Anyone out there that know computers really well? I am pretty good with computers but I am stumped right now because I have a few viruses and back door trojans that are preventing me from accessing my computer. I try to start my computer in safe mode but I can not get to the screen to get me to safe mode. I have XP and I know that you are to push F8 as soon as it starts up (before the XP screen comes up) to try to get to safe mode but when I press F8 it does not take me to safe mode. When I press F8, It takes me to this screen: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/Princess_Ivy/Photo24.jpg The 2 viruses that I have are: wscntfy.exe and the Antivirus Soft fake security software If anyone can give me any insight on how to access safe mode on my computer I would greatly appreciate it. Again, right now F8 is not taking me to the screen to prompt me to go to safe mode so are there any other solutions. I do not have the XP CD to format my hard drive. It's in storage so I need other solutions on how to fix this problem. Thanks1 person needs an answerI do too

when u press F8 the blue screen with boot device selection menu appear select Hard drive as boot device then press F8 again hope this will do and you reply soon

Thank you. Well I pressed the options you advised and was able to get to the screen to prompt me to go to safe mode but when i select safe mode now there is just a black screen. How long does it usually take for Safe Mode to launch once you select it.

If your system is in run able position left by viruses it will work but take little bit more time than normal mode so have patient still you got safe mode

what is run able position? Well, I tried to launch all the safe modes but none of them are launching. Any idea of how long it will take for safe mode to launch because i figured it would launch after about 10 minutes

at least the required system file should be in good condition to run the computer and not infected and corrupted by viruses