Thread: Who or Where

One way is Run and MSCONFIG then select Boot Tab and Safe Boot. You have to remember to change it back. I don't know what key to tap on boot.
Joe

Joe, you're on the right track...

> msconfig, check Safe Boot box & don't check "Make Settings Permanent" box.
Will now restart into Safe Mode. Before leaving Safe, could > msconfig, will see Safe Boot is not checked. But, will leave Safe & Reboot to Normal Mode. Now > msconfig, Safe Boot is unchecked... all by not checking "Make Permanent" box.
Just go check the Safe Boot box (only), again, the next time Safe Mode is wanted. Nothing more required.



Drew

I have swapped my MBR/boot manager back to the old Windows 7 one, so cannot experiment but, can you not select safe mode from the new boot manager? I know one rather brutal method (I did it by accident!) is to just switch off the computer midstream. What about the F8 key, does that do the trick?

Dave,

W/out me babbling or sending you to URLs...

Do, Shift + F8 @ Boot-up, same moment/spot as expected & accustom and check out the ensuing items.

Cheers,
Drew

Sorry, but what are you saying? isn't that what I queried, although I was not in a position to try it.
So why is there a Query at all? I don't see anything dramatically different in getting into Windows 8 safe mode?

Look back @ the OP of this thread, it'll all make sense.

D

Originally Posted by Drew

Who or where??? Getting Safe Mode for Windows 8 was being discussed earlier today (4/3/12)... Please, help, if you can... I have something for that thread but, I can't find thread, again.

Thanks,
Drew

Drew;
This may be the thread you are referring to. http://windows8forums.com/windows-8-....html#post6227
I pointed to this TechNet article for adding Safe Mode to the Windows 8 boot menu Enabling Safe Mode in Windows 8 Developer Preview - Knock, knock! Who's there? - Site Home - TechNet Blogs
Have you been able to get the "Hold Shift + F8" method to work reliably for you. It seems to work sometime and sometime not so much. As mentioned here How To Boot Into Safe Mode On Windows 8 (The Easy Way) - How-To Geek
Not sure if my problem is with my laptop's keyboard or with my own timing.
Regards
Randy

Yes, Randy, that is/was the thread. I put my W8 into Safe by setting it in msconfig. As for the Shift + F8 I can't get it due to my dual-boot set-up... I don't get the right opportunity @ the right time. Once it gets to the W8 or W7 choice, that's too late or far... ergo, I dunno how well Shift + F8 goes. I know on some machines trying to hit F8 right can be challenging, to say the least.

Seems like, by now, any info I had is already there & all the same as what you & I have put here. Guess we have redundant threads, now, again.

Cheers,
Drew