No Safe Mode?

[MFrost]

Hello, slight disaster here.

I downloaded windows blinds earlier, after opening it i preceeded to pick a new theme. As soon as it started to load the theme it completely knackered my computer. None of the toolbars/windows can be seen and windows is just running about 10,000 times slower than normal trying to display this new theme. So slow i can't actually do anything to stop it.

I've tried rebooting but it just tries to load the theme every time i log on making it impossible to stop it/uninstall it.

I then thought i could maybe start in safe mode and uninstall it from there! BUT i cant get to the boot menu. I've tried google and all the links say to tap F8 when your computer is starting to access the windows XP boot screen but it never appears if i continually tap it from the memory check all the way to Windows XP logo with the blue bar going along the bottom. This is very strange!

I've tried 2 different keyboards so i know its not that. Am i completely screwed or is there a solution?

Anyone got any ideas at all?

Thanks in advance for any help at all!!!

MFrost

 

[Deception]

Well on my motherboard, I actually have to tap F5 instead of F8.. I fount out by tapping all the top F keys till one of em worked 'cause at the time f8 wouldnt work for me either

 

[MFrost]

Well on my motherboard, I actually have to tap F5 instead of F8.. I fount out by tapping all the top F keys till one of em worked 'cause at the time f8 wouldnt work for me either

Hmm interesting F5 didnt work, ill try all the F-Keys in turn and then update thanks for the quick reply.

 

[Tony Williams]

If you have a multimedia keyboard you might have fuction keys on the F- keys make sure they are disabled.

 

[MFrost]

wow after trying every F-key, it turns out it was F5. By holding down the button I was more successful than tapping it over and over.

Thanks for the help folks

 

[Bailey_sufc]

^^^ same with mine very anoyig when you dnt know