question about safe mode

[ITlover]

If we have any trouble booting our computer with winxp ,we usually go into safe mode to check if our computer boots properly in safe mode which gives us indication that there is some drivers of our hardware devices that is causing problem with the booting of winxp.

I wanted to know that if the computer doesnot boot into safe mode, what does it mean?


Regards,

[TwoRails]

It could mean several things, none of them good.

If the problem prevents you from starting in safe mode Try the following: 1. Use Recovery Console to replace corrupted files or to perform other manual recovery operations. 2. Examine and correct the Boot.ini settings. 3. Perform a parallel Windows XP Professional installation, and use Backup to restore operating system files from backup media. 4. Use Automated System Recovery (ASR) in Windows XP Professional Backup to reformat the system partition and restore operating system files from backup media.

taken from:

http://www.microsoft.com/germany/tec...c29621675.mspx

[Cricket]

Originally Posted by ITlover If we have any trouble booting our computer with winxp ,we usually go into safe mode to check if our computer boots properly in safe mode which gives us indication that there is some drivers of our hardware devices that is causing problem with the booting of winxp. I wanted to know that if the computer doesnot boot into safe mode, what does it mean?,

It means you either have hardware problems or WinXP has corrupt system files.

Did this happen "out-of-the-blue" or did something happen right before the problem showed up?

Cricket