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Safemode help!

Mar 15, 2004 6:46AM PST

Everytime my computer boots up it will start in safe mode. I have tried pressing F8 while it loads and chose normal but still doesn't work. The OS I'm using is win. 98. Please feel free to email me at jrmintz24@msn.com with any help or advice.

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Re:Safemode help!
Mar 15, 2004 7:04AM PST

Are you sure it is in safe mode and not just 640X480 resolution?

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Maybe this?
Mar 15, 2004 7:10AM PST
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Re:Safemode help!
Mar 15, 2004 7:43AM PST

1. The "Step-by-Step Confirmation Mode" explained in this article is similar to using Safe Mode since it permits the stepping through of various stages of the boot process to allow what can or what is allowed to load and becomes very useful to isolate which particular stage/step is causing the problem -- you keep a written record of each iteration. The process is time consuming but allows the selection of only certain items (1 to 4 at a time) that when loaded causes or does not cause the anomaly. If a stage succeeded, process another group until a group cause the problem -- then isolate the items in that group to find the culprit.

2. Also use but understand fully the section titled, "Using System File Checker" in the TechNet article "Chapter 27 - General Troubleshooting" concerning the use and troubleshooting strategy with this utility. In addition a very good article on the TechAdvice site is "SFC." Heed the warning described in the article "System File Checker Tool Extracts Incorrect File Versions (Q192832)."