Re: Reboot loop (Safe Mode)

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Hi Tony,

This will explain how to access the Recovery Console.
How to install and use the Recovery Console in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/307654/en-us

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Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org

Tony wrote:
> I'm not sure how to edit the bootcfg since the computer never fully
> reboots (I do not have access to the Start button, ctrl-alt-del
> doesn't work).
>
> Can I access bootcfg using Setup (F2), Boot Menu (F12) or the Startup
> Menu (F8)?
>
> "Bert Kinney" wrote:
>
>> Hi Tony,
>>
>> Check your boot.ini in recovery console using bootcfg. If the
>> machine has a
>> /safeboot tag in the boot.ini remove it.
>>
>> A discussion about the Bootcfg command and its uses:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/291980/en-us
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
>> http://bertk.mvps.org
>>
>>
>>
>> Tony wrote:
>>> Recently had some trouble and had to reinstall Windows XP (Home
>>> Edition). Before reinstalling I had set up the computer to
>>> automatically boot up in Safe Mode (by changing msconfig).
>>>
>>> I am now at a point where the system boots up and before anything
>>> appears on the desktop (i.e. icons, toolbar, Start button...) I get
>>> a warning - "Windows XP cannot run under Safe Mode. System will
>>> reboot." - and then the system reboots and the warning appears
>>> again, and this just keeps going on and on.
>>>
>>> I can get into the system setup by pressing F8 as the system
>>> reboots, but any option I choose (Last good startup, regular mode,
>>> safe mode...) all result in the same reboot-loop.
>>>
>>> I've searched the posts on this site but could not find anything to
>>> solve this problem. Any ideas? Thanks.


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