual boot menu, I can get into 7's safe mode, but not XP.

Anyone know how I can get into XP's safe mode?

Thank you!
 

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Window 7/XP dual boot
OS
Window 7/XP dual boot
I've just tried it, Don't quite know why it doesn't say on the menu but here's how it is done...

Select 'Earlier Version of Windows' from the boot menu, hit Enter then straight after keep tapping F8.
 

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XP Pro SP3 x86/Vista SP2 x64/Win7 x64 Triple-...AMD64 X2 AM2 5000+Corsair TWX 2Gb (2x1Gb) DDR2 800MhzPCI-X 2.0 Inno3D (NVidia) 9500GT 1Gb DDR2
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self Built
OS
XP Pro SP3 x86/Vista SP2 x64/Win7 x64 Triple-boot
CPU
AMD64 X2 AM2 5000+
Motherboard
Asus MSN-X Plus
Memory
Corsair TWX 2Gb (2x1Gb) DDR2 800Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
PCI-X 2.0 Inno3D (NVidia) 9500GT 1Gb DDR2
Sound Card
Onboard Realtec ALC662-GR
Monitor(s) Displays
Relisys 17' CRT (model unknown)
Screen Resolution
1024x768
Hard Drives
750Gb Samsung 7200-3Gb/s 32Mb Cache SATA
PSU
500W
Cooling
Standard AMD CPU Fan, One side, front and rear case fan.
Keyboard
Microsoft Multimedia Keyboard
Mouse
Samsung Optical
Internet Speed
10M
Great, it works! Thank you!
 

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Window 7/XP dual boot
OS
Window 7/XP dual boot
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