Re: Booting in Save Mode

On Wed, 03 Dec 2025 03:31:31 +0200, Steve Hayes
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On Mon, 01 Dec 2025 11:12:51 -0300, Shadow <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 01 Dec 2025 01:59:11 +0200, Steve Hayes
>><[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>Is there any simple way to boot into "Safe Mode"?
>>>
>>>I find my computer sometimes loses connection to its USB ports, and
>>>the only way to get it back is to boot into Safe Mode, shut it down,
>>>then turn the power off, and reboot. 
>>>
>>>But the only way I seem to be able to get it to boot into Safe Mode is
>>>to turn the power off while it is booting into Windows XP, and then
>>>starting again. There must be an easier way. 
>>
>>	Have you tried re-installing the USB drivers?
>>	Something might have corrupted them.
>>
>>	"It still works"
>>
>><https://itstillworks.com/reinstall-usb-drivers-windows-xp-6808217.html>
>
>
>Thanks for that -- it looks a bit scary. I hope it doesn't ask one to
>insert the original installation disc at any point. I wouldn't know
>where to start looking for it!


 You could try downloading one. WinXP isn't very large by today's
bandwidth and storage standards. 

 WWW.Microsoft.com may have copies lying around.

 I found a few linkies here(-ish, I had the en-gb version):

 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/search/explore?q=windows+xp 

                                                       J.