Accessing Windows in Safe Mode

GarethDW

GarethDW

GarethDW

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Had a problem with my Windows box earlier today whereby it kept on blue-screening... seems my AV was playing up and I needed to disable its service via safe mode so I could then boot normally on actually fix the problem. Only problem was that I realised I don't know how to access Windows Safe Mode apart from pressing F8 which, of course, doesn't work when you use grub ;)

In the end, because I was rushed for time and needed to do something from within Windows pdq, I resorted to blatting my MBR via the installation CD just so that I could use the F8 method, but I figured there must be a way of being able to access the Windows Safe Mode even if you're not using their boot loader. Does anyone know a way of doing this?
 
Good idea about the resetting option... hadn't thought of that. Although thinking about it, I didn't get the option after getting the BSoDs either - not sure if Windows only shows it if it fails to boot correctly as opposed to after having blue screened.

Wasn't sure if I could add a parameter to the boot options in grub for Windows... I know this would work for Linux but not sure if Windows accepts different parameters during boot up or not.

It's not a biggie... hopefully I won't need to do it again. It was just something that I'd never thought of until today when I needed to get into safe mode.
 
Tsk, silly Windows. It would make sense, imo, to have that option after a Blue Screen as well... but maybe that's just cause it would've saved me some time earlier today ;)
 
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