re: Computer Help Appears to be on safe mode
Monday, March 19, 2007 at 2:05 am
Windows Me Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Ed
(741 messages posted)
The lack of a mouse cursor, except in Safe Mode, is a giveaway. It shows that a driver
conflict exists (because the mouse driver is about the only device driver that gets
loaded in Safe Mode: as the conflicting driver is not loaded, there is no conflict
while in Safe Mode).
Go to Device Manager:
START > SETTINGS > CONTROL PANEL > SYSTEM > DEVICE MANAGER
In Device Manager, highlight the Display Adapter:
1. Click on the "+" sign next to 'Display Adapters'.
2. Click on the actual (named) adapter.
3. Then delete the named adapter by clicking "Remove".
If there are any entries with an exclamation mark against them (which indicates a
fault), remove those entries also, in the same way.
Then reboot. Windows will automatically re-install the correct drivers in the course
of the re-boot.
If this doesn't cure the fault, reboot into SAFE mode. Then open the Device Manager
again, and (using the same procedure) delete all "ghost" entries seen there, i.e.
those entries that ONLY show up in Safe Mode.
Then reboot.
This type of fault is caused by a driver conflict, and is often due to the presence
of a driver for a device that is not in use. Such drivers only show up in Safe Mode,
which shows all installed drivers. Only those for the devices currently attached
to the system are shown when in Protected (i.e. normal) mode.
Ed
On Wednesday, December 27, 2006 at 10:33 pm, Gee wrote:
>When i load my computer appears to be on safe mode but it isn't (no safe mode on
>the corners). Another problem is that the mouse cursor doesn't appear, but when
i
>log on with safe mode the mouse cursor appears, i've tried changing the display
features
>but it doesn't work. Thanks in advance
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