re: Windows will only run in Safe Mode
Friday, May 13, 2005 at 12:11 pm
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Harry
(4 messages posted)
That worked, and i owe you big . Thank you so much. I only wish the soldier that
runs our internet was as knowledgeable as you.
On Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at 12:58 pm, Carol J wrote:
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>Harry, there's no need to reinstall right off, and it may not even solve the problem.
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>First, try restoring a registry backup dated prior to the problem. Once a day on
>bootup, the registry is automatically backed up. There are 5 backups by default.
>Reboot and hold the CTRL key down, until you get the boot menu.
>Choose Command prompt only.
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>At the C:\> type: scanreg /restore Press enter. Choose a date prior to this
>problem. A good backup will have the word "Started" before it. Then hit Enter. You
>should get a message that Windows successfully restored the registry. Then CTRL_ALT_DEL
>and see if you can get back into Windows.
>
>If that doesn't help, post back with any information that may be of help. For example,
>what was the last thing you did the day before this happened. Did you make any changes,
>etc.
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