Re: Safe Mode and Network Connections

Tech-Archive recommends: Fix windows errors by optimizing your registry

From: Jack Gillis (XXXXXXXX_at_widomaker.com)
Date: 12/23/04 

Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 20:30:07 -0500

"Malke" <malke@nospoonnotreally.com> wrote in message
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> Jack Gillis wrote:
>
>> Thanks to all who replied and amazingly with the same answer which
>> worked like a charm. Now why didn't I notice that when I chose the
>> plain vanilla Safe Mode? Go figure!
>>
>> Thanks again.
>
> Actually, Jack you don't want to use Safe Mode with Networking to scan
> for malware. You want to get your updates first and then go into plain
> Safe Mode. One of the reasons for not using a network connection while
> scanning is that some of the malware will then be active.
>
> Malke

Good point!

Thank you.
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