Have to hit f12 to turn on - HP Hewlett Packard Pavilion Slimline S3300F Desktop PC

When booting up computer constantly tap F12. until you get a boot selection screen.
At that point use the arrow key to make sure start windows normally is selected, and hit enter.

That will knock it out of safe mode. if by hitting F12 you do not get to the boot selection screen, then shut off the laptop, unplug the charger, wait 10 seconds, and then turn the computer on, and the menu should appear.

I hope this was helpful!

If pressing it again doesn't do anything, rebooting might reset it. You may even be able to change it in the BIOS.

Try looking in the program list for the program that starts the wireless. Click Start/Programs and look for the program that drives the wireless and open it.

Maybe you don't have your wireless turned on. Look on both sides and in front for the Wireless Switch and turn it on.

Also once the wireless switch is turned on there are keystrokes that can toggle the wireless on or off. Normally you would Press and Hold the FN function key located at the lower left of the keyboard, then hit the correct F1 thru F12 key that toggles the wireless. The correct F1 thru F12 key to hit will have the wireless signal icon )))) on it. Or it might have the icon of a tower with the wireless signal icon )))). Normally the screen will display Wireless On or Wireless Off when you toggle the wireless.

Look on the side or in front of the laptop for the Wireless Switch. Also once the switch is turned on you can usually toggle the wireless by keystrokes. Normally you would Press and Hold the FN function key located on the left near the bottom on the keyboard then hit the correct F1 thru F12 key that toggles the wireless. The correct F1 thru F12 key to hit will have the icon of a wireless signal )))) or it might have the icon of a tower with the wireless signal )))).

Look on both sides of the computer and in front of the computer for a switch that controls the wireless.

Once you turn it on your wireless should come back. Also once you have the switch turned on there is another way to toggle the wireless on and off by hitting a set of keystrokes. If you Press and Hold the FN function key at the lower left part of the keyboard, then hit the key that controls the wireless (F1 thru F12) you can toggle the wireless off and on. The correct F1 thru F12 key will have the wireless icon )))) signal on it or it might have a tower with a the wireless icon )))) signal. Once you Press and Hold the FN key, then hit the correct F1 thru F12 key to toggle the wireless a message will probably appear on your screen that says Wireless On or Wireless Off.

Look on both sides of the computer and in front of the computer for a switch that controls the wireless.

Once you turn it on your wireless should come back. Also once you have the switch turned on there is another way to toggle the wireless on and off by hitting a set of keystrokes. If you Press and Hold the FN function key at the lower left part of the keyboard, then hit the key that controls the wireless (F1 thru F12) you can toggle the wireless off and on. The correct F1 thru F12 key will have the wireless icon )))) signal on it or it might have a tower with a the wireless icon )))) signal. Once you Press and Hold the FN key, then hit the correct F1 thru F12 key to toggle the wireless a message will probably appear on your screen that says Wireless On or Wireless Off.

There should be a wireless switch either on the side of the laptop or at the front of it. Turn the switch on to enable the wireless.

Once the switch is turned on there are keystrokes you can hit that toggles the wireless on and off. Normally you would Press and Hold the FN function key then hit the correct F1 thru F12 key that toggles the wireless. The correct F1 thru F12 key to hit will have the wireless icon )))) on it or it might be the icon of a tower with the wireless signal )))) on it.

When you toggle the wireless watch your screen because it normally will display Wireless On or Wireless Off as you toggle it with the keystrokes.

There should be a switch on the side or at the front of the laptop. If the switch is on, then you can also toggle the Wifi on and off by a set of key strokes. Normally you can hit either the ALT, CTRL or FN key + the F1 thru F12 key that toggles the wireless. Most times its the FN key, but I have seen the Alt key used. Press and Hold the FN key then hit the correct F1 thru F12 key that toggles the wireless. The correct F1 thru F12 key will have the wireless icon )))) on it. Normally if you hit the correct keys to toggle the wireless the screen will display Wireless On or Wireless Off.

There might be a wireless switch located on either side of the laptop or at the front of the laptop. If so flip the switch. Also there might be a combination of keystrokes that toggles the wireless on and off. Normally you would have to hit the FN Function key + another key (F1 thru F12) to toggle the wireless. The correct F1 thru F12 key will probably have the wireless icon )))) on it. Press and Hold the FN key then hit the correct F1 thru F12 key that controls the wireless. When you do it your lcd screen might show Wireless On or Wireless Off as you press the keys.

Look on both sides of your laptop for a switch. The switch might even be in the front of the laptop. If you see it, slide it or push it depending on the type. Normally when it is on there should be a blue light indicating so.

You also have keystrokes that turn the wireless on an off. Hit the FN (Function Key) + F1 thru F12 key. Look for the F1 thru F12 key that controls the wireless. Normally it will have a wireless signal on it. The signal will be an icon that looks like )))). Once you have the correct key that controls the wireless hit the FN key and hold it down and hit the F1 thru F12 key that controls the wireless. Normally there will be a popup on the screen that says Wireless On or Wireless Off.