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How to get desktop start in safe mode

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  • JJ_Egan
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    What is happening when you hold F8 Safe mode at boot .

    What is your actual problem as your posts are making no sense as to the problem .
  • aayush
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    Make of desk top is compq
    As press F8 but get no safe mode and only black screen and blinking dot
  • JJ_Egan
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    What happens upon normal booting ??
  • aayush
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    Goes from main screen to blinking dot and black screen
  • JJ_Egan
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    Service centre repair/ diagnostics required .
  • Geodark
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    JJ_Egan wrote: »
    Service centre repair/ diagnostics required .

    Definitely sounds like it, it you leave it do any errors pop up? Do you have the rescue discs? If there is anything on there you need to keep it might be worth getting a USB drive and a thumb drive with ubuntu on so you can take it off before you blat it.
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