Stuck on safe mode Please help!

Asked By Erik Timko 110 points N/A Posted on - 04/25/2011

Please help! My computer goes to safe mode every time I restart my computer. The only way I can boot it to normal mode is by going Advance Boot Options and choose normal mode. Any ideas to fix this? I am using Windows XP SP3 Home Edition.

Thanks.

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Answered By Tabatha Sailer 0 points N/A #88246

Stuck on safe mode Please help!

If you don't mind programs that could be lost, use system restore and choose a date that you know it was booting in normal mode properly.

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Answered By Erik Timko 110 points N/A #88249

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There's no restore checkpoint. All dates are grayed out.

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Answered By Lonnie Pella 0 points N/A #88251

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Start > Run > type "msconfig" > Ok. Click "Boot.ini" tab > Uncheck "/SAFEBOOT". Restart the computer and it will be in normal mode.

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Answered By Erik Timko 110 points N/A #88253

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Unchecking "/SAFEBOOT" worked. Thank you!

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Answered By Lonnie Pella 0 points N/A #88254

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Excellent. By the way, this is how it looks in the Microsoft system configuration window.

**Note: /SAFEBOOT will be unchecked.

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Answered By Erik Timko 110 points N/A #88255

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Nice post! Very helpful visual aid. Thanks again.

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