Keeps booting into Safe Mode

Sounds as though your CMOS battery may need replacing,check the battery by replacing on the motherboard
Open case,near the CPU should be a nickel plated size object,donot remove for a long period of time or you will loose the configuration settings

Go to nearest radio shack or computer store to get the same

It sounds like your CMOS battery is almost dead if not completely dead.
If you want to change it yourself go to the IBM website site and you can find directions on how to change it and where it is located on your motherboard. If not take it to a local computer store and for 20 to 50 dollars they will change it for you.

There could be several causes. Look at this Misrosoft article titled, "The Computer Always Starts in Safe Mode".

The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
Microsoft Windows 98

http://tinyurl.com/42z8

CAUSE:
This behavior can occur if the [Options] section of the Msdos.sys file contains the following line:

BootSafe=1

This setting forces your computer to start in Safe mode.

Something could have happened to change this setting.

Hi

For troubleshooting in Windows 3.X there are command line switches but for newer windows there is the Safe Mode.Windows goes into Safe Mode for many reasons. It allows access into windows using basic drivers and it will not load autoexec.bat, config.sys, the main portion of the registry, load= and run= lines in Win.ini, and the [Boot] and [386Enh] sections in System.ini.

1. Check your BIOS for a setting says reboot the computer to the same last state when shutdown. You could try shutdown also unplug the electrecity cord too. (but not restar) then reboot agian and see if you get the same problem.

2. Start-> search (FIND) -> Files or Folders->(type) msdos.sys. -> Right click on Msdos.sys -> Properties->uncheck the Read Only and Hidden attributes.
start-notepad.exe msdos.sys-> Change "BootSafe=1" line to "BootSafe=0"->save it-> reboot.

3. You may have have a display driver problem or setting (some files are damages, or wrong setting). try update your display driver. Right click on My Computer-> properties-> device manager-> display adapters- click the + then choose the adapter -> properties and see if you have a yellow "?" or a message to update driver. You can update driver form here after you get it from the vendor site.
Troubleshooting Video Problems in Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=127139
Windows 95/98: How to Install or Change a Display Driver
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;131806

3.a "IBM ThinkPad: This laptop uses Western Digital controllers. Older versions of these laptops require the IBM VESA driver file to be loaded in Autoexec.bat (Ibmvesa.com) or in Config.sys (Vesa.exe) for 256-color and high-resolution modes to be supported by the Windows 95 Western Digital display driver. Newer versions of these laptops do not require the use of the IBM VESA driver." from MS article:
Display Adapter Information and Useful Switches
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Here's what happens. It won't boot - it gets
stuck while the Windows screen is displayed.
The blue stuff in the bar at the bottom just
stops moving. So, with it going nowhere, I
restart the machine using the power button.
- When it comes back up, you get the menu
asking how you want to boot. If I select '1' for
normal, it's just as before -
the blue stuff in the bottom bar stops moving
and I need to restart. If I select '3' for Safe
mode, it boots and I can work with the
msconfig menu.

If all fails uninstall or disable the last application you installed or remove the last device installed.

Make sure your keyboard is not faulty and a key is not sticking down. Not neccessary F8

I had exactly the same problem and went through all the help on Microsoft's website and eventually found out that some of the keys were sticking when bootingup which causes it to go straight to the Safe Mode prompt.

Replaced the keyboard and all was ok.

Rather simplistic but you never know.

This is for Mike Jones. I agree wholeheartedly with your answer. The other answers are excellent also. It's just that I ran into the exact same problem not 2 weeks ago.

I knew there were problems with the keyboard (The M,R, &N didn't show up when typed). I was going to get a new keyboard because of that anyway. Then it happened. When booting up, it said memory failure and it immediately prompted me to boot in safe mode. When I tried, still nothing happened. I then got a new keyboard because there were several troubleshooting techniques that requires the use of those keys. Anyway, I got an excellent keyboard with keyboard software and internet navigation keys for less than 15 bucks. As soon as I hooked it up, it booted all the way through with no errors and no yucky safe mode prompt. Yeeeeeaaaaaahh!

Thanks to everyone who responded. The
computer was returned to CompUSA where it
was purchased and is still under warantee.
They said they fixed a configuration problem,
only wish I knew what they did. Anyway, the
things has been working fine.

Thanks again,
- Tony D

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