Adding SafeBoot to the Boot Menu

You can add Safeboot as an option to the normal XP boot screen

1. Open a command prompt


2. Copy the current c:\boot.ini to another name (just in case)


3. With your favorite text editor, edit c:\boot.ini


4. Copy then edit the current boot line to another line. For example:
   multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
   might copy and then change to:
   multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional Safeboot" /fastdetect


5. Start MSCONFIG


6. Click on the BOOT.INI tab


7. Highlight the second line with the additional name of Safeboot


8. Check the /SAFEBOOT box with option you want
   Minimal - Minimal set of drivers
   Network - With Network Support
   Dsrepair - Directory Services Repair
   Minimal (Alternate Shell) - Standard Explorer Desktop


9. You will now have this option every time you start XP