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F5 didn't work. I checked the operation of each CTRL key by selecting
multiple icons on the desktop. Both worked. I restarted, this time
pressing a CTRL key six times a second. I got the menu for the safe
mode, and I saw that it said F5 was the way to do it.
Then I tried several more starts. I couldn't get the safe mode menu
again using the CTRL key or F5.
As for the malware, Spybot Search & Destroy didn't find much, and
AdAware would still hang up when I tried to delete. I was using Smart
Scan. I tried Custom Scan and told it not to bother with a couple of
categories associated with IE. This time it deleted what it found. It
found very little when I tried it again in Smart Scan and nothing more
when I tried Full Scan.
In article <gHtnd.74$cG.49@fe25.usenetserver.com>,
"HH" <hahunt42@hotmail.com> wrote:
> First, I'd suggest trying SpyBot Search & Destroy. It does a pretty good job
> of getting rid of spyware that already has loaded into memory. Did you try
> F5?
> HH
>
> "Ned Protter" <invalid@nothing.com> wrote in message
> news:invalid-469F26.11434119112004@corp-radius.supernews.com...
> > In the past, I've never been able to get into the safe mode except when
> > the computer crashed several times in a row.
> >
> > This time, it worked only once. The time it worked, the computer had
> > been sitting two hours with the power switched off at the surge
> > suppressor. I turned on the power and pressed the button on the box
> > while holding down a CTRL key, and the selection for safe mode came up
> > before the machine even checked memory.
> >
> > I deleted spyware and malware with Adaware. Then I restarted so I could
> > dial in to check for updates for Adaware. There was an update and
> > Adaware showed more malware, but I was unable to get back into the safe
> > mode.
> >
> > (Actually I have a Mac. The Compaq belongs to nieghbors who know even
> > less about PCs than I do. The owners have often found that when the
> > computer keeps crashing on startup, leaving it off overnight will cure
> > it.)
> >
> > In article <Ndlnd.59$cG.3@fe25.usenetserver.com>,
> > "HH" <hahunt42@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Specifically what do you mean by "I have trouble starting in
> >> the safe mode." What happens????
> >> HH
> >>
> >>
> >> "Ned Protter" <invalid@nothing.com> wrote in message
> >> news:invalid-DE2214.21122218112004@corp-radius.supernews.com...
> >> > On my Presario 7922 with Windows 98, AdAware may stall when deleting
> >> > malware. Presumably, that's because the malware is loaded. AdAware
> >> > will delete this stuff in the safe mode, but I have trouble starting in
> >> > the safe mode. I've tried each of the control keys and F8. What could
> >> > be wrong?
> >>
> >>
> >>
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