I have no problems using f8 go get to the boot menu to select safe mode.
However, when I select safe mode the system will start to enter safe mode, I
can see the XP build number at the top of the screen and safe mode in each
corner of the but then it goes directly to the user login screen. When I
click on an account to log into the computer reboots. How can I get into safe
mode?
There are no viruses on this machine.

There is a default "Administrator" account available from Safe Mode. If this
is the one that is failing, run a repair setup. If not, create a new account,
and copy the old failing account data into it.

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install:
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

811151 - How to Copy User Data to a New User Profile:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;811151
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"iontrap" wrote:

> I have no problems using f8 go get to the boot menu to select safe mode.
> However, when I select safe mode the system will start to enter safe mode, I
> can see the XP build number at the top of the screen and safe mode in each
> corner of the but then it goes directly to the user login screen. When I
> click on an account to log into the computer reboots. How can I get into safe
> mode?
> There are no viruses on this machine.

How do I check to see if I'm trying to get into the default admin account?

"Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:

> There is a default "Administrator" account available from Safe Mode. If this
> is the one that is failing, run a repair setup. If not, create a new account,
> and copy the old failing account data into it.
>
> How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install:
> http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
>
> 811151 - How to Copy User Data to a New User Profile:
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;811151
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>
>
>
> "iontrap" wrote:
>
> > I have no problems using f8 go get to the boot menu to select safe mode.
> > However, when I select safe mode the system will start to enter safe mode, I
> > can see the XP build number at the top of the screen and safe mode in each
> > corner of the but then it goes directly to the user login screen. When I
> > click on an account to log into the computer reboots. How can I get into safe
> > mode?
> > There are no viruses on this machine.

The Safe Mode Welcome screen of available accounts includes the
"Administrator" account. I don't understand your question.

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"iontrap" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> How do I check to see if I'm trying to get into the default admin account?
>
> "Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:
>
>> There is a default "Administrator" account available from Safe Mode. If
>> this
>> is the one that is failing, run a repair setup. If not, create a new
>> account,
>> and copy the old failing account data into it.
>>
>> How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install:
>> http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
>>
>> 811151 - How to Copy User Data to a New User Profile:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;811151
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>> Mark L. Ferguson
>>
>>
>>
>> "iontrap" wrote:
>>
>> > I have no problems using f8 go get to the boot menu to select safe
>> > mode.
>> > However, when I select safe mode the system will start to enter safe
>> > mode, I
>> > can see the XP build number at the top of the screen and safe mode in
>> > each
>> > corner of the but then it goes directly to the user login screen. When
>> > I
>> > click on an account to log into the computer reboots. How can I get
>> > into safe
>> > mode?
>> > There are no viruses on this machine.

Sorry, I misunderstood your previous response. The computer will reboot if I
click on the admin account or if I just wait a few seconds.


"Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:

> The Safe Mode Welcome screen of available accounts includes the
> "Administrator" account. I don't understand your question.
>
> --
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> ..
> "iontrap" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:2124FCDD-C541-411C-9C37-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > How do I check to see if I'm trying to get into the default admin account?
> >
> > "Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:
> >
> >> There is a default "Administrator" account available from Safe Mode. If
> >> this
> >> is the one that is failing, run a repair setup. If not, create a new
> >> account,
> >> and copy the old failing account data into it.
> >>
> >> How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install:
> >> http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
> >>
> >> 811151 - How to Copy User Data to a New User Profile:
> >> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;811151
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> >> Mark L. Ferguson
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "iontrap" wrote:
> >>
> >> > I have no problems using f8 go get to the boot menu to select safe
> >> > mode.
> >> > However, when I select safe mode the system will start to enter safe
> >> > mode, I
> >> > can see the XP build number at the top of the screen and safe mode in
> >> > each
> >> > corner of the but then it goes directly to the user login screen. When
> >> > I
> >> > click on an account to log into the computer reboots. How can I get
> >> > into safe
> >> > mode?
> >> > There are no viruses on this machine.
>
>
>

On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 05:11:00 -0700, iontrap wrote:

> I have no problems using f8 go get to the boot menu to select safe mode.
> However, when I select safe mode the system will start to enter safe mode, I
> can see the XP build number at the top of the screen and safe mode in each
> corner of the but then it goes directly to the user login screen. When I
> click on an account to log into the computer reboots. How can I get into safe
> mode?
> There are no viruses on this machine.

How do you boot to Safe Mode?
By pressing/tabbing F8 (or F5 on some keyboards) during re-boot.
Alternatively:
click onto Start==>Run, type "msconfig" (without quotation marks), click
OK. Then click onto BOOT.INI tab and 'check' /SAFEBOOT then OK and click
Restart. To go back to Normal Mode, you must access the System
Configuration utility again and click the General tab then click/check the
radio button 'Normal Startup'- load all device drivers and services'.
A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=315222

I've tried this with msconfig and I got stuck in a constant rebooting
sequence that I finally resolved a couplr of days ago.

"Kayman" wrote:

> On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 05:11:00 -0700, iontrap wrote:
>
> > I have no problems using f8 go get to the boot menu to select safe mode.
> > However, when I select safe mode the system will start to enter safe mode, I
> > can see the XP build number at the top of the screen and safe mode in each
> > corner of the but then it goes directly to the user login screen. When I
> > click on an account to log into the computer reboots. How can I get into safe
> > mode?
> > There are no viruses on this machine.
>
> How do you boot to Safe Mode?
> By pressing/tabbing F8 (or F5 on some keyboards) during re-boot.
> Alternatively:
> click onto Start==>Run, type "msconfig" (without quotation marks), click
> OK. Then click onto BOOT.INI tab and 'check' /SAFEBOOT then OK and click
> Restart. To go back to Normal Mode, you must access the System
> Configuration utility again and click the General tab then click/check the
> radio button 'Normal Startup'- load all device drivers and services'.
> A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=315222
>

>> >> There is a default "Administrator" account available from Safe Mode.
>> >> If
>> >> this
>> >> is the one that is failing, run a repair setup
> >> How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install:
> >> http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm


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"iontrap" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Sorry, I misunderstood your previous response. The computer will reboot if
> I
> click on the admin account or if I just wait a few seconds.
>
>
> "Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:
>
>> The Safe Mode Welcome screen of available accounts includes the
>> "Administrator" account. I don't understand your question.
>>
>> --
>> Mark L. Ferguson
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>> ..
>> "iontrap" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:2124FCDD-C541-411C-9C37-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > How do I check to see if I'm trying to get into the default admin
>> > account?
>> >
>> > "Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:
>> >
>> >> There is a default "Administrator" account available from Safe Mode.
>> >> If
>> >> this
>> >> is the one that is failing, run a repair setup. If not, create a new
>> >> account,
>> >> and copy the old failing account data into it.
>> >>
>> >> How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install:
>> >> http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
>> >>
>> >> 811151 - How to Copy User Data to a New User Profile:
>> >> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;811151
>> >> --
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>> >> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...lp_and_support
>> >> Mark L. Ferguson
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "iontrap" wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > I have no problems using f8 go get to the boot menu to select safe
>> >> > mode.
>> >> > However, when I select safe mode the system will start to enter safe
>> >> > mode, I
>> >> > can see the XP build number at the top of the screen and safe mode
>> >> > in
>> >> > each
>> >> > corner of the but then it goes directly to the user login screen.
>> >> > When
>> >> > I
>> >> > click on an account to log into the computer reboots. How can I get
>> >> > into safe
>> >> > mode?
>> >> > There are no viruses on this machine.
>>
>>
>>