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Re: Newbie Tech Question: Key Combo To Avoid Loading Extensions

Subject: Re: Newbie Tech Question: Key Combo To Avoid Loading Extensions
From: supertimer@aol.com (Supertimer)
Date: 1998/10/28
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Organization: AOL http://www.aol.com
References: <36366673.246A0B3A@tenet.edu>

Chris Gamble <gamble@tenet.edu> wrote:

>Could some kind soul remind me what key combination to press to avoid
>loading extensions while booting up. I seem to have an extension that is
>locking up my machine each time it starts up and I can't find my
>emergency startup disk.

Hold down the shift key while booting.  The extensions will not
load.  This is called "shift-booting."

References:
- Newbie Tech Question: Key Combo To Avoid Loading Extensions
  - From: Chris Gamble <gamble@tenet.edu>

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