No Safe mode option?

[chrisf8657]

Hey guys,

I feel embaressed, after being a tech for 17+ years, I cannot find out WHY my Win7 install only has two options: "Start Recovery Console/Mode?" and "Start Windows Normally"...

WHERE THE HELL IS SAFE MODE?

Any help appreciated, I have tried searchin google and alot of other resources with no solution.

Thanks!

 

[Jonathan_King]

Press F8 on boot.
If you need, go into msconfig and change the option time under Boot.

 

[chrisf8657]

John,

While I appreciate the reply, there is obviously a problem...
There is no Safe Mode - Safe Mode w/ Networking, or even Last Known Good Config...
Simply adding the SAFE mode to MSCONFIG -- DOES NOT solve the original problem!

So how do I get these back, while pressing F8, is the question?

 

[Jonathan_King]

Stick with me, there is most definitely safe mode on Win7.
Go into Advanced System Settings and navigate to the Startup tab. Then set "Time to display Operating Systems" to about 10. You can later change this to fit your preference.
Reboot, and when it shows the screen, press F8.

 

[Cyberium]

I only come into safe mode on Win 7 if I shut down improperly.
-Shut down all open programs and press the reset button.
but then I still have the problem that I get the start up animation from Vista although I'm booting into WIN 7 and have no other OS installed on my PC. This is only a guess but could that be the reason why I get the safe mode choice when I make a forceful reboot?

 

[reghakr]

Sometimes it's not the F8 key.

I didn't know what mine was, so I kept my fingers on F3 through F8.

I finally got Still don';t know exact F key that worked

 

[Jonathan_King]

I can give an explanation for that. When you only have 1 OS, by default, it doesn't show the list of OS's. To change that, see my post above. When you shutdown improperly, it goes into the advanced options for your OS. To access the advanced options without rebooting improperly, you need to see the list of OS's. From there, press F8 to get in.

 

[Jonathan_King]

Sometimes it's not the F8 key.

I didn't know what mine was, so I kept my fingers on F3 through F8.

I finally got Still don';t know exact F key that worked

It should not change. It is a Windows thing, not a BIOS thing.

 

[Cyberium]

I can give an explanation for that. When you only have 1 OS, by default, it doesn't show the list of OS's. To change that, see my post above. When you shutdown improperly, it goes into the advanced options for your OS. To access the advanced options without rebooting improperly, you need to see the list of OS's. From there, press F8 to get in.

Thanks a lot for the explanation. In fact it is very logic - and definitely better than my workaround LOL.

 

[chrisf8657]

Ah yes, that old option...thanks Jonathan.

 

[solar]

Indeed, you should press F8.. if you have a single OS, just push F8 repeatedly from sec you see your boot screen I'd say. Then I believe, you get the listings you mention.. by pushing TAB if i remember correctly, the rest of the options show up... last known... safe mode... w/ networking etc.

 

[Tragon]

I know this thread is long dead but.. For anyone searching and wants to know the proper (Not spamming F8 like the old days) method in Windows 7, here it is:

Click the Start button.
Click Run.
Type in "msconfig" without the qoutes.
Select the Boot tab.
There you can select Safe Mode + options.
Restart and everything will load automatically, as few or as many times as you want depending on the options you have selected.

 

[LeniK]

I have an interesting problem with Win7 Pro, 64bit, which has me perplexed. The machine runs perfectly in normal mode, but when I try to put it into safe mode from the F8 menu choices, here's what happens.....
The machine starts to start...... when we get to the "Welcome" screen, things are looking good. At which point, the box again reboots, and starts normally in normal mode..... so in essence, I can run normally, without a single issue with any of my applications, and yet, I am left with no access to safe mode. Having been at this since I built my first IBM-PC (8086) back in the early 1980's, I have tried everything I know to solve this issue, as I like that safe mode to be available to me "just in case" I push things to far and get met with something that might require it.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.....

Leni Kalish

 

[Barman58]

Only thing that comes to mind is that some hardware driver that does not load in Safe Mode does not have a safe mode driver installed that would act as a fall back - not sure how to proove the cause or how to cure it but check the drivers for any "exotic" hardware as a starting point, (in addition disconnect any USB or other remote hardware if possible)