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There are four ways to start Windows 98 in Safe Mode:
Method 1
Turn on your computer.
After the Dell™ logo, hold down the <Ctrl> key until the Windows 98 Startup menu appears.
Highlight or select Safe Mode (usually number 3) from the Startup menu.
Press the <Enter> key.
Method 2
Click the Start button, click Run, in the Open box type msconfig and click OK.
Click the Advanced button.
Click Enable Startup Menu.
A check mark will appear in the box.
Click OK.
Click OK.
Choose to restart your computer when prompted.
When the system restarts, use the arrow keys to highlight Safe Mode, then press the <Enter> key.
Method 3
Insert a non-bootable floppy disk in the floppy drive, and restart your computer.
When the message Non-system disk or disk error. Replace and strike any key when ready appears, remove the floppy disk from the drive.
Press the <F8> key twice.
The Windows 98 Startup menu appears.
Use the arrow keys to highlight Safe Mode, and press the <Enter> key.
Method 4
If Windows 98 fails to start, it will attempt to enter Safe Mode automatically on the following restart.
NOTE: To exit Safe Mode, click the Start button, click Shutdown, click Restart The Computer, and click Yes
Starting the Microsoft Windows® Millennium Edition (Me) Operating System in Safe Mode:
Turn on your computer.
Hold down the <Ctrl> key until the Microsoft Windows Millennium Startup Menu appears.
Use the arrow keys to highlight Safe Mode, then press the <Enter> key.
NOTE: To exit Safe Mode, click the Start button, click Shutdown, click Restart The Computer, and click Yes.
Starting the Microsoft Windows® XP Operating System in Safe Mode:
Turn on the computer
Immediately begin tapping the <F8> key.
Use the arrow keys to highlight Safe Mode and press the <Enter> key.
NOTE: To exit Safe Mode, click the Start button, click Turn Off Computer, click Restart.
Additional Information on Safe Mode
Safe Mode is a diagnostic and troubleshooting mode of Windows. Safe Mode bypasses the portion of the registry that loads protected mode device drivers, and
bypasses the Autoexec.bat and Config.sys files. Safe Mode prevents all 32-bit (protected mode) disk drivers from being loaded except the floppy driver.
You may want to enable this setting if your computer does not start due to disk peripheral input/output (I/O) problems. If you start your computer in Safe Mode,
all I/O uses 16-bit (real mode) drivers or the basic input/output system (BIOS). Also, all disk drives that are functional in protected mode only, such as CD and
DVD drives, no longer function in Windows.
Safe Mode uses the original registry settings, System.ini, and Win.ini files. This effectively bypasses the [Boot] and [386Enh] sections of the System.ini file and
disables all the Windows protected mode devices listed in Device Manager. Also, Windows Safe Mode does not run programs listed on the Load= and Run=
lines in the [Windows] section of the Win.ini file.
NOTE: Although the [Boot] section of the System.ini file is bypassed, the shell= and drivers= lines in the [Boot] section are processed.
Safe Mode uses a Standard VGA video driver and resizes the desktop to a resolution of 640 x 480.
Safe mode in Windows 2000 and XP
Windows XP and Windows 2000 provide Safe Mode, a startup option that disables startup programs and nonessential services to create an environment useful
for troubleshooting and diagnosing problems. In Safe Mode, Windows starts a minimal set of drivers that the operating system needs to function. Support for
devices such as audio devices, most USB devices, and IEEE 1394 devices is disabled to reduce the number of variables that you need to consider when
diagnosing the cause of startup problems, Stop messages, or general system instability.
Logging on to the computer in Safe Mode does not update Last Known Good Configuration information. Therefore, if you log on to your computer in Safe
Mode and then decide you want to try Last Known Good Configuration, the option to do so is still available.
The following registry key lists the driver and service groups enabled in safe mode:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Minimal
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