This link from another post answered a lot questions:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/foru...orial=61#winxo
"nikmark" wrote:
> it won't boot into safe mode or normal mode. It keeps going back to the black
> options screen i described below. the start button is not available. Is there
> another way? thank you
>
> "Rich Barry" wrote:
>
> > Next time in safe mode Go to Start>Run type: msconfig click Ok.
> > Select the Boot.ini tab and uncheck Safeboot.
> > Click Apply, Ok. Restart. You will get the message about messing with
> > msconfig. Just check the box in the lower left
> > corner.
> > "nikmark" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:5C2846E8-E833-425F-A249-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > To get rid of a virus on my XP system, I used the system configuration
> > > utility to boot into safe mode (alternate). How do I get the system to
> > > boot
> > > back into normal mode?
> > >
> > > I had gone into the system configuration utility and set the computer to
> > > boot up in safe mode, minimal devices. Now my computer won't boot in safe
> > > mode or normal mode. I tried using F8 to choose the method of booting up.
> > > But it always takes me back to the black options screen (boot in safe
> > > mode,
> > > normal mode, last known working config. etc...) no matter what I choose.
> > >
> > > How do I get the computer to boot up normally again?
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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