boot xp safe mode

I'm trying to boot in to safe mode onto my xp install from the dual boot with xp and vista. f8 will only work for the vista install, and holding shift won't work when i selecet the xp install. Does anyone know a way that i should be able to boot up the windows install in safe mode?

I'm trying to boot in to safe mode onto my xp install from the dual boot with xp and vista. f8 will only work for the vista install, and holding shift won't work when i selecet the xp install. Does anyone know a way that i should be able to boot up the windows install in safe mode?

Hello,
When your computer starts, you should be presented with a menu from which you can select either "Earlier version of windows" or windows vista.
If you select "Earlier version of windows" and press enter, you should be able to press F8 and get to the advanced boot options menu for Windows XP.
- JB

K. Barr wrote:

I'm trying to boot in to safe mode onto my xp install from the dual boot with xp and vista. f8 will only work for the vista install, and holding shift won't work when i selecet the xp install. Does anyone know a way that i should be able to boot up the windows install in safe mode?

Can you boot into XP in normal mode? Run msconfig, click on the boot.ini tab, check /safeboot.
-- Kerry MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

when i have "Earlier version of windows" selected the option for advanced boot options menu no longer shows up. It actually shows up when i push down to selected the vista install, and then wheni push up for earlier versions the option disappears
"Jimmy Brush" wrote:

I'm trying to boot in to safe mode onto my xp install from the dual boot with xp and vista. f8 will only work for the vista install, and holding shift won't work when i selecet the xp install. Does anyone know a way that i should be able to boot up the windows install in safe mode?
Hello,
When your computer starts, you should be presented with a menu from which you can select either "Earlier version of windows" or windows vista.
If you select "Earlier version of windows" and press enter, you should be able to press F8 and get to the advanced boot options menu for Windows XP.
- JB

I'm having a display problem with my xp install, which is why i need to boot to save mode, i can boot into xp, but i can't see anything. "Kerry Brown" wrote:

K. Barr wrote: I'm trying to boot in to safe mode onto my xp install from the dual boot with xp and vista. f8 will only work for the vista install, and holding shift won't work when i selecet the xp install. Does anyone know a way that i should be able to boot up the windows install in safe mode?
Can you boot into XP in normal mode? Run msconfig, click on the boot.ini tab, check /safeboot.
-- Kerry MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Which means that when you choose to boot into XP you must use whatever method to intercept the boot process and go into safe mode that you normally used on your machine before Vista was installed.
"K. Barr" wrote in message

when i have "Earlier version of windows" selected the option for advanced boot options menu no longer shows up. It actually shows up when i push down to selected the vista install, and then wheni push up for earlier versions the option disappears
"Jimmy Brush" wrote:
I'm trying to boot in to safe mode onto my xp install from the dual boot with xp and vista. f8 will only work for the vista install, and holding shift won't work when i selecet the xp install. Does anyone know a way that i should be able to boot up the windows install in safe mode?
Hello,
When your computer starts, you should be presented with a menu from which you can select either "Earlier version of windows" or windows vista.
If you select "Earlier version of windows" and press enter, you should be able to press F8 and get to the advanced boot options menu for Windows XP.
- JB

when i have "Earlier version of windows" selected the option for advanced boot options menu no longer shows up. It actually shows up when i push down to selected the vista install, and then wheni push up for earlier versions the option disappears

This is expected ... you have to press enter when you select "Earlier version of windows", and then Press F8.
You see, Windows Vista installs a brand new boot loader that doesn't work with windows xp...
what happens is, when you select "Earlier version of windows" and press enter, the Vista boot loader loads the Windows XP boot loader.
So, right after you press enter on "Earlier version of windows", you will need to press F8 very fast, so the windows xp boot loader sees it and lets you start in safe mode. :)
- JB

Yes, that certainly works on my dual boot. Press enter to select XP and then press F8.
Mike Bernstein
"Jimmy Brush" wrote in message

when i have "Earlier version of windows" selected the option for advanced boot options menu no longer shows up. It actually shows up when i push down to selected the vista install, and then wheni push up for earlier versions the option disappears
This is expected ... you have to press enter when you select "Earlier version of windows", and then Press F8.
You see, Windows Vista installs a brand new boot loader that doesn't work with windows xp...
what happens is, when you select "Earlier version of windows" and press enter, the Vista boot loader loads the Windows XP boot loader.
So, right after you press enter on "Earlier version of windows", you will need to press F8 very fast, so the windows xp boot loader sees it and lets you start in safe mode. :)
- JB

thank you guys so much, that did the trick, as i am replying from the xp install right now
"K. Barr" wrote:

I'm having a display problem with my xp install, which is why i need to boot to save mode, i can boot into xp, but i can't see anything. "Kerry Brown" wrote:
K. Barr wrote: I'm trying to boot in to safe mode onto my xp install from the dual boot with xp and vista. f8 will only work for the vista install, and holding shift won't work when i selecet the xp install. Does anyone know a way that i should be able to boot up the windows install in safe mode?
Can you boot into XP in normal mode? Run msconfig, click on the boot.ini tab, check /safeboot.
-- Kerry MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User