Restrict safe mode boot

[Guest]

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Is there a way to disable pressing the F8 key during XP startup?

 

[Guest]

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Hi Tom,

Pleause use the following steps to prevent user use Safe Mode and other
modes.

Open the registry key, delete network and minimal key under
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot.

When the user presses F8 to enter the Safe Mode or other modes, Safe Mode
will crash.

HTH!

Best regards,

Rebecca Chen

MCSE2000 MCDBA CCNA


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[Guest]

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On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 08:39:33 GMT, (Rebecca Chen [MSFT]) wrote:

>Pleause use the following steps to prevent user use Safe Mode and other
>modes.
>
>Open the registry key, delete network and minimal key under
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot.
>
>When the user presses F8 to enter the Safe Mode or other modes, Safe Mode
>will crash.

So a malware that does this can DoS the user out of using Safe Mode as
maintenace OS from which to disinfect?

http://cquirke.mvps.org/whatmos.htm and

http://cquirke.mvps.org/nomos.htm refer.

We *need* a proper maintenance OS for NTFS! Safe Mode isn't.



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[itguy78]

I have found this software:

http://guino.home.insightbb.com/nossafemode.html

Just wondering if anyone has tried it and/or has any other alternative
solution to disabling safe mode -- hopefully not involving breaking the
hardware or removing/hacking OS files and features.