XP pro only boots with "Safe Mode with Networking"

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From: Tony Murray-Smith (amurrays_at_global.co.za)
Date: 07/25/04 

Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 17:37:13 +0200

I have had problems after a power surge damaged my PC. In order to get it
working again I tried to boot into safe mode - it hangs on all the safe
mode boot modes except Safe Mode with Networking. My PC is stand-alone, no
network.

What could be the problem?

Tony

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