"Kenneth" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:50:26 +0200, "Pegasus \(MVP\)"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Kenneth" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> On Wed, 24 Sep 2008 07:35:01 +0200, "Pegasus \(MVP\)"
>>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Kenneth" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>>
>>>>> Howdy,
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a simple batch file that dumps 4000 contacts from my
>>>>> database to a TXT file, and then imports them to my
>>>>> Contacts.
>>>>>
>>>>> Recently, that last phase has been producing some errors
>>>>> indicating a problem with the command line text that does
>>>>> the import. This happens intermittently.
>>>>>
>>>>> The folks who support the importing software (Contact Genie)
>>>>> tell me that the command line text is fine (as I would
>>>>> assume because it usually works properly), and they believe
>>>>> that something is corrupting the command line text
>>>>> preventing their software from correctly interpreting it...
>>>>>
>>>>> I have experimented with the simple work-around of running
>>>>> the BAT file in Safe Mode with Networking, and this seems to
>>>>> work.
>>>>>
>>>>> So, with all that as introduction, here is my question:
>>>>>
>>>>> Is there a way for me to modify the BAT file so that it
>>>>> says, in effect, "re-boot into Safe Mode with Networking,
>>>>> run this routine, then re-boot into full XP?"
>>>>>
>>>>> Many thanks for any help on this,
>>>>> --
>>>>> Kenneth
>>>>
>>>>If a program works in Safe Mode but fails in Normal Mode then you have
>>>>an
>>>>agent running in Safe Mode that intereferes with your program. The usual
>>>>method to resolve this problem is based on isolating and removing the
>>>>interfering agent.
>>>>
>>>>To boot into safe mode, you need to maintain two versions of the hidden
>>>>file
>>>>c:\boot.ini, e.g. c:\boot.norm and c:\boot.safe. The file c:\boot.safe
>>>>should have this line:
>>>>multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
>>>>Professional" /fastdetect /noexecute=optin /safeboot:minimal
>>>>whereas the file c:\boot.norm lacks the /safeboot:minimal switch.
>>>>
>>>>You also need a batch file c:\windows\MyBoot.bat with these lines
>>>>inside:
>>>>@echo off
>>>>if /i "%1"=="Safe" (
>>>> copy /y c:\boot.safe c:\boot.ini
>>>> shutdown /.. /..
>>>>) else (
>>>> copy /y c:\boot.norm c:\boot.ini
>>>>)
>>>>
>>>>And here is how you put it all together:
>>>>
>>>>1. Create a shortcut on your desktop. Call it "Boot into Safe Mode" and
>>>>point it at c:\windows\MyBoot.bat with a parameter of "Safe" (without
>>>>the
>>>>double quotes!).
>>>>2. Create a scheduled task. It should invoke c:\windows\MyBoot.bat and
>>>>it
>>>> run at boot time.
>>>>
>>>>That's all. Now each time you double-click "Boot into Safe Mode", the
>>>>machine will reboot in Safe Mode. The next time it will boot normally.
>>>>
>>>>Enjoy!
>>>>
>>>
>>> Hi Pegasus,
>>>
>>> There is one thing in your suggestion that I don't
>>> understand...
>>>
>>> You wrote:
>>>
>>> 1. Create a shortcut on your desktop. Call it "Boot into
>>> Safe Mode" and point it at c:\windows\MyBoot.bat with a
>>> parameter of "Safe"
>>>>double quotes!).
>>>
>>> but I don't know how to add the Safe parameter.
>>>
>>> Also, I need Safe with Networking, so in any case I need a
>>> bit more information.
>>>
>>> Many thanks,
>>> --
>>> Kenneth
>>>
>>
>>After creating the shortcut, right-click it, then click "Properties". Now
>>add a space to the far end in the "Target" box and type "Safe". It's as
>>simple as that!
>>
>>You previously wrote that you found the switch "/safeboot:network" after
>>some sniffing about. This sounds quite reasonable. I suggest you try it
>>out.
>>If it does not work, do some more sniffing and report the result here - I
>>would have to do the same thing too!
>>
>
> Hi again,
>
> I modified the Target as per your description, and the
> shortcut points to:
>
> @echo off if /i "%1"=="Safe" (copy /y c:\boot.safe
> c:\boot.ini shutdown /.. /..) else
> (copy /y c:\boot.norm c:\boot.ini)
>
>
> I have the other bat files just as you have described.
>
> But, when I fire up the shortcut, all that happens is a
> momentary flash of the command line. The system does not
> reboot.
>
> That is true whether I set the shortcut target parameter to
> safe, or to safe:network.
>
> In the hope that you might spot the problem, I will include
> everything I have done.
>
> C:\boot.norm consists of:
>
> [boot loader]
> timeout=30
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft
> Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
>
> (I just pasted in my present boot.ini. Was that what you
> intended?)
>
>
>
> C:\boot.safe consists of:
>
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft
> Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect /noexecute=optin
> /safeboot:network
>
>
>
>
> c:\windows\MyBoot.bat consists of:
>
> @echo off if /i "%1"=="Safe" (copy /y c:\boot.safe
> c:\boot.ini shutdown /.. /..) else
> (copy /y c:\boot.norm c:\boot.ini)
>
> (Does the above need the [boot loader] line?)
>
>
> and finally, I have a scheduled task that calls
> c:\windows\MyBoot.bat and runs at boot.
>
> Sincere thanks for any further help,
> --
> Kenneth
>
> If you email... Please remove the "SPAMLESS."
I can see a few problems in your approach. Firstly, your batch file has the
lines broken up differently from the way I put them. Here is what I wrote:
@echo off
if /i "%1"=="Safe" (
copy /y c:\boot.safe c:\boot.ini
shutdown /.. /..
) else (
copy /y c:\boot.norm c:\boot.ini
)
You must not take liberties when copying & pasting this file.
Secondly, the file c:\boot.safe must be an exact copy of the file
c:\boot.norm, with this switch added to the last line: /safeboot:network.
After making these changes, you MUST test your batch file. You do it in a
Command Prompt so that you can see what's going on. Here is how it's done:
1. Click Start/Run/cmd{OK}
2. Type the following commands:
type c:\boot.ini{Enter}
(Examine what you see on the screen)
MyBoot.bat Safe {Enter}
type c:\boot.ini(Enter)
(Examine the screen again. You should see the "/safeboot" switch.)
MyBoot.bat{Enter}
type c:\boot.ini{Enter}
(Examine the screen again. There should be no "/safeboot" switch.)
If there are error messages then you must make a note of them.
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