Re: Caan't get into Safe Mode

There's a newsgroup microsoft.public.windowsxp.update where people might know the answer to your new question.

I suspect there's a problem with the Windows CD not having the right drivers for your keyboard, even though the BIOS does recognize it. I had that problem when playing with Bootcamp on a Mac (I had made a procedural error, so it's a bit different).

This might be a lucky guess: if you have or can borrow (or buy a cheap one) try using a PS/2 style keyboard instead of a USB keyboard. Or the reverse. There might also be a helpful BIOS setting about the keyboard.

I have no other ideas. If I were in your shoes, I'd play & play & play with the above ideas and see what I think of as time goes on (or I might post on the above mentioned newsgroup).

On 5/09/2008, Jeet posted this:
Thanks Gene.

I have now managed to get to the BIOS and change the setting to boot from the recovery CD but when trying to reboot from this CD I get a screen with the option of either going for a full recovery (asking me to press 'F') or a standard recovery (asking me to press 'R'). The problem I am facing is that pressing the keys on the keyboard makes no change to the screen...and it remains static.....I feel my keyboard is not being recognized though I had used it correctly for changing the BIOS settings!

How can I select the option 'R' if my keyboard is not being recognized?

Can you please help.

Thanks in advance.


"Gene E. Bloch" wrote:

Tell your computer to boot from a CD before the hard drive (and if there's no CD it goes on to the hard drive).

Here's how:

Go into the CMOS setup. This is a slang term for the motherboard's BIOS (firmware) setup.

To do this, press a specified key while the POST (power on self test) screen is still visible - this is while you're executing the BIOS and before Windows starts to boot.

There should be a message on screen at this time saying something like "Press F2 to enter setup".

Many computers use F2, many use Delete. Other keys are possible...

Then you need to navigate through the setup screens to find something with a name reminiscent of "Boot Order". Enable the CD drive and move it to first place.

On 5/05/2008, Jeet posted this:
Yes, I do have the recovery CD but it makes no difference when I try and boot with the CD in. Can I somehow force it to boot from the CD?

Regards,
Jeet

"S.Sengupta" wrote:

If you could enter the Safe mode then your problem could have been solved.But most unfortunately you can't.

Another option is to use the Recovery CD.Do you have that?

regards,
S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]




Jeet wrote:

I am getting the following error msg when trying to start my Windows XP Media Center PC. I am unable to get into safe mode or to the system recovery console, can someone please advise as to how to get to the safe mode...pressing F8 is not doing anything at all and I do not have the OS CD to get into the recovery console. The OS was pre-installed on my PC when I bought it.

This started after I increased the page size in the control panel and rebooted.

I need to login in safe mode and undo the changes but can't get into safe mode at all. PLEASE HELP.

The error msg I am getting is:

Windows cannot create a temporary profile directory. This may be caused by insufficient security rights. If this problem persists, contact your network administrator.

DETAIL: Insufficient system resources exist to complete the requested sequence.

If I click on OK, I get the next screen:

"Windows cannot load the user's profile but has logged you on with the default profile for the system"

DETAIL: Insufficient system resources exist to complete the requested service.


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