Long story short, I own an Asus Zenbook (UX32A) which is running windows 7, the only user on the system has a corrupt profile (user profile service failed the login error). I've researched how to fix this, but I need to enter safe mode in order to fix it.
Problems getting into safe mode:
- Press F5/F8/F12 at start-up – This does not work, ASUS seems to have
replaced the safe boot option with a propritiatory repair wizard (cant
use this as it will wipe all documents). - Go into BIOS – nothing to enable safe mode.
- Change setting in msconfig – Cannot as I cannot login.
Is there another way to get into safe mode/fixing this error without safe mode? I dont want to reinstall windows if I can avoid it.
Best Answer
I just figured it out after giving Microsoft tech support a call. Basically had to 'crash' the operating system when starting up the computer by turning it off while the OS was still loading, this allowed me to go into safe mode.