Can't start in Safe Mode

[Guest]

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In trying to resolve a Spyware problem I was advised to start in Safe mode.
I hit f8, select safe mode, boot process starts, scrolls a ton of file names
on screen, stops, and sits there. I've left it for as much as an hour to
make sure it isn't doing anything. Any ideas on this?

 

[donc]

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add'l info:

.... filenames scroll by until AGP440.SYS, at
which point the scrolling stops and all disk activity seems to stop. It
always stops on this file. File last changed date in
c:\winnt\system32\drivers is 8/17/2001 1:58 PM - same as the one in
driver.cab


(cross-posted in microsoft.public.enable.issues)


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[Guest]

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FWIW
I had a similar problem for months and tried a multitude of things
without success. Finally did a Repair Install and Safe Mode was
restored.

"DonC" <donald_cooley@dell.com> wrote in message
news:FDF7A563-3EE4-48B6-B6B9-8ACD4FEA05AA@microsoft.com...
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> add'l info:
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> ... filenames scroll by until AGP440.SYS, at
> which point the scrolling stops and all disk activity seems to stop.
> It
> always stops on this file. File last changed date in
> c:\winnt\system32\drivers is 8/17/2001 1:58 PM - same as the one in
> driver.cab
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> (cross-posted in microsoft.public.enable.issues)
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