Re: Safe Mode Booting

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From: Josh (Josh_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/29/04 

Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 21:30:01 -0700

Yes, i have. But prior to setting my config i turned off system restore as directed to get rid of the virus. so when i try that option nothing happens because all my restore points were deleted.

"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Tried the last known good configuration yet?
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Josh" <Josh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2D7EE1BF-F2C9-4EBC-95C7-0D2C4152BBAD@microsoft.com...
> > To get rid of a virus I setup my system to boot directly into safe mode.
> Well for some reason while booting into safe mode it freezes and restarts to
> a screen for me to select to start normally or into safe mode. If i chooses
> safe mode it just repeats and goes back to the same screen. If i choose
> start normally it tries to start in safe mode since that is what what i
> selected in msconfig andreturns me to the same screen. I cannot seem get out
> of this cycle. Any help as to what i could do will be appreciated.
>
>
>

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