f8 will start windows xp home in safe mode, how can i get it back

Start in safe mode.  Open MSCONFIG.  Make sure it's set to boot normally.  On Boot tab, make sure that safeboot is unchecked.

So you can't use F8, and for some reson you can't get to msconfig? The option in msconfig simply writes a switch to boot.ini in C:\
Open boot.ini in notepad, and remove the /SAFEBOOT switch from the text. Save the boot.ini file and reboot.
It'll look something like :
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /FASTDETECT /safeboot:minimal
... remove the /safeboot:minimal bit, save and reboot.

sorry i did not explain enough above.
i was in windows safe mode and restarted the computer
i booted my computer with the windows xp home cd
i clicked on the R to repair windows. windows did its thing and restarted
when restarted it goes into safe mode.
it gives me an error that windows can not install in safe mode.
now, i can not get out of safe mode, because when i hit ok the computer restarts.
when i click the X the computer restarts. is there a way to select from restart
for wiindows to open in normal mode instead of safe mode?

To be safe, before you edit boot.ini, make sure you take a copy first!

thanks for all your help