The operating system is a complex software package, so there are cases when some components fail. Identifying the problem is often not so simple, especially to the ordinary PC user.
The problems that arise are much easier to learn if you are booting the operating system in safe mode. Its essence boils down to a fairly simple principle: the operating system downloads only those services and programs that it needs to work, that is, some basic set. Entering the safe mode, it becomes much easier to diagnose these or other problems. But you need to understand that the operating system will function with the additional video driver disabled, and this affects the appearance of the shell and may be unusual at first glance. So how do you boot in safe mode? Let's talk about this in this article.
Starting, the operating system allocates by default a few seconds, for which you can use the hotkey, hence, start the download in safe mode. With standard settings, and therefore, in the vast majority, this key will be F8, located on the auxiliary keyboard. But immediately we will make a reservation: it will be quite difficult to catch this moment from the first time. If you give it a designation, it happens immediately after the BIOS performs all the tests, but before the operating system starts its download.
Boot in safe mode is often done when the computer is infected with viruses, and there is no other way to get rid of it. I want to note a simple way to enter this mode: you need to open the menu "Start" - "Run", enter in the opened field "msconfig". You will see a utility for setting up the root services of the system and other important parameters, among which there is a checkmark. If you set it, automatic mode will start loading safe mode the next time you reboot. As noted above, if the main problem you are trying to get into this mode is viruses, then we recommend that you do not use the msconfig utility, but instead log in at the time of loading the operating system.
Boot Windows in safe mode was possible in version 98, it was executed by the same key F8. This version of the operating system does not have a special utility, setting its settings, you will automatically be able to get into Safe Mode, so the only option is to use the hotkey. Windows 2000 also has a similar login system.
To start the safe mode boot in Windows XP, you should proceed similarly as described above. After the BIOS finishes the memory miscalculation and the test of all the nodes of the computer, press F8. If the first time did not work, boot the operating system started, do not despair, restart the computer again. Having entered into this mode, you can diagnose computer problems that can be easily eliminated after detection. Here, in fact, that's all. A fairly simple approach is to load in safe mode.