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Add A Safe Mode Option To The Boot Menu In Windows
XP.
Follow these steps to add a
Safe Mode option to the Boot
menu.
When you're experiencing a problem with
Windows XP, you may
need to boot the system into Safe Mode more than once. However, doing so can be
a tiresome process. When the Boot menu appears, you must press [F8], and then
you must select Safe Mode from yet another menu.
Wouldn't it be nice if Safe Mode were available from the
Boot menu? In fact, it's relatively easy to add a Safe Mode option to the
Boot
menu.
Here's how.
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Press [Windows][Break] to open the System Properties
dialog box.
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On the Advanced tab, click the Settings button in the
Startup And Recovery section.
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In the System Startup section, click the Edit button.
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When the Boot.ini file opens in Notepad, locate the line
that ends with the /fastdetect switch.
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Highlight and copy that line and paste it in the line
below.
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Change the section on the line that reads
WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" to WINDOWS="Safe Mode."
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Add the following to the end of the line:
/safeboot:minimal /sos /bootlog
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