Yeah, start pressing F8 a little earlier, I used to have to do the same thing for the same reason :) Darryl ----- Original Message ----- From: "§Pat§" > Morning gang > I used to defrag in the safe mode.....but now when I go to > start......shut down...then restart......everything loads so DARN > fast that it bypasses the screen where I use to be able to push > F8 and then select the safe mode.......any suggestions here? > Or another way to get to the safe mode? > I really do need to defrag. To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/