If you find yourself needing to boot into safe mode and you have a problem with either timing of pressing the F8 key, or perhaps the more common problem of having a USB/wireless keyboard whose keystroke do not “register” in the boot phase, a simple solution is BootSafe.

What BootSafe does is, just like it’s usage, simple. From their web page:

1. Download BootSafe and save it to your Desktop (or any location of your choice)
2. Double click the BootSafe icon to start the program
3. Select which Safe Mode you wish to boot – Minimal, Networking (typical), or Repair
4. Click the Reboot button
5. Once you have booted into Safe Mode, you can perform any actions needed, such as scanning for viruses, spyware, adware, malware or repairing a system component
6. When you have completed your tasks, simply run BootSafe again and select the Normal Restart option and click the Reboot button and your computer will reboot in Normal Mode

Again, if you have ever had to dig up a PS2 keyboard for a machine using a wireless keyboard which only works in Windows, this program can really come in handy.