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Windows XP Help
« on: 02 December 2008, 21:36:24 »
I was removing some spyware and had the system in safe mode form msconfig BOOT.INI.  Going back I wrongly ticked /BASEVIDEO now I'm in a cmd.exe screen within safe mode I dont know what cmd to type to get me out?  :-[
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Re: Windows XP Help
« Reply #1 on: 02 December 2008, 21:38:14 »
Is that all that comes up every time that you restart it??
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Re: Windows XP Help
« Reply #2 on: 02 December 2008, 21:47:34 »
Hi yes but I think thats because it was changed from msconfig menu and system restore is turn off so I could remove a virus the system will just keep booting in safe mode basevideo.  I need to get back from this mode to normal safe mode them I can get into msconfig and back to normal.   I just dont know what comd to type in basevideo to get me back to safe mode?  
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Re: Windows XP Help
« Reply #3 on: 02 December 2008, 21:47:37 »
win.exe or windows
failing that boot from your windows cd
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Re: Windows XP Help
« Reply #4 on: 02 December 2008, 21:50:12 »
Yeah, there should be a way to enter system recovery if you need to from the Windows CD IIRC.
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Re: Windows XP Help
« Reply #5 on: 02 December 2008, 21:52:17 »
Nope tried them both but it's all about / \ : etc as well as the comd not an expert but it's possible without bootdiscs just dont know how, but thanks for trying  
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Re: Windows XP Help
« Reply #6 on: 02 December 2008, 21:54:44 »
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1226948508/10#10

follow the link in this thread for the recovery disc :y
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Re: Windows XP Help
« Reply #7 on: 02 December 2008, 21:55:57 »
you need to edit your boot.ini file to remove the /basevideo bit ...

If you can't edit it from the computer you have a problem with try copying a boot.ini from another XP machine direct to the faulty one ..

boot.ini is a hidden file in c:\

A "standard" boot.ini looks like this ..  :

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn

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Re: Windows XP Help
« Reply #8 on: 02 December 2008, 21:59:56 »
Hi thanks but there is a comd that can be typed the system is fine it's just in basevideo mode witin safemode.  I've done it before just forgot what it is  :-[
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Re: Windows XP Help
« Reply #9 on: 02 December 2008, 22:05:34 »
have you tried hitting F8 during boot to get the safemode menu ??
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Re: Windows XP Help
« Reply #10 on: 02 December 2008, 22:11:32 »
Hi yes but as I siad it set to start up in basevideo within safe mode because it was set from msconfig so I could remove a virus.  In this mode only the basics are running stops the little buggers from opening and you from removing them.

I just need to get out of basevideo and back to safe mode.      
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Re: Windows XP Help
« Reply #11 on: 02 December 2008, 22:12:01 »
This is a double post in Forum Problems.

Techno, please can you delete one of them.. Thanks.  :y
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Re: Windows XP Help
« Reply #12 on: 02 December 2008, 22:16:55 »
Yes mate how?
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Re: Windows XP Help
« Reply #13 on: 02 December 2008, 23:06:57 »
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Yes mate how?
I wll ask a mod for you.

Thanks for trying.  :y
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Re: Windows XP Help
« Reply #14 on: 02 December 2008, 23:21:34 »
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Yes mate how?
I wll ask a mod for you.

Thanks for trying.  :y
Duplicate deleted....
Hope some clever person can help you out with your computer probs...

Dont ask me, i'm a computer idiot!!   ;D
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