I cant get safe mode to work Help please?

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i have a virus and cant seem to get my f8 key to work to get me into safe mode or dos is there any other way to get there? I have windows xp profesional and it tell me since the virus is in the speakers i need to run my anti virus in safe mose or from the c promt but i just cant seem to get there--
please help
 
Safe Mode
Start/Restart your computer and start pushing F8 key twice per second. Select Safe Mode on Windows Advanced Options screen, and push Enter.

Last Known Good Configuration
Start/Restart your computer and start pushing F8 key twice per second.
Select Last Known Good Configuration on Windows Advanced Options screen, and push Enter.

Spyware/Virus Removal:
http://www.fixyourwindows.com/windowsxpsolutions.htm


Good Luck!
 
cimyss said:
i have a virus and cant seem to get my f8 key to work to get me into safe mode or dos is there any other way to get there? I have windows xp profesional and it tell me since the virus is in the speakers i need to run my anti virus in safe mose or from the c promt but i just cant seem to get there--
please help
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Click start button/select run/type msconfig/ok/click boot.ini/checkmark
safeboot/and see if it will boot into safemode.If it works then simply
uncheck to get back to normal boot after You repair Your machine.
 
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cimyss said:
i have a virus and cant seem to get my f8 key to work to get me into safe mode or dos is there any other way to get there? I have windows xp profesional and it tell me since the virus is in the speakers
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Start - Run MSConfig.exe and on the Boot.Ini page check /SAFEBOOT
Exit and reboot to Safe mode - you will need to repeat the run and
uncheck when you want to reboot back to normal.

I am not at all clear what you mean by the virus being in 'the
spealkers' though
 
Here are some options for checking your system for spyware/malware and
viruses:

Run these programs to check for spyware/malware. After installing
update them, then boot into safe mode and run them. You should run
update and run them weekly.

Cwshredder
http://209.133.47.200/~merijn/files/CWShredder.exe

Ad-aware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com

Spybot Search and Destroy
http://www.safer-networking.org

Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner
http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10247783.html

After your system is clean use these programs to help keep it clean:

Spywareblaster
www.javacoolsoftware.com/sbdownload.html

Spywareguard
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sgdownload.html

IE-SPYAD
http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~ehowes/resource.htm

For viruses:

Online and Downloadable Virus Scanning:

Bit Defender Online Virus Scan:
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/license.php

Symantec Online Virus and Security Scan:
http://security.symantec.com/ssc/home.asp

TrendMicro:
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp

McAfee Stinger, Downloadable Virus Scanner:
http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=stinger

McAfee Online Virus Scan:
http://www.mcafee.com/myapps/mfs/default.asp

Panda ActiveScan
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm

RAV AntiVirus - Scan Online
http://www.ravantivirus.com/scan/

Make sure you have a firewall active at all times. If nothing else use
the one built into XP, but there are a variety of free third party ones
that do a better job from Sygate, Zone Alarm or Kerio.

Sygate Personal Firewall
http://smb.sygate.com/products/spf_standard.htm

Zone Alarm
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp?lid=staticcomp_za

Kerio Personal Firewall
http://www.kerio.com/kpf_download.html

Lastly check your system for vulnerabilities. Make sure you have all
the latest security patches from Windows Update too.

Websites which will check for vulnerabilities:

Browser Security Tests:
http://www.jasons-toolbox.com/BrowserSecurity/

Symantec Security Check
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym

http://bcheck.scanit.be/bcheck/
https://testzone.secunia.com/browser_checker/
www.pcpitstop.com
 
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