Hello Ed, I believe pressing "F6" will do the trick for you. It should bypass loading the drivers as well. Good Luck Fred MTS Electronics Fayetteville, NC fremur01@xxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Ed Gaidies Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2002 10:56 AM To: Tech Assist Subject: [TechAssist] Windows ME Trying to start my computer in "Safe Mode" have tried holding "Ctrl" while booting up, and have also tried "F8", neither one will take me to the "Safe Mode". Any ideas? Thanks.. -Ed- Ed Gaidies Tel-Tek Electronics Ontario-Canada teltek2@xxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------ To REMOVE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html To CHANGE your email address, click here: http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html ------------------------------------------ ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ ------------------------------------------ To REMOVE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html To CHANGE your email address, click here: http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html ------------------------------------------ ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/