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More than likely it will boot into Safe Mode. We can use Safe Mode if we have a system that is having trouble booting into Windows. In Safe Mode we don’t have networking abilities. This can help us determine if the problem is driver related or software related. It loads only the generic mouse, monitor, keyboard, storage device, base video driver which starts in 16 color VGA (640 by 480), Event Log service and some other services that are absolutely necessary. When we start the system in Safe Mode we start the system using a basic set of system files and drivers. Probably the most widely used alternative boot mode is Safe Mode.

Disable Driver Signature Enforcement (Windows 7).

Disable Automatic Restart on System Failure.

Directory Services Restore Mode (used on a Windows Domain Controller to perform a directory service repair).

Enable VGA Mode (in Windows XP), or Enable low-resolution video (640-480) (in Windows 7).

In Advanced Boot Menu we have several different options to choose. Alternatively if we’re in Windows we can use the MSconfig.exe utility to specify which start up mode we want to use. Note that we cannot choose every boot option from Msconfig. If we press F8 at that point we will be presented with a Boot Mode menu where we can select which start up mode we want to use. When the system starts we see a black BIOS screen with a summary of our computer configuration (amount of memory, installed hard drives, assigned IRQs, etc).

The first option is to press F8 during boot up.

To select a different Windows boot mode we have two different options. By eliminating unnecessary services we might be able to get the system up and running so that we can fix the problem that we’re having. Alternative boot modes allow us to customize which services are loaded during the boot.

If we have problems starting our system, or if it will start but it’s having some troubles, we might be able to restart the system in an alternative mode. Key terms: mode, boot, safe, start, configuration, enable, option, driver, services, problem, vga Objectives: Learn which different boot mode options are available and when should we use them.