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How to go into Safe Mode Without Pressing the F8 Key?

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Safe Mode is an alternate boot method offered in Windows XP. It only loads the basic files and drivers that are needed to start your computer. For that reason, it becomes useful when you need to troubleshoot your computer or to scan for virus and Spyware.

For those who are using a Wireless keyboard may have encountered the problem of not being able to go into safe mode by the F8 key. The reason being is that wireless keyboard are not loaded until they have finished the booting up process. Even if you are using a normal keyboard, it is very inefficient to instruct other users to keep pressing the F8 key and most of the time, they only knew that they have missed it after they saw the windows loading screen.

So here is an alternative way to boot into Safe mode. Read more »

Useful Windows XP HotKeys For the Non IT Savvy

HotKeys are always included in any softwares around. The power in HotKeys lies not only in the efficiency that it provides but also greatly increase the user’s satisfaction towards that program. In this post I have compiled some shortcuts that is commonly used and some that is not widely used but useful. Read more »