Windows reinstall stuck in safe mode

[stumble]

My computer was having problems so I set it to turn on in safe mode using msconfig in attempt to fix it.   Soon after that it went into a reboot-no.option.work cycle.  I had had this problem before so like before  I threw in the 6 Windows boot disks and reloaded Windows XP Home from the CD.   

My problem is - since I am in  msconfig safe mode Windows can't load because it can't can't load in safe mode and I can't change the boot option because I can't get into Windows.

As a last ditch approach I could scrub the drive and start from scratch but then I lose all pictures (may lose them anyway)  and my movie downloads and partial downloads and bookmarks.

Any suggestion for a fix in this situation?

Sandy in FL   

 

[jerryheavyarms]

Hello!

Try doing  chkdsk /r  from the windows recovery console.

Goodluck and keep us posted!

[stumble]

I ran the 6 boot floppies again and this time I picked R for Recovery.  I did a bootcfg / list and then a bootcfg / change (or something  like that) and changed safe mode to a simple fastdetect.  Now Windows is completing its load.  I wonder what I'll have left to work with once it gets loaded.  I'm glad I have mre than one computer. Thanks for your concern.

Sandy

[Broni]

I set it to turn on in safe mode using msconfig

Avoid it in the future. If Windows has some corruption, you often end up stuck in Safe Mode.

[jerryheavyarms]

Cool!
And nice tip, Mr. Broni!