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you have to hit the f8 key prior to the windows logo, like right after the bios posting
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you have to hit the f8 key prior to the windows logo, like right after the bios posting

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I do that - and the OS starts loading a safe mode...the logo then shows (distorted safe mode version) but then the OS starts the boot process all over again without completing the boot intosafe mode.
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I do that - and the OS starts loading a safe mode...the logo then shows (distorted safe mode version) but then the OS starts the boot process all over again without completing the boot intosafe mode.

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I am trying to boot into safe mode in Vista Home Premium, but Vista starts the process, gets to the Windows logo..and then starts rebooting all over again. &nbsp;How can I straighten this out?
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I am trying to boot into safe mode in Vista Home Premium, but Vista starts the process, gets to the Windows logo..and then starts rebooting all over again.  How can I straighten this out?

Vista Home Premium will not boot into Safe Mode

Windows Vista is an operating system created by Microsoft as the successor to Windows XP. It was intended for PCs, workstations and laptops, and shares the same code base as its successor, Windows 7. New features included an updated graphical user interface (GUI) and visual style dubbed Aero, a new search component called Windows Search, redesigned networking, audio, print and display subsystems, and new multimedia tools. Vista aimed to increase the level of communication between machines on a home network, using peer-to-peer technology to simplify sharing files and media between computers and devices. Windows Vista included version 3.0 of the .NET Framework, allowing software developers to write applications without traditional Windows APIs.

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