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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: Crayton on September 21, 2006, 11:50:10 AM

Title: Can't exit safe mode in ME
Post by: Crayton on September 21, 2006, 11:50:10 AM

Hi... every time I start the computer it starts in safe mode with just the words 'safe mode' in each corner. How do I get out of this? I have to turn off the computer manually, and when it turns back on it goes into safe mode again. It doesn't even seem like any buttons work in safe mode so I can't do anything. Thanks very much for any help....

Title: Re: Can't exit safe mode in ME
Post by: ale52 on September 21, 2006, 12:56:15 PM

Can you do a system restore from System Tools?

Start/Programs/Accessories/System Tools

Alan <><  :D

Title: Re: Can't exit safe mode in ME
Post by: patio on September 21, 2006, 02:30:32 PM

While your stuck in safemode try this...Open My Computer and right clik the C: drive...select Properties and clik on the tools tab...the first choice of tools is error checking...clik there and let it run til it completes.

Re-boot and see what happens or try ale's advice to do a system restore.

patio.    8-)

Title: Re: Can't exit safe mode in ME
Post by: Raptor on September 21, 2006, 02:31:45 PM

Press F8 before Windows loads and select a normal boot, see if that corrects the problem.

Title: Re: Can't exit safe mode in ME
Post by: Crayton on September 21, 2006, 02:42:16 PM

Unfortunately it freezes right when I try to select the normal, safe, or other mode... and I don't know how to correct anything because i can't get into the computer without it freezing.
Thanks!

Title: Re: Can't exit safe mode in ME
Post by: Raptor on September 21, 2006, 03:32:20 PM

You should scan for Viruses and Spyware in safe mode and remove any programs that might be causing your system to crash whilst loading Windows.

Title: Re: Can't exit safe mode in ME
Post by: ale52 on September 21, 2006, 03:35:49 PM

"...it starts in safe mode..."

"...it freezes right when I try to select the normal, safe, or other mode..."

I'm a little confused  :-?  Which is it?

Alan <><  :D

Title: Re: Can't exit safe mode in ME
Post by: Crayton on September 21, 2006, 07:45:02 PM

okay, i'll clarify... if I don't press F8 when i'm starting up, it automatically goes to safe mode... it says safe mode in the corners but really it's not safe mode because that's all there is and i can't do anything in it.... it's frozen. but if i press F8 i can try to start in normal mode as well as safe mode, but when it is almost working it freezes. so basically i can't do anything because it's frozen, no matter what i do.

Title: Re: Can't exit safe mode in ME
Post by: ale52 on September 21, 2006, 09:56:58 PM

Wipe and reinstall.  :-[

Alan <><  :D

Title: Re: Can't exit safe mode in ME
Post by: GX1_Man on September 22, 2006, 07:26:47 PM

Do you have any important data to back up first?

http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?num=1152393515


And then format and reinstall. ;)