Windows NT Safe Mode

tomisan

Does windows NT have a safe mode and if so how do you get to it?

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mrhaun03

Safe Mode was introduced in Windows 95. It's not on NT 3.x or 4.0 however. On versions of Windows it is on press F8 on boot.

mrhaun03

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sprkymrk

I believe NT4 had a safe mode of sorts, but it was called something like "VGA Mode" or something. It simply loaded NT with a basic video driver, since at the time the video drivers were often the cause of blue screens on NT boxes. Anyone else remember that, or am I having a false memory?

mrhaun03

sprkymrk wrote:

I believe NT4 had a safe mode of sorts, but it was called something like "VGA Mode" or something. It simply loaded NT with a basic video driver, since at the time the video drivers were often the cause of blue screens on NT boxes. Anyone else remember that, or am I having a false memory?

Must be a false memory...I've never seen a BSOD in my life