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• <charlize>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:32PM
  i recall some win32 stuff that popped up when i ran spybot
• <charlize>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:32PM
  and how do i do that ?
• <charlize>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:32PM
  press esc when I boot the laptop ?
• <charlize>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:32PM
  F2 ?
• <Meia Gisborn>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:33PM
  char: Press and hold F8 (I think... could be F2) while the laptop is booting. You should be taken to a text-only menu where you can select Safe Mode.
• <charlize>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:34PM
  if i get into safe mode, what do i do next ?
• <Meia Gisborn>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:35PM
  char: Highlight "Safe Mode" and hit Enter.
• <charlize>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:36PM
  ok, go on, i am writing it all down first before I try my lappy
• * MyPillowTalks

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:37PM
  cooos
• <Meia Gisborn>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:37PM
  char: Assuming you can boot to the desktop in Safe Mode, your screen will be in VGA mode (640 x 480 - everything will look big). After that...
• <Meia Gisborn>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:39PM
  char: ... go into "System Restore" to retrieve the Windows settings from a previous time when you were able to successfully boot up Windows.
• <charlize>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:39PM
  yes?
• <charlize>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:40PM
  that could be like 4 years ago?
• <charlize>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:40PM
  there is that system restore function i know
• <Meia Gisborn>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:40PM
  char: This is not guaranteed to work, but it's a first step in the troubleshooting process.
• <Meia Gisborn>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:41PM
  char: Forgot to ask: are you using XP or Vista?
• <charlize>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:41PM
  XP
• <charlize>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:41PM
  who uses vistathese days?
• <Meia Gisborn>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:42PM
  Did you previously disable System Restore? If not, you can probably pull up the settings from a recent session.
• <Meia Gisborn>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:43PM
  Yeah, I know. Vista sucks big time.
• <charlize>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:44PM
  the safe mode, is it in the bios section?
• <Meia Gisborn>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:46PM
  char: No, it's not a BIOS function. It's a Windows "recovery" function, which sometimes actually works.
• <charlize>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:47PM
  i tried esc, i tried F2, but I can't find anything that shows me the safe mode function
• <Resentment>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:48PM
  
• <TehJarVu>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:50PM
  ok char confirmed ish not ditzy
• <Meia Gisborn>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:50PM
  char: I just checked--you need to press and hold the F8 key while the laptop is booting. Not the F2 key.
• <charlize>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:50PM
  tell you all how mnay times already
• <charlize>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:51PM
  ok, will try the F8 button
• <Fatum>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:51PM
  how you know char is not ditzy ? ...
• <TehJarVu>

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  • 08 Sep `08, 10:52PM
  when u were booting, quickly press your F8 or F2 or whatever... dun let the lappie boot fully... must intercept halfway while it is booting then it will prompt you to choose safe mode

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