Hi Richard.
The machine has got XP now. My reference to 98se was that I knew about 'F8' on win98, but did not know if it was the same on XP.
The spec:-
AMD Athlon XP 2500+
512 memory (PC2700)
64 m Radion Vid card
40Gb drive.
Worked fine until... It was turned on and no desktop or icons, just the picture.
I cannot tell if it will start in Safe Mode yet, as I cannot access the machine at the moment. (She is having the kitchen 'done-up' so its not connected at the moment), but just trying to get some info for when I can play with it again. A list of 'Things to Try' if you see what I mean.
I forsee one problem 'tho. She has a wireless keyboard and mouse, so have I. When mine threw a wobbly a few weeks back and started in safe mode itself, I could not 'talk' to it as the keyboard/mouse drivers were not loaded. I suppose I can plug a normal board/mouse in to try it anyway.
TJ