Safe Mode

[Guest]

Guys I have a serious problem that I hope someone on here can help me with. I
had a hijacker on my computer and I was trying to start my computer in safe
mode by rebooting. It would not start in safe mode. So I went to msconfig
through windows and clicked the "safeboot" box under boot.ini. I then
rebooted and was hoping it would go to safe mode. Now my computer will not
start in safe mode and because I checked the box "safeboot" in the msconfig
box I can not get it to start in normal mode either. My question is how can I
get my computer back to windows where I can uncheck this box? Or is there a
way to go through dos or the bios to bypass the msconfig boot.ini? Any help
would be appreciated Thanks.

 

[Larry Gardner]

Read this if you are using Nero CD Burning.

http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=107809

Read this for forcing SAFE BOOT and what is done when you chose that option:

http://www.techmount.com/index.php/20040721/available-switch-options-in-bootini-file/

You solution, I believe, would be to modify your boot.ini file and remove
the SAFEBOOT option(s) so that you can reboot in normal mode.

The BIOS has nothing to do with Windows boot-up sequences.

Once you get into Windows XP in Normal Mode, I would backup your data, and
use the recovery disk to repair Windows.

 

[Talahassee]

Guys I have a serious problem that I hope someone on here can help me with. I
had a hijacker on my computer and I was trying to start my computer in safe
mode by rebooting. It would not start in safe mode. So I went to msconfig
through windows and clicked the "safeboot" box under boot.ini. I then
rebooted and was hoping it would go to safe mode. Now my computer will not
start in safe mode and because I checked the box "safeboot" in the msconfig
box I can not get it to start in normal mode either. My question is how can I
get my computer back to windows where I can uncheck this box? Or is there a
way to go through dos or the bios to bypass the msconfig boot.ini? Any help
would be appreciated Thanks.

Not an expert here, but sounds like you need to do a 'repair install."

Other suggestions are welcome.

BTW, to do an "repair install", boot with the XP CD in the CD drive,
and follow the prompts.


Good luck!


Talahassee.