Forum: EasyBoot
Topic: boot into saafemode
started by: cosmos
Posted by cosmos on Dec. 03 2005,23:07
I'm trying to set up a menu that allow me to put an option to boot into safe mode on my machine. does anyone know of a way do do that?
Posted by eureka on Dec. 04 2005,02:37
To cosmos

I have described this before, but here it is again. Note: this responds to win2000>winXP not win98/winme.

Do it this way: Insert a blank floppy disk into drive A:, select “Start >> All Programs, Accessories >> Command Prompt”, type format a:      when finished, press Enter.
When asked if you want to format another disk, type n and press Enter. Type the following commands, pressing Enter after each one.

xcopy c:\boot.ini a: /h
xcopy c:\ntdetect.com a: /h
xcopy c:\ntldr a: /h

Now type exit and press Enter to close the window.

We need to edit boot.ini  Note: These files are hidden on floppy. You need to make them visible (“Show hidden files and folders”).

Open boot.ini on floppy (use notepad) and notice something that should look like this:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

Note: This is a kind of standard; yours might have some extra stuff (or less).

Now edit “multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect” to look like this:

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /safeboot:network /sos /noguiboot

As you can notice, “/safeboot:network /sos /noguiboot” is what’s been inserted in the end of line.

Use EasyBoot >> Tools >> Make Floppy Image  to create image (rename to something like: safemode.img)

Use this “safemode.img” in EasyBoot as usual: run safemode.img

This starts computer in safe mode and with network support.

eureka