Boots fine in normal mode but not in safe mode.

[Herb]

What do you do when WindowsXP boots fine in the normal
mode but when you press F8 and then select the Safe Mode
from the menu screen the system loads the drivers for the
Safe mode and then starts the boot sequence again from
scratch? If you select the Safe mode again the same thing
will happen. It will just keep on rebooting when you try
to boot in the Safe mode. Normal mode boots fine. I
really would appreciate any help you can give me.

 

[Kelly]

You need to hit F8 during boot, just after the BIOS info switches to black
screen. Or...

Go to Start/Run/Msconfig. Boot.Ini and check off /SafeBoot. Apply/Ok,
reboot.

Another option: Add Safe Mode to the Boot Screen

Use as an example/guideline: Go to Start/Run and type in: C:\boot.ini and
copy/add what you want (Safe Mode or with Command Prompt), then save,
reboot.

Normal, Safe Mode and Command Prompt.

[boot loader]
timeout =15
default = multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS = "Windows XP Normal"
/fastdetect /sos)

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS = "Windows XP SAFE
Mode"/safeboot:minimal)

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS = "XP SAFE Mode with
Command Prompt" /safeboot:minimal(alternateshell)

Description of Safe Boot Mode in Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q202/4/85.asp

Safe-Mode Boot Switches for Windows Boot.ini File
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q239/7/80.asp

 

[Herb]

Mr. Jim Spinks posted the same type of problem and he
traced it to Nero's InCD 4300. I removed InCD and the
problem dissappeared.

This newsgroup beats all the help from the "experts" at
eMachines,etc.

Thank you all that tried to help me I hope I can return
the favor some day.

Herb

-----Original Message-----
You need to hit F8 during boot, just after the BIOS info switches to black
screen. Or...

Go to Start/Run/Msconfig. Boot.Ini and check off /SafeBoot. Apply/Ok,
reboot.

Another option: Add Safe Mode to the Boot Screen

Use as an example/guideline: Go to Start/Run and type in: C:\boot.ini and
copy/add what you want (Safe Mode or with Command Prompt), then save,
reboot.

Normal, Safe Mode and Command Prompt.

[boot loader]
timeout =15
default = multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS = "Windows XP Normal"
/fastdetect /sos)

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS = "Windows XP SAFE
Mode"/safeboot:minimal)

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS = "XP SAFE Mode with
Command Prompt" /safeboot:minimal(alternateshell)

Description of Safe Boot Mode in Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q202/4/8 5.asp

Safe-Mode Boot Switches for Windows Boot.ini File
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q239/7/8 0.asp

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What do you do when WindowsXP boots fine in the normal
mode but when you press F8 and then select the Safe Mode
from the menu screen the system loads the drivers for the
Safe mode and then starts the boot sequence again from
scratch? If you select the Safe mode again the same thing
will happen. It will just keep on rebooting when you try
to boot in the Safe mode. Normal mode boots fine. I
really would appreciate any help you can give me.

.

 

[Kelly]

Great, glad to hear it Herb. Thanks for the update, it will help others.
)





Mr. Jim Spinks posted the same type of problem and he
traced it to Nero's InCD 4300. I removed InCD and the
problem dissappeared.

This newsgroup beats all the help from the "experts" at
eMachines,etc.

Thank you all that tried to help me I hope I can return
the favor some day.

Herb

-----Original Message-----
You need to hit F8 during boot, just after the BIOS info switches to black
screen. Or...

Go to Start/Run/Msconfig. Boot.Ini and check off /SafeBoot. Apply/Ok,
reboot.

Another option: Add Safe Mode to the Boot Screen

Use as an example/guideline: Go to Start/Run and type in: C:\boot.ini and
copy/add what you want (Safe Mode or with Command Prompt), then save,
reboot.

Normal, Safe Mode and Command Prompt.

[boot loader]
timeout =15
default = multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS = "Windows XP Normal"
/fastdetect /sos)

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS = "Windows XP SAFE
Mode"/safeboot:minimal)

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS = "XP SAFE Mode with
Command Prompt" /safeboot:minimal(alternateshell)

Description of Safe Boot Mode in Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q202/4/8 5.asp

Safe-Mode Boot Switches for Windows Boot.ini File
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q239/7/8 0.asp

What do you do when WindowsXP boots fine in the normal
mode but when you press F8 and then select the Safe Mode
from the menu screen the system loads the drivers for the
Safe mode and then starts the boot sequence again from
scratch? If you select the Safe mode again the same thing
will happen. It will just keep on rebooting when you try
to boot in the Safe mode. Normal mode boots fine. I
really would appreciate any help you can give me.

.