I cannot enter safe mode on my p c . I am using the ctrl F8 enter buttons but still cannot access.help  david?
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Just keep on pressing F8 when your system is booting
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after you press the on button keep tapping the F8 button till you see an options screen choose safe mode
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Hmmmm.... Maybe you can try to do a systems restore in the safe mode. Restart the computer, and keep tapping F8. YOu will get a black screen where you can choose safe mode with the arrow keys. Then press enter key to load your computer in safe mode. \nThen click Start-> all programs-> accessories -> systems tools-> system restore-> choose restore to an earlier date/time-> next -> you will get calendar choose the date on which your computer was working fine -> next-> next ..... it will restart your computer, then choose  normal mode and then see whether its working or not.\n\nHopefully this should help you.
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This could be from a couple of things.  Did you add any hardware to the machine recently?  If so, remove it.  Can you get into Safe Mode?  Hit F8 while the computer is booting and you will get a menu.  Choose safe mode.  If that works (which I don't think it will) try to check your drive for errors.  A last resort is a reinstall of your OS using your XP cd.  If you do this properly you will not lose any of your data or programs.  If you do it incorrectly you will lose everything, so be carefull.  If you are not comfortable performiong any of these tasks take your PC to a professional.
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I never heard of that happening. Boot in safe mode and change pw from there if you have SP2 it wont let you, so my advice to you is reformat.
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Restart the machine.\n\nIf it stills boots into safe mode, restart again and hit F8 a few times.  This will bring up the boot menu.  Select Normal
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Boot up your computer, by tapping the F-8 key as it is starting. That will get you into safe mode. Do the defrag, and scandisk, while in safe mode, it will be faster..
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Restart the system, keep hitting the F8 key until you get into the menu, at the menu select "Use last known good configuration"\n\nIf that works then bingo, if not then if you can get into windows at all then go to start--> run and type ( or if you are lazy copy and paste this command )\n\nsfc /scannow\n\nMake sure to have the xp disc or the recovery disc handy.\n\nIf that does not work then back up all of your data and do a clean install.\n\nHow to do a repair install :\n\nhttp://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm\n\nHow to do a clean install :\n\nhttp://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html\n\nHope this helps.
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While tyring to restart hit the F8 key repeatedly and see if it will throw you into safe mode then choose you method to restart from the menu
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Restore to last known working configuration === turn on computer and start tapping the F8 key. You will get a prompt. Select this option.\n\nIf that dont work, do the same thing, but go into safe mode as administrator. From there, its a whole new troubleshooting process. Disable all your startups in MSCONFIG and try again.
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Press ALT + CTRL + DEL twice.\n\nIf that doesnt work, Reboot your computer to Command Prompt mode and type\n\nFORMAT C:
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At the command point\nType\nchkdsk /p /r\nLet it run, and at the end \ntype\nexit\nRestart in safe mode by pressing the F8 key\nwhen booted shut down and then reboot the system as normal.\n\nGood luck
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every one  here saying to go into safemode but it will not work.you will again logof automatically .you just format your hard drive to prevent damage to your system.and install windows again.
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Seems to be a glitsch in Windows XP.  I have the same.  It gets slightly better after going through a safe mode start (F8 while booting).
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I need more info.\nDo you ever see the Windows logo? If so then there is probably something wrong w/ the windows files. Trying tapping F8 during bootup and select "safe mode"\n\nDo you just get the HP logo? Then it's something hardware related. And that could be almost anything. Did you change anything else besides the hard drive?\nThis board also seems pretty old, so it might just be dead.
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start the computer then hit the F8 butten repeatedly until your safe mode page appears...don't hit the F8 quickly but about once every 2 seconds
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reinstall xp from CD.  press F8 immediately after u switch on your PC and select safe mode.  \n\nif it does not work boot your system with XP CD by pressing F8  after switch on your pc\ngo to cmos setting and change the boot sequence.