RE: Stuck in safe mode trying to re-install XP

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I have rebooted with the origional OEM CD in the drive but it is stuck in
safe mode and unable to utilise set-up. I need to get into MS-CONFIG to get
out of safe boot.

"Mick Murphy" wrote:

" the bottom of the screen you will see Press either F1, F2, or Delete KEY to
enter Bios/Setup. You have to go in there, and change the Boot order to make
your CD/VDV drive 1st in the Boot Order.
OR, it might say Press F12 for Boot Menu, where you can change it as
above(CD/DVD 1st).
Save those settings, reboot, and follow instructions on XP disk to reinstall."

Have the XP disk already in the Drive before you reboot, after doing the
above.
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Mad Mike


"Mick Murphy" wrote:

What happens when you change the Boot Order in BIOS to make CD/DVD Drive 1st
in the Boot Order?

It has to boot from the CD/DVD drive(XP disk already inside the drive)
--
Mad Mike


"neil farline" wrote:

Hi, thanks Mick. I started that process but it will not complete as the
laptop is stuck in safe mode.

"Mick Murphy" wrote:

Reboot.
Right at the startup screen(Dell, HP, motherboard number, whatever), down
the bottom of the screen you will see Press either F1, F2, or Delete KEY to
enter Bios/Setup. You have to go in there, and change the Boot order to make
your CD/VDV drive 1st in the Boot Order.
OR, it might say Press F12 for Boot Menu, where you can change it as
above(CD/DVD 1st).
Save those settings, reboot, and follow instructions on XP disk to reinstall.

Load files, and make sure that you delete the existing XP partition, format
install.

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

Have read of the above link, to get the idea of it.
--
Mad Mike


"neil farline" wrote:

Hi, I am trying to reinstall XP from dell after my system crashed. The laptop
is stuck in safe mode ans sytem setup keeps giving the error mesage "setup
cannnot work in safe mode". I cannot reboot an bypass set-up.

Can I reboot into MS DOS to reconfig into normal boot mode?
.

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