I've been trying to get a malware off my my gfs Dell Inspiron laptop. It has itself as a service and blocks any kind of malware removal giving me a resources are in use error. Only program i could get to run was Roguekiller which didnt do shit. I booted into safe mode to try and remove it from there with no success, so i set it up to normal boot without services and now it BSODs after every login attempt. When restarting I cant get it to boot into safe mode again, Ive tried mashing f8, holding f8, shift+f8, and other f keys with no luck. I know the f keys work because i can get into the bios and boot menus.

TL;DR how can i boot into safe mode when f8 doesnt work?

try

start > run > type "msconfig" > boot tab >
under boot options click safemode box and check networking circle if you want networking.

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after reading it all I see you can't boot normally so uhh try f5
or put in the windows disc and try the recover console.

also could boot linux and do a virus scan with a linux scanner.

This post was edited by King Atrhur on Apr 3 2017 06:54pm

I cant get past the login screen.

read edit.
I only read teh tl:dr at first

also check bios for enabling f keys.


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actually at this point just format it from the recovery partition or from a disc probably faster unless theres sensitive info.
in which case boot with linux boot disc and extract important data then wipe.

This post was edited by King Atrhur on Apr 3 2017 06:56pm

Ive tried f5 already, and ive tried restarting while pressing shift but it seems that is only for win8/10, was hoping to avoid needing to dl a recovery disk, as its only giving me the BSOD because im trying to boot without allowing the virus service to be run

I refuse to wipe a hd over malware

This post was edited by Noobalator on Apr 3 2017 06:58pm

I gave you other options though maybe try those.

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wiping the hard drive is always the best solution though but I mean who am I right not like I've done this for years or anything.

This post was edited by King Atrhur on Apr 3 2017 06:59pm

Wiping a hd is a lazy fix geeksquad employees will use. Its simply giving up.

No it's not.

Ok, good luck with your career, all Im asking for is alternative safe mode methods.

Put a condom over your finger when you turn on the pc.