On 3/14/09 6:15 PM, Ed Gould wrote: > Well "nothing" I got the apple screen and it sat there for 5 minutes > spinning. I finally gave up and rebooted in normal mode. The longest a Safe Boot has taken me was about 22 minutes. Because it runs a disk repair, it can take a long time to finish booting. If I were having the problems you are, I'd try it again and keep my finger on that shift key for up to half an hour. But that's just me; you may choose differently. ~Linda