Exit Safe Mode without Startup Disk?

[Guest Pleasure]

A friend worked on my computer while I was out. When I got home my computer

won't start and it is in Safe MODE. Can I get out and start my computer

without the startup disk and if so how?

 

Thanks

[Guest Don Phillipson]

Re: Exit Safe Mode without Startup Disk?

 

"Pleasure" <Pleasure@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> A friend worked on my computer while I was out. When I got home my

> computer won't start and it is in Safe MODE.

 

We interpret this to mean your PC will start but

only in Safe Mode and you want to know how to

start Windows in Normal Mode (and you have no

special backup measures in place.)

 

It is worth trying a reboot to DOS and

c:\windows\scanreg /restore

when you ought to see a menu of 5 earllier dates

between which you can choose to start with the

Registry as it used to be. Even if Windows does

not start OK the error messages may tell you what

system files have been removed or damaged.

 

--

Don Phillipson

Carlsbad Springs

(Ottawa, Canada)

[Guest Brian A.]

Re: Exit Safe Mode without Startup Disk?

 

What exactly did your friend "work on"? Please provide more details to better

help others help you.

 

Also have a look-see at:

Troubleshooting Windows 98 Startup Problems

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q188867

 

How to Perform Clean-Boot Troubleshooting for Windows 98

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q192926

 

Also read “Clean Boot -- What it is and why you need it” by MS MVP Gary Terhune.

http://www.grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm

http://www.grystmill.com/articles/security.htm

 

Windows 98 or Windows 95 Defaults to Safe Mode Even After Successful Start

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q143283

 

The Computer Always Starts in Safe Mode

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q306615

 

--

 

Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Windows Desktop User Experience }

Conflicts start where information lacks.

http://basconotw.mvps.org/

 

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm

How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

 

 

"Pleasure" <Pleasure@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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>A friend worked on my computer while I was out. When I got home my computer

> won't start and it is in Safe MODE. Can I get out and start my computer

> without the startup disk and if so how?

>

> Thanks

[Guest Jeff Richards]

Re: Exit Safe Mode without Startup Disk?

 

Starting in safe mode is not a basis for restoring a registry. That restore

will wipe out any changes in registry settings since the last backup, but

will not undo any of the associated changes to files. OP should NOT use a

registry restore for such a simple problem, unless all other attempts to fix

it have failed.

--

Jeff Richards

MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)

"Don Phillipson" <e925@SPAMBLOCK.ncf.ca> wrote in message

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> "Pleasure" <Pleasure@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:A30DF9BB-460D-4F06-9C54-FD616C241BCD@microsoft.com...

>

>> A friend worked on my computer while I was out. When I got home my

>> computer won't start and it is in Safe MODE.

>

> We interpret this to mean your PC will start but

> only in Safe Mode and you want to know how to

> start Windows in Normal Mode (and you have no

> special backup measures in place.)

>

> It is worth trying a reboot to DOS and

> c:\windows\scanreg /restore

> when you ought to see a menu of 5 earllier dates

> between which you can choose to start with the

> Registry as it used to be. Even if Windows does

> not start OK the error messages may tell you what

> system files have been removed or damaged.

>

> --

> Don Phillipson

> Carlsbad Springs

> (Ottawa, Canada)

>

>

[Guest Bill in Co.]

Re: Exit Safe Mode without Startup Disk?

 

Jeff Richards wrote:

> Starting in safe mode is not a basis for restoring a registry. That

> restore

> will wipe out any changes in registry settings since the last backup, but

> will not undo any of the associated changes to files.

 

EXCEPT for system.dat and user.dat (and perhaps win.ini and system.ini).

Who knows, maybe that's enough.

> OP should NOT use a

> registry restore for such a simple problem, unless all other attempts to

> fix

> it have failed.

> --

> Jeff Richards

> MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)

> "Don Phillipson" <e925@SPAMBLOCK.ncf.ca> wrote in message

> news:%23h7h3X6DJHA.2072@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> "Pleasure" <Pleasure@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:A30DF9BB-460D-4F06-9C54-FD616C241BCD@microsoft.com...

>>

>>> A friend worked on my computer while I was out. When I got home my

>>> computer won't start and it is in Safe MODE.

>>

>> We interpret this to mean your PC will start but

>> only in Safe Mode and you want to know how to

>> start Windows in Normal Mode (and you have no

>> special backup measures in place.)

>>

>> It is worth trying a reboot to DOS and

>> c:\windows\scanreg /restore

>> when you ought to see a menu of 5 earllier dates

>> between which you can choose to start with the

>> Registry as it used to be. Even if Windows does

>> not start OK the error messages may tell you what

>> system files have been removed or damaged.

>>

>> --

>> Don Phillipson

>> Carlsbad Springs

>> (Ottawa, Canada)

[Guest glee]

Re: Exit Safe Mode without Startup Disk?

 

Find out exactly what your friend did when they "worked on" your computer.

Did it work normally up through the last time they shut it down?

Did they install or update anything?

 

In Safe Mode, reset the display settings to a low setting. Your friend may have set

the display to settings it can't support.

 

They may have changed or updated some driver or software to a configuration that is

unsupported.

 

Windows 98 or Windows 95 Defaults to Safe Mode

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=143283

 

The Computer Always Starts in Safe Mode

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306615

 

Troubleshooting Windows 95 Using Safe Mode:

http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=156126

 

--

Glen Ventura, MS MVP Windows, A+

http://dts-l.net/

http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm

 

 

"Pleasure" <Pleasure@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:A30DF9BB-460D-4F06-9C54-FD616C241BCD@microsoft.com...

>A friend worked on my computer while I was out. When I got home my computer

> won't start and it is in Safe MODE. Can I get out and start my computer

> without the startup disk and if so how?

>

> Thanks

[Guest Jeff Richards]

Re: Exit Safe Mode without Startup Disk?

 

System.DAT and User.DAT are the registry - that's what gets restored.

 

Restoring these files without also changing whatever else the friend altered

puts the machine in an inconsistent state. Maybe it's important, maybe not,

but there's always a risk it will make the problem worse rather than better.

We don't even know if the machine really is in safe mode, or if OP simply

thinks it is because the screen resolution has defaulted to 640x480. There

are many simpler fixes that are worth trying before resorting to an action

that can create significant additional problems.

--

Jeff Richards

MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)

"Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message

news:u833V5GEJHA.4744@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> Jeff Richards wrote:

>> Starting in safe mode is not a basis for restoring a registry. That

>> restore

>> will wipe out any changes in registry settings since the last backup, but

>> will not undo any of the associated changes to files.

>

> EXCEPT for system.dat and user.dat (and perhaps win.ini and system.ini).

> Who knows, maybe that's enough.

>

>> OP should NOT use a

>> registry restore for such a simple problem, unless all other attempts to

>> fix

>> it have failed.

>> --

>> Jeff Richards

>> MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)

>> "Don Phillipson" <e925@SPAMBLOCK.ncf.ca> wrote in message

>> news:%23h7h3X6DJHA.2072@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>> "Pleasure" <Pleasure@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>>> news:A30DF9BB-460D-4F06-9C54-FD616C241BCD@microsoft.com...

>>>

>>>> A friend worked on my computer while I was out. When I got home my

>>>> computer won't start and it is in Safe MODE.

>>>

>>> We interpret this to mean your PC will start but

>>> only in Safe Mode and you want to know how to

>>> start Windows in Normal Mode (and you have no

>>> special backup measures in place.)

>>>

>>> It is worth trying a reboot to DOS and

>>> c:\windows\scanreg /restore

>>> when you ought to see a menu of 5 earllier dates

>>> between which you can choose to start with the

>>> Registry as it used to be. Even if Windows does

>>> not start OK the error messages may tell you what

>>> system files have been removed or damaged.

>>>

>>> --

>>> Don Phillipson

>>> Carlsbad Springs

>>> (Ottawa, Canada)

>

>

[Guest Bill in Co.]

Re: Exit Safe Mode without Startup Disk?

 

Jeff Richards wrote:

> System.DAT and User.DAT are the registry - that's what gets restored.

 

Right, which is what I said. AND perhaps win.ini and system.ini.

> Restoring these files without also changing whatever else the friend

> altered

> puts the machine in an inconsistent state.

 

Perhaps, but that really depends on what changes took place. I've done

it on countless occasions, but I know what I am doing when I do it. And

know its limitations.

> Maybe it's important, maybe not,

> but there's always a risk it will make the problem worse rather than

> better.

 

Slight risk. He can always restore the previous registry backup, if he

wants. (I usually run scanreg once just before doing this so I have a

recent one to fall back to, if needbe).

> We don't even know if the machine really is in safe mode, or if OP simply

> thinks it is because the screen resolution has defaulted to 640x480.

 

Either way, scanreg /restore may cure that too, without much detailed

troubleshooting (which is more expedient in some cases).

> There are many simpler fixes that are worth trying before resorting to an

> action that can create significant additional problems.

 

Again, he can always roll back to another backup IF it should be a problem.

I think I must be much more used to running scanreg /restore than you (due

to all the "experiments" I've done on my Win98SE system). So for me, it's

no biggie at all, but as I've said, I think I know what I'm doing, when I do

it. :-) ( I also keep a very diligent track of the SFC log, on a

routine basis, etc, often running SFC, particularly just before and after a

new software installation).

 

> Jeff Richards

> MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)

> "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message

> news:u833V5GEJHA.4744@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> Jeff Richards wrote:

>>> Starting in safe mode is not a basis for restoring a registry. That

>>> restore

>>> will wipe out any changes in registry settings since the last backup,

>>> but

>>> will not undo any of the associated changes to files.

>>

>> EXCEPT for system.dat and user.dat (and perhaps win.ini and system.ini).

>> Who knows, maybe that's enough.

>>

>>> OP should NOT use a

>>> registry restore for such a simple problem, unless all other attempts to

>>> fix it have failed.

>>> --

>>> Jeff Richards

>>> MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)

>>> "Don Phillipson" <e925@SPAMBLOCK.ncf.ca> wrote in message

>>> news:%23h7h3X6DJHA.2072@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>> "Pleasure" <Pleasure@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>>>> news:A30DF9BB-460D-4F06-9C54-FD616C241BCD@microsoft.com...

>>>>

>>>>> A friend worked on my computer while I was out. When I got home my

>>>>> computer won't start and it is in Safe MODE.

>>>>

>>>> We interpret this to mean your PC will start but

>>>> only in Safe Mode and you want to know how to

>>>> start Windows in Normal Mode (and you have no

>>>> special backup measures in place.)

>>>>

>>>> It is worth trying a reboot to DOS and

>>>> c:\windows\scanreg /restore

>>>> when you ought to see a menu of 5 earllier dates

>>>> between which you can choose to start with the

>>>> Registry as it used to be. Even if Windows does

>>>> not start OK the error messages may tell you what

>>>> system files have been removed or damaged.

>>>>

>>>> --

>>>> Don Phillipson

>>>> Carlsbad Springs

>>>> (Ottawa, Canada)

[Guest dave]

Re: Exit Safe Mode without Startup Disk?

 

> The Computer Always Starts in Safe Mode

> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306615

 

Thats not much help.... MS says site is not available.

 

 

> Glen Ventura, MS MVP Windows, A+

> http://dts-l.net/

> http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm

[Guest MEB]

Re: Exit Safe Mode without Startup Disk?

 

Just a reminder:

 

We now have the MS 98 PORTAL address that must be used. All prior links to

KB articles have been moved into the portal/general support area of

Microsoft services.

 

--

MEB

a Peoples' counsel

The former peoplescounsel site has now been removed, presently looking for

another host.

The former service/address will not provide a redirect to whatever the new

site will be..

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[Guest glee]

Re: Exit Safe Mode without Startup Disk?

 

"dave" <davo@davo.dav> wrote in message

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>

>> The Computer Always Starts in Safe Mode

>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306615

>

> Thats not much help.... MS says site is not available.

 

<grumble> Microsoft dumps another good KB article. </grumble>

 

See if this helps...IIRC it is basically what that article stated:

 

The Computer Always Starts in Safe Mode (Win 98, ME)

 

Cause

This behavior can occur if the [Options] section of the Msdos.sys file contains the

following line:

BootSafe=1

This setting forces your computer to start in Safe mode

 

Solution

To resolve this issue, edit the Msdos.sys file by doing ONE of the following:

- Remove the BootSafe=1 line from the Msdos.sys file

- Change the BootSafe=1 line to BootSafe=0

 

Follow these steps to edit the Msdos.sys file

 

Click Start

Point to Find

Click Files or Folders

In the Named box type

msdos.sys

In the Look In box, click the drive on which Windows is installed (usually drive C)

Click Find Now

Right-click the Msdos.sys file

Click Properties

Click to clear the Read-Only and Hidden check boxes to remove these attributes from

the Msdos.sys file

Click OK

Right-click the Msdos.sys file

Click Open With

In the Choose the program you want to use box, click Notepad

Click OK

 

Do one of the following:

Delete the BootSafe=1 line

OR

Change the value in the BootSafe=1 line to BootSafe=0

 

On the File menu, click Save

 

Right-click the Msdos.sys file

Click Properties

Click to select the Read-only and Hidden check boxes to set the attributes for the

file

Click OK

Restart your computer

 

Also see:

The Computer Always Starts in Safe Mode

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=bph08029&lc=en&cc=uk&dlc=en&product=1848388&rule=2081

 

--

Glen Ventura, MS MVP Windows, A+

http://dts-l.net/

http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm

[Guest Jeff Richards]

Re: Exit Safe Mode without Startup Disk?

 

Without being confident that OP knows what they are doing, recommending a

registry restore without understanding what the problem really is and

without knowing what other changes have occurred, or even why the changes

were needed, is bad advice. And I'm sure you were not seriously suggesting

that a registry restore is simpler than adjusting the screen resolution.

 

We don't even know if the 'work' the friend did created any system changes.

It may have been no more 'work' than writing a letter.

--

Jeff Richards

MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)

"Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message

news:%23jCdQFjEJHA.5104@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> Jeff Richards wrote:

>> System.DAT and User.DAT are the registry - that's what gets restored.

>

> Right, which is what I said. AND perhaps win.ini and system.ini.

>

>> Restoring these files without also changing whatever else the friend

>> altered

>> puts the machine in an inconsistent state.

>

> Perhaps, but that really depends on what changes took place. I've done

> it on countless occasions, but I know what I am doing when I do it. And

> know its limitations.

>

>> Maybe it's important, maybe not,

>> but there's always a risk it will make the problem worse rather than

>> better.

>

> Slight risk. He can always restore the previous registry backup, if he

> wants. (I usually run scanreg once just before doing this so I have a

> recent one to fall back to, if needbe).

>

>> We don't even know if the machine really is in safe mode, or if OP simply

>> thinks it is because the screen resolution has defaulted to 640x480.

>

> Either way, scanreg /restore may cure that too, without much detailed

> troubleshooting (which is more expedient in some cases).

>

>> There are many simpler fixes that are worth trying before resorting to an

>> action that can create significant additional problems.

>

> Again, he can always roll back to another backup IF it should be a

> problem.

> I think I must be much more used to running scanreg /restore than you (due

> to all the "experiments" I've done on my Win98SE system). So for me,

> it's no biggie at all, but as I've said, I think I know what I'm doing,

> when I do it. :-) ( I also keep a very diligent track of the SFC log,

> on a routine basis, etc, often running SFC, particularly just before and

> after a new software installation).

>

>

>> Jeff Richards

>> MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)

>> "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message

>> news:u833V5GEJHA.4744@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>> Jeff Richards wrote:

>>>> Starting in safe mode is not a basis for restoring a registry. That

>>>> restore

>>>> will wipe out any changes in registry settings since the last backup,

>>>> but

>>>> will not undo any of the associated changes to files.

>>>

>>> EXCEPT for system.dat and user.dat (and perhaps win.ini and system.ini).

>>> Who knows, maybe that's enough.

>>>

>>>> OP should NOT use a

>>>> registry restore for such a simple problem, unless all other attempts

>>>> to

>>>> fix it have failed.

>>>> --

>>>> Jeff Richards

>>>> MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)

>>>> "Don Phillipson" <e925@SPAMBLOCK.ncf.ca> wrote in message

>>>> news:%23h7h3X6DJHA.2072@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>>> "Pleasure" <Pleasure@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>>>>> news:A30DF9BB-460D-4F06-9C54-FD616C241BCD@microsoft.com...

>>>>>

>>>>>> A friend worked on my computer while I was out. When I got home my

>>>>>> computer won't start and it is in Safe MODE.

>>>>>

>>>>> We interpret this to mean your PC will start but

>>>>> only in Safe Mode and you want to know how to

>>>>> start Windows in Normal Mode (and you have no

>>>>> special backup measures in place.)

>>>>>

>>>>> It is worth trying a reboot to DOS and

>>>>> c:\windows\scanreg /restore

>>>>> when you ought to see a menu of 5 earllier dates

>>>>> between which you can choose to start with the

>>>>> Registry as it used to be. Even if Windows does

>>>>> not start OK the error messages may tell you what

>>>>> system files have been removed or damaged.

>>>>>

>>>>> --

>>>>> Don Phillipson

>>>>> Carlsbad Springs

>>>>> (Ottawa, Canada)

>

>

[Guest Bill in Co.]

Re: Exit Safe Mode without Startup Disk?

 

Jeff Richards wrote:

> Without being confident that OP knows what they are doing, recommending a

> registry restore without understanding what the problem really is and

> without knowing what other changes have occurred, or even why the changes

> were needed, is bad advice. And I'm sure you were not seriously

> suggesting

> that a registry restore is simpler than adjusting the screen resolution.

 

No, of course not, IF that's all it was. But if he was stuck in Safe

Mode because of something his friend did (like messing with msconfig or

whatever), one easy way out could be to simply restore the previous

registry.

 

Of course, IF that guy messed with some OTHER system files (besides the

registry files and the two .ini files I mentioned), it would be a different

story. But since he apparently doesn't know, I don't see what he has to

lose by trying it. If it isn't resolved, he can always roll back to

previous cab backup.

> We don't even know if the 'work' the friend did created any system

> changes.

> It may have been no more 'work' than writing a letter.

> --

> Jeff Richards

> MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)

> "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message

> news:%23jCdQFjEJHA.5104@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> Jeff Richards wrote:

>>> System.DAT and User.DAT are the registry - that's what gets restored.

>>

>> Right, which is what I said. AND perhaps win.ini and system.ini.

>>

>>> Restoring these files without also changing whatever else the friend

>>> altered

>>> puts the machine in an inconsistent state.

>>

>> Perhaps, but that really depends on what changes took place. I've

>> done

>> it on countless occasions, but I know what I am doing when I do it. And

>> know its limitations.

>>

>>> Maybe it's important, maybe not,

>>> but there's always a risk it will make the problem worse rather than

>>> better.

>>

>> Slight risk. He can always restore the previous registry backup, if he

>> wants. (I usually run scanreg once just before doing this so I have a

>> recent one to fall back to, if needbe).

>>

>>> We don't even know if the machine really is in safe mode, or if OP

>>> simply

>>> thinks it is because the screen resolution has defaulted to 640x480.

>>

>> Either way, scanreg /restore may cure that too, without much detailed

>> troubleshooting (which is more expedient in some cases).

>>

>>> There are many simpler fixes that are worth trying before resorting to

>>> an

>>> action that can create significant additional problems.

>>

>> Again, he can always roll back to another backup IF it should be a

>> problem.

>> I think I must be much more used to running scanreg /restore than you

>> (due

>> to all the "experiments" I've done on my Win98SE system). So for me,

>> it's no biggie at all, but as I've said, I think I know what I'm doing,

>> when I do it. :-) ( I also keep a very diligent track of the SFC

>> log,

>> on a routine basis, etc, often running SFC, particularly just before and

>> after a new software installation).

>>

>>

>>> Jeff Richards

>>> MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)

>>> "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message

>>> news:u833V5GEJHA.4744@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>>> Jeff Richards wrote:

>>>>> Starting in safe mode is not a basis for restoring a registry. That

>>>>> restore

>>>>> will wipe out any changes in registry settings since the last backup,

>>>>> but

>>>>> will not undo any of the associated changes to files.

>>>>

>>>> EXCEPT for system.dat and user.dat (and perhaps win.ini and

>>>> system.ini).

>>>> Who knows, maybe that's enough.

>>>>

>>>>> OP should NOT use a

>>>>> registry restore for such a simple problem, unless all other attempts

>>>>> to

>>>>> fix it have failed.

>>>>> --

>>>>> Jeff Richards

>>>>> MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)

>>>>> "Don Phillipson" <e925@SPAMBLOCK.ncf.ca> wrote in message

>>>>> news:%23h7h3X6DJHA.2072@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>>>> "Pleasure" <Pleasure@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>>>>>> news:A30DF9BB-460D-4F06-9C54-FD616C241BCD@microsoft.com...

>>>>>>

>>>>>>> A friend worked on my computer while I was out. When I got home my

>>>>>>> computer won't start and it is in Safe MODE.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> We interpret this to mean your PC will start but

>>>>>> only in Safe Mode and you want to know how to

>>>>>> start Windows in Normal Mode (and you have no

>>>>>> special backup measures in place.)

>>>>>>

>>>>>> It is worth trying a reboot to DOS and

>>>>>> c:\windows\scanreg /restore

>>>>>> when you ought to see a menu of 5 earllier dates

>>>>>> between which you can choose to start with the

>>>>>> Registry as it used to be. Even if Windows does

>>>>>> not start OK the error messages may tell you what

>>>>>> system files have been removed or damaged.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> --

>>>>>> Don Phillipson

>>>>>> Carlsbad Springs

>>>>>> (Ottawa, Canada)

[Guest glee]

Re: Exit Safe Mode without Startup Disk?

 

"MEB" <meb@not here@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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> Just a reminder:

>

> We now have the MS 98 PORTAL address that must be used. All prior links to

> KB articles have been moved into the portal/general support area of

> Microsoft services.

 

Meaning? The KB article address format I am using still works fine.

--

Glen Ventura, MS MVP Windows, A+

http://dts-l.net/

http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm

[Guest MEB]

Re: Exit Safe Mode without Startup Disk?

 

Sorry Glen, more of a general reminder that many of the prior links that

have been posted here will not work correctly...

 

--

MEB

 

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"glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message

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| "MEB" <meb@not here@hotmail.com> wrote in message

| news:eTyJsYsEJHA.2292@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

| > Just a reminder:

| >

| > We now have the MS 98 PORTAL address that must be used. All prior links

to

| > KB articles have been moved into the portal/general support area of

| > Microsoft services.

|

| Meaning? The KB article address format I am using still works fine.

| --

| Glen Ventura, MS MVP Windows, A+

| http://dts-l.net/

| http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm

|

[Guest glee]

Re: Exit Safe Mode without Startup Disk?

 

Yep....some of the older MSKB link formats work, and some don't. It would be nice

if they stopped playing with it, but it seems some folks at MS like to break things

if they are not broken.

--

Glen Ventura, MS MVP Windows, A+

http://dts-l.net/

 

 

"MEB" <meb@not here@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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> Sorry Glen, more of a general reminder that many of the prior links that

> have been posted here will not work correctly...

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> MEB

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> "glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message

> news:O145rnvEJHA.3604@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> | "MEB" <meb@not here@hotmail.com> wrote in message

> | news:eTyJsYsEJHA.2292@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> | > Just a reminder:

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> | > We now have the MS 98 PORTAL address that must be used. All prior links

> to

> | > KB articles have been moved into the portal/general support area of

> | > Microsoft services.

> |

> | Meaning? The KB article address format I am using still works fine.

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> | Glen Ventura, MS MVP Windows, A+

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