Hi, I installed an older version of WinFast 3D graphics this weekend (found it when throwing away some old boxes - including graphics card box). Result is that PC will no longer boot up any further than a plain blue screen after the black Windows XP screen - so no way in. I figured that I could boot up in safe mode and then remove WinFast, but i just can't seem to get into safe mode. I have tried contimously holding or tapping F8 at boot up but no good. Am I doing something wrong or do you think that I have done something bad enough to Windows to need to reinstall (probably beyond me..).
Thanks for any thoughts.How about holding the control key during boot? Can you get in with boot floppies, or use the Windows CD to do a repair? Can you boot off the CD?Thanks, I will try booting off the CD and experiment with holding the control key down. I will do it this evening when I get home and report back if all goes WELL tonight. Otherwise tomorrow from the office.After a bit of a struggle I realised that maybe it was just the communication with the graphics card that was the problem. I removed the card and reconnected to the basic card on the motherboard (AVI socket) and bang I was back in contact with the PC and the net. So now just trying to find a new DRIVER for the BETTER graphics card so I can reconnect to the DVI socket.
So FINALLY no problem with windows or safe mode. thanks for your help and sorry for misleading.

JumpJackNo will due. I seen that problem to MANY times.
The installation has had conflicts with registry causing it to go to the Blue Screen Of death Error.

Here is what you do. Copy the entire line that say a bunch of 1100x0000 every thing on there
then go to microsft website
Type it in the search then how to fix the probelm weill come up. But most likey it will say use your XP Disk to Fix the problem.

This is the major reason why you must backup your registry before installing anything. It happens to the best of us people. Just learn to use the tools XP provide ya with and you'll be fine.