Author Topic: Trouble in Safe Mode (Read 420 times)

Raptor · « **on:** February 18, 2005, 12:08:39 AM »

Lately something has been wrong with my computer while in safe mode. I boot in safe mode, i get the prompt asking me if I want to continue to run in safe mode, I say yes and it continues. after about 2-3 minutes the prompt I get when first starting up in safe mode comes back for 1-2 seconds then disappears (without me clicking anything) and the screen goes black (except for the cursor and all the stuff around edges of screen saying its in safe mode) and freezes.
and because of short duration of it actually working in safe mode, I havent had time to locate/delete anything I was looking for so I havent caused this by deleting anything

Roscoroo · « **Reply #1 on:** February 18, 2005, 01:37:58 AM »

check your fans Rap ..it could be dieing cause of heat .. or another component is failing VC perhaps ???

if you have access to another pc take the hard drive and slave it up .. then go thru it and get rid of your bug .. (as per your last email)

Stone · « **Reply #2 on:** February 18, 2005, 02:13:25 AM »

Freezinh in safemode with mouse still working?
I think if PC freeze due to hardware error, you would not see a mooving mouse cursor.
If it freeze due to hardware errors, that need drivers, it should not hapend in safe mode.

Maybe some core system files are corrupt?

I would try to run chkdsk to try to find errors on the hard disk.

If you cant run chkdsk from that pc, do it as slave or make a bootalbe CD.
http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/

As a last resort one could try to do a repair install of XP.
Boot the computer with the XP disk, but in stead of makeing a new install, run the repair install thing. My friend did that once and avoided a complete reinstall that way

Skuzzy · « **Reply #3 on:** February 18, 2005, 06:58:14 AM »

Sounds like the shell has been corrupted. There are some spyware programs that replace the shell so they can run all the time. It could be this.
If the above is the case, you will be looking at a reinstalltion of the operating system, as there is no way to find out what the offending process named the original shell.
I recently had to deal a friends computer which had the same exact problem.

Eagler · « **Reply #4 on:** February 18, 2005, 09:04:56 AM »

fdisk time

Roscoroo · « **Reply #5 on:** February 18, 2005, 11:50:38 AM »

Some of the junk on Rap's pc

VX2 - hiding as mkdpul
istbar - ist server
Roings - date
IMI server - IE Plugin

Ive only dealt with istbar .. i have no idea about the other 3 as far as i remember ..

If ya need to Rap email me your terrain files or anything else u need saved I'll scan them and send them back after you fdisk/format use my gmail

Raptor · « **Reply #6 on:** February 18, 2005, 06:17:24 PM »

I can burn em to a cd

Raptor · « **Reply #7 on:** February 18, 2005, 06:32:38 PM »

Can someone walk me through what I should do? I dont quite understand all this stuff.

maxxius · « **Reply #8 on:** February 19, 2005, 07:56:16 PM »

ok...here we go........

first go into the garage.

2. get the biggest hammer u can find...........

go back in the house to wherre the puter is ar open the case and look for a big red X...........

that should fix it and id it dont get a bigger hammer:D