Re: Help!! Safe Mode has slowed down PC


Binh wrote:
> Hi,
>
> A few weeks ago my sister noticed that my PC was extra slow. After the
> login, the applications took forever to load and it would take about
> 5-10 minutes just to open Internet Explorer. This has never happened
> before and after speaking to my boyfriend, he suggested that I restart
> my PC in Safe Mode b/c I probably had a virus on my PC that caused the
> slow performance.
>
> I took his advice and restarted my PC in Safe Mode. However, the Safe
> Mode never worked and I never got a chance to log back into my PC. Now
> whenever I turn on my PC, it would be stuck and nothing happens. I
> usually get frustrated and just turn it off.
>
> Please help. Any ideas on how I can bypass the Safe Mode to put my PC
> back to normal or should I take it somewhere to get it fixed?
>
> Desperate to use home PC again!
>
> Thanks for any help & advice.
>
> -Binh

This is just to vindicate your boyfriend, who is probably not getting
any since the event you describe. There was nothing inappropriate about
his suggestion that you start in Safe Mode, and it certainly should not
cause any problems that were worse than those you already had. Also,
there is no such thing as being stuck in Safe Mode. Once you reboot,
the fact that you previously attempted Safe Mode doesn't mean that the
current boot will be in Safe Mode.

Anyway, you say that now "nothing happens". If your "nothing" really
means NOTHING, then if you have a Windows CD, you can try a Repair
Install (Google for "repair install"). Also, if you have a Windows CD,
you can try to boot from the CD just to see if your computer is
working. If you instead of a Windows CD you have the computer
manufacturer's RESTORE CD, you may consider using that to get your
system to factory state. Note, however, that this could mean the loss
of any data you have on your computer.

.

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