What distro are you using? Nothing is under your name.
If you are using Grub type e when the grub choice screen comes up then highlight the kernel you use and at the end of the line that says kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.6-1.435.2.3 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet, just put this
single. Then hit enter and then b, this will get you into a safe mode.
HTH