How to Get into Windows Safe Mode

It is required to boot your PC in safe mode to uninstall some programmes with Perfect Uninstaller. For making the uninstall instructions more detailed, we list the methods to boot your windows in safe mode.

Perfect Uninstaller operating System: Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/2003/XP/ Vista.

Instructions to boot your windows in safe mode for Windows 95:

1. From Start, click Shutdown
2. Click Restart The Computer, and then click OK.
3. Press on F8 button when it starts beeping or you see the message “Starting Windows 95“,and then the Windows 95 Startup menu will be shown.

4. In the menu, choose option 3 by pressing the 3 key and press Enter, and then you should start the safe mode.
5. If you fail, please try again. If you fail, please try again. If you fail to do it for many time, turn off your computer. When the computer is turned on the next time Windows should notice that the computer did not successfully boot and give you the Safe Mode screen.

Instructions to boot your windows in safe mode for Windows 98/ME:

1. From Start, click Shutdown
2. Click Restart The Computer, and then click OK.
3. During the process, press on Ctrl button, and then the Windows 98 / ME Startup Menu will be shown.

4. Select Safe Mode in the Startup menu, and press the Enter button.
5. If you fail, please try again. If you fail, please try again. If you fail to do it for many time, turn off your computer. When the computer is turned on the next time Windows should notice that the computer did not successfully boot and give you the Safe Mode screen.

Instructions to boot your windows in safe mode for Windows 2000

1. From Start, click Shutdown
2. Click Restart, and then click OK.
3. During the process, press on F8 button, and then the Windows 2000 Startup Menu will be shown.

4. Select Safe Mode from the Startup menu, and press the Enter button.
5. If you fail, please try again. If you fail to do it for many time, turn off your computer. When the computer is turned on the next time Windows should notice that the computer did not successfully boot and give you the Safe Mode screen.

Instructions to boot your windows in safe mode for Windows XP

1. From Start, click Shutdown
2. Select Restart and click OK.
3. During the process, press on F8 button, and then the Windows XP Startup Menu will be shown.

4. Select Safe Mode in the Startup menu, and press the Enter button.
5. If you fail, please try again. If you fail to do it for many time, turn off your computer. When the computer is turned on the next time Windows should notice that the computer did not successfully boot and give you the Safe Mode screen.

Instructions to boot your windows in safe mode for Windows NT

1. From Start, click Turn off computer.
2. Select Restart.
3. During the process, press on F8 button, and then the Windows NT Startup Menu will be shown.
4. Select Safe Mode from the Startup menu, and press the Enter button on your keyboard.
5. If you fail, please try again. If you fail to do it for many time, turn off your computer. When the computer is turned on the next time Windows should notice that the computer did not successfully boot and give you the Safe Mode screen.

Instructions to boot your windows in safe mode for Windows Vista

1. From Start, click the Arrow to the right of the padlock.
2. Select Restart and click OK.
3. During restart, hold down the F8 key and it will show Windows Advanced Options Menu.

4. Use your arrow keys to move to Safe Mode and press the Enter button.
5. If you fail, please try again. If you fail to do it for many time, turn off your computer. When the computer is turned on the next time Windows should notice that the computer did not successfully boot and give you the Safe Mode screen.