Re: XP SP2: Only Safe Mode doesn't work - normal system start work



"Oliver Breitfelder" wrote:

PROBLEM (partly) SOLVED!

Thanks to Gerry & nass for their help! After further research on the web I
found a "golden" hint WHY normal mode works and Safe Mode doesn't:

The registry branch "SafeBoot" that should be located under
HKEY_LM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\ is completely missing!

I imported this branch from another XP Pro installation and safe mode works
now! Unfortunately completely importing the "SafeBoot" branch brings other
problems with Windows themes, VGA drivers, audio drivers and so on... So I
must somheow try to rebuild the SafeBoot branch based on the working normal
mode. Will be quiet a lot of work and i don't know if this can be done
(half-) automatically.


Bye Oliver

Hi Oliver,
That good News that you found the culprit.

By doing this, you got the other settings for that machine and also you
should be careful about this file:
sr.sys, which the FSFilter System Recovery ( System Recovery).

Do you have this subfolders:

[&]Base
[&]Boot Bus Extender
[&]Boot file system
[&]CryptSvc
[&]DcomLaunch
[&]dmboot.sys
[&]dmio.sys
[&]dmload.sys
[&]dmserver
[&]Eventlog
[&]Filter
[&]HelpSvc
[&]Netlogon
[&] PCI Configuration
[&]PlugPlay
[&]System Bus Extender
[&]vds
[&]Vga.sys
[&]vgasave.sys
[&]WinMgmt

I think you will need to perform a Repair/Install for the Operating system,
as the other machine which you imported the Registry may be different is
Hardware settings!.
Repair/ install of XP:
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
HTH.
nass
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