Black Safe Mode Screen

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Hey, a good friday afternoon.
__
Today's patient hangs on a normal boot, and will boot in safe mode only as
far as the black safe mode screen. I can bring up task manager - all looks of
- but that is it.

It will boot to safe mode with command prompt - and there's lots of junk in
the windows directory.

Any hints on the quickest route to at least safe mode functionality?

Thanks,
Ed

 

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I'd try safe mode command prompt and see if you can run chkdsk


"ej0c" <ej0c@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AEDDF09C-9A94-4A15-9BFD-953E65344D5E@microsoft.com...
> Hey, a good friday afternoon.
> __
> Today's patient hangs on a normal boot, and will boot in safe mode only as
> far as the black safe mode screen. I can bring up task manager - all looks
> of
> - but that is it.
>
> It will boot to safe mode with command prompt - and there's lots of junk
> in
> the windows directory.
>
> Any hints on the quickest route to at least safe mode functionality?
>
> Thanks,
> Ed
>

 

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chkdsk found some errors and fixed them, but that didn't get me any farther.

"jokes54321" wrote:

> I'd try safe mode command prompt and see if you can run chkdsk
>
>
> "ej0c" <ej0c@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:AEDDF09C-9A94-4A15-9BFD-953E65344D5E@microsoft.com...
> > Hey, a good friday afternoon.
> > __
> > Today's patient hangs on a normal boot, and will boot in safe mode only as
> > far as the black safe mode screen. I can bring up task manager - all looks
> > of
> > - but that is it.
> >
> > It will boot to safe mode with command prompt - and there's lots of junk
> > in
> > the windows directory.
> >
> > Any hints on the quickest route to at least safe mode functionality?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Ed
> >
>
>
>

 

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hi

You could try replacing the registry (or single hive ) with a backup from the
%systemroot%\repair directory - you can do them one hive at a time if needs
be - you will need the recovery console to do this AFAIK

check this mskb for a step by step

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545/

HTH

Regards

S


ej0c wrote:
>chkdsk found some errors and fixed them, but that didn't get me any farther.
>
>> I'd try safe mode command prompt and see if you can run chkdsk
>>
>[quoted text clipped - 13 lines]
>> > Thanks,
>> > Ed

--
Simon Whyley
MCP XP,2Kpro
Comptia A+


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