[AT] Just testing

[tomehrkam at houston.rr.com]

Try holding down the Ctrl key during reboot. This will place you in safe mode also.

When I tap the F8 key I am sometimes off in the timing and I have to shut down and try again. Holding down Ctrl seems to work better. No tapping required.

I do not know where I found this info. In some Microsoft help file somewhere. I cannot find it now but it does work.

----- Original Message -----
From: Bob W <RGW13 at bellsouth.net>
Date: Thursday, December 30, 2004 8:12 am
Subject: RE: [AT] Just testing

> Cecil,
> 
> Reboot your computer as windows starts up keep tapping F8 and you 
> will get
> the window for safe mode. This is the same for XP as previous versions
> 
> Bob W [FL]
> 
> 
> ><-----Original Message-----
> ><From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> ><[at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com]On Behalf Of Cecil E Monson
> ><Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 8:36 AM
> ><To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> ><Subject: Re: [AT] Just testing
> ><
> ><
> ><> Cecil,
> ><>
> ><> Start your computer in safe mode then run defrag. Starting in 
> safe mode
> ><> turns off all those things that slow down defrag, virus
> ><protection and such.
> ><> It will still take a few hours most likely. I have not timed 
> mine, just
> ><> start it at night and go to bed and it is done in the morning.
> ><>
> ><> Bob W [FL]
> ><> 7:44AM 12/29/04
> ><
> ><
> ><	I guess even XP has a safe mode. I have never tried it on this
> ><computer so will have to look up what key to hit to start it. 
> Someone else
> ><also said to do this but no one has mentioned the key to hit so 
> far. I
> ><turned off the virus program and an automatic backup program but
> ><don't know
> ><what else might be running that would slow down the defrag. The
> ><hard drives
> ><are 200 Gb with lots of files and folders so it is not a short job.
> ><
> ><Cecil
> ><--
> ><The nicest thing about telling the truth is you never have to wonder
> ><what you said.
> ><
> ><Cecil E Monson
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