safe mode issues

i had to reinstall my Xp home after we lost power and there was program loss.
i installed with a cd but it was in safe mode. I cannot get out of safe
mode for it to install the set up now have tried everything and after 20
hours am totally frustrated. it will not go into safe boot at all....need
help to get it to reinstall and get past safe mode screen.

if you dont care any more about your files and if you have all disk drivers
of you computer and you want a fast answer do a "clean install of the os"
if you dont have the drivers to install..don't worry, you can go to the
vendor website of your computer to update your drivers

1-set your computer to start with the windows cd: go to the bios.. you
restart the computer and press F2 constatly until you see the bios screen,
look for the boot sequency and set your cd drive to be the first(here i can't
help computers are different about this)(usually you click in the frst
driver"Floppy" and with the arrow key move up or down) Remember you need to
set cd drive as first drive..

2- use this article look for the section "Perform a clean install on windows
Xp"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316941/en-us

the desktop aparence will change to be bigger or sometimes uggly don't worry
it will change when you update your drivers(by download in the websit or the
cd that came with the computer..



"peg" wrote:

> i had to reinstall my Xp home after we lost power and there was program loss.
> i installed with a cd but it was in safe mode. I cannot get out of safe
> mode for it to install the set up now have tried everything and after 20
> hours am totally frustrated. it will not go into safe boot at all....need
> help to get it to reinstall and get past safe mode screen.

peg wrote:
> i had to reinstall my Xp home after we lost power and there was
> program loss. i installed with a cd but it was in safe mode. I
> cannot get out of safe mode for it to install the set up now have
> tried everything and after 20 hours am totally frustrated. it will
> not go into safe boot at all....need help to get it to reinstall and
> get past safe mode screen.

Not sure where you are, but try a Repair Install and if that doesn't work
try a Clean install.
If you do not have your data backed up, post back for other options before
proceeding with either procedure.
Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

How to clean install XP.
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

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