Can't enter Safe Mode
well,on top of my other woes on this older Toshiba laptop for some reason I can't get it into safe mode. I know in the past, before I reinstalled Windows XP I could get into safe mode OK by repeatedly...
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mr. ed
Does your keyboard have two labels on the F8 key?
Mine says "Save" and "F8". The default is "Save". To engage "F8" (Function keys), I have to press the "F-Lock" button (turns on an indicator light "F") before I press "F8". Otherwise I am really pressing "Save".
Also, during the Boot process, F-Lock is turned off to the default setting. If I press F-Lock too soon, it gets turned back off. I have to watch the indicator light while pressing F8.
Does your keyboard have two labels on the F8 key?
Mine says "Save" and "F8". The default is "Save". To engage "F8" (Function keys), I have to press the "F-Lock" button (turns on an indicator light "F") before I press "F8". Otherwise I am really pressing "Save".
Also, during the Boot process, F-Lock is turned off to the default setting. If I press F-Lock too soon, it gets turned back off. I have to watch the indicator light while pressing F8.
