Shortcut to boot into safe mode

JIP

Anyone know of a shorcut to click on and force a reboot into safe mode?

I've done some Googling and see suggestions for earlier Win versions,
but none of them are working so far with Win 7.

Thanks

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R. C. White

Hi, JIP.

MSCONFIG.exe has "Safe boot" on its Boot tab. Does this do what you want?

RC
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"JIP" wrote in message
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Anyone know of a shorcut to click on and force a reboot into safe mode?

I've done some Googling and see suggestions for earlier Win versions,
but none of them are working so far with Win 7.

Thanks

VanguardLH

JIP wrote:

> Anyone know of a shorcut to click on and force a reboot into safe mode?
>
> I've done some Googling and see suggestions for earlier Win versions,
> but none of them are working so far with Win 7.
>
> Thanks

BootSafe
http://www.superadblocker.com/bootsafe.html
Doesn't list support beyond Windows XP but then this web page doesn't
appear to have been updated in quite awhile.

Add a shortcut on your desktop or as an icon in a toolbar in the Windows
taskbar. I'm not sure that is really much easier than simply rebooting
Windows and hitting F8 to select Safe Mode.

Bob I

In System Configuration, Select "Boot", "Safe Boot", "Minimal" or other,
Apply, OK, Restart. Wait for reboot to complete.

On 4/5/2011 13:39, JIP wrote:
> Anyone know of a shorcut to click on and force a reboot into safe mode?
>
> I've done some Googling and see suggestions for earlier Win versions,
> but none of them are working so far with Win 7.
>
> Thanks
>

Evelyn Woolston

But that means being able to get into Windows in the first place. What if
you can't even get into Windows in Normal mode?
Surely Win7 has a method of dealing with this.
Am I mistaken in thinking that the shortcut key that boots into Safemode is
not actually a Windows thing but is individual to computers? Although most
have been F8, I'm sure I had one that used F5 (many eons ago) and one that
used the Space bar.
Evi


"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> In System Configuration, Select "Boot", "Safe Boot", "Minimal" or other,
> Apply, OK, Restart. Wait for reboot to complete.
>
> On 4/5/2011 13:39, JIP wrote:
>> Anyone know of a shorcut to click on and force a reboot into safe mode?
>>
>> I've done some Googling and see suggestions for earlier Win versions,
>> but none of them are working so far with Win 7.
>>
>> Thanks
>>

Mortimer

"Evelyn Woolston" <evwool@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> But that means being able to get into Windows in the first place. What if
> you can't even get into Windows in Normal mode?
> Surely Win7 has a method of dealing with this.
> Am I mistaken in thinking that the shortcut key that boots into Safemode
> is not actually a Windows thing but is individual to computers? Although
> most have been F8, I'm sure I had one that used F5 (many eons ago) and
> one that > used the Space bar.

As far as I know, all versions of Windows that have had Safe Mode use F8 -
it's a Windows thing rather than being PC-specific.

What *is* PC-specific is the key to get into the BIOS when the PC is first
powered on. That may be F1, F2, DEL or anything else - but *hopefully* the
initial POST screen will tell you what key to press.

JIP

R. C. White wrote:

> Hi, JIP.
>
> MSCONFIG.exe has "Safe boot" on its Boot tab. Does this do what you
> want?
>
> RC

Hi RC thanks for the reply, I was aware of the process you mention -
but what I want is a lazy shortcut to just click on and away it goes.

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JIP

VanguardLH wrote:

> JIP wrote:
>
> > Anyone know of a shorcut to click on and force a reboot into safe
> > mode?
> >
> > I've done some Googling and see suggestions for earlier Win
> > versions, but none of them are working so far with Win 7.
> >
> > Thanks
>
> BootSafe
> http://www.superadblocker.com/bootsafe.html
> Doesn't list support beyond Windows XP but then this web page doesn't
> appear to have been updated in quite awhile.
>
> Add a shortcut on your desktop or as an icon in a toolbar in the
> Windows taskbar. I'm not sure that is really much easier than simply
> rebooting Windows and hitting F8 to select Safe Mode.

Thanks - I'll have a look at Bootsafe - I know it's lazy, but since
booting into safe mode takes longer that normal boot, I want a lazy
solution that will let me set off the process with a click, then go
make a coffee!!

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JIP

VanguardLH wrote:

> JIP wrote:
>
> > Anyone know of a shorcut to click on and force a reboot into safe
> > mode?
> >
> > I've done some Googling and see suggestions for earlier Win
> > versions, but none of them are working so far with Win 7.
> >
> > Thanks
>
> BootSafe
> http://www.superadblocker.com/bootsafe.html
> Doesn't list support beyond Windows XP but then this web page doesn't
> appear to have been updated in quite awhile.
>
> Add a shortcut on your desktop or as an icon in a toolbar in the
> Windows taskbar. I'm not sure that is really much easier than simply
> rebooting Windows and hitting F8 to select Safe Mode.

Tried it, and as Stubbo reports, it just forces a reboot into normal
mode

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Bob I

No, Windows is watching the F8 key. The F5, F2, F10 or Esc keys are for
intercepting the POST and entering the BIOS configuration.

On 4/6/2011 01:37, Evelyn Woolston wrote:
> But that means being able to get into Windows in the first place. What
> if you can't even get into Windows in Normal mode?
> Surely Win7 has a method of dealing with this.
> Am I mistaken in thinking that the shortcut key that boots into Safemode
> is not actually a Windows thing but is individual to computers? Although
> most have been F8, I'm sure I had one that used F5 (many eons ago) and
> one that used the Space bar.
> Evi
>
>
> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:IWNmp.12013$yp3.939@newsfe09.iad...
>> In System Configuration, Select "Boot", "Safe Boot", "Minimal" or
>> other, Apply, OK, Restart. Wait for reboot to complete.
>>
>> On 4/5/2011 13:39, JIP wrote:
>>> Anyone know of a shorcut to click on and force a reboot into safe mode?
>>>
>>> I've done some Googling and see suggestions for earlier Win versions,
>>> but none of them are working so far with Win 7.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>