I have a Packard Bell & go to Programs-Packard Bell-Cyber Trio and have safe
mode option under Kiddos.  This is a pretty simple way!  Hope it helps you.

Audrey

----- Original Message -----
From: "Patty Carson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 9:02 AM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Can't find Safe Mode


> I had trouble with this before to.  What I do is boot normally, but don't
> let Windows completely come up.  Right before the desktop and the icons
are
> due to come up, hit Ctrl+Alt+Delete.  Then when the next reboot takes
place,
> you will get a list of options to pick from; one of them being Safe Mode.
>
> You wrote:
> I am trying to boot a computer into safe mode so that I can run scandisk.
> I can't get it to give me the startup menu.    I am running Windows 98 SE;
> help tells me that I should hold down the ctrl key or the f8 key.   Have
> done both; Windows continues to load.   I looked up information on the
> motherboard thinking maybe the startup menu is motherboard specific and
not
> os specific.   But I'm a little out of my depth here -- it is a Super
Micro
> (6389) board running AMIBIOS.   (Not sure of my use of these terms....
But
> those are the right names.)   Does anyone have any suggestions for getting
> the startup menu to appear?
>
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