To start Windows XP in Safe Mode, you must press the F8 key when you start your computer, just after the beep system. For your convenience, you can display a menu that allows you to Launch Windows Xp in Safe Mode Directly From Boot menu.

Follow The Step

  1. Click Start > Setting

  2. Open the Control Panel and then double click the System icon.

  3. In the resulting window, open the Advanced tab

  4. Click the Settings button under Startup and Recovery.

  5. Click the Change button to customize the boot. The Notepad is opened.

  6. In the section [operating systems], copy the line already and then paste it in sequence, on a new line. Change the description of this line between the quotes for example,to Safe Mode, then add the following parameters to the suite / sos / bootlog. Do not touch the rest of the line.

  7. Click the File menu, click Save and close the notebook.

  8. From the next Boot of your computer, Boot menu lets you choose between a normal startup and safe mode. Use the arrow keys to select the start of your choice and press Enter.


ps Here my boot.ini Look Like This


[boot loader]
timeout=5
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Safe Mode" /safeboot:minimal /sos /bootlog