Hi Thomas,

Yes, Safe Mode will only load the most basic and neccessary
services and processes, making it an excellent troubleshooting tool.

There are different Safe Modes to choose from, explained here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;315222

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"Thomas Kuck" <news.thomas@gmail.com> wrote in message news:u4V0quy7FHA.3876@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
| Hi Jimmy,
|
| this question might sound a bit silly: does safe mode prevent the
| regular start up programs (anti virus, messengers, firewall etc) from
| starting? Reason why I am asking is because I usually use Spybot to
| tackle problems like this. It has got a function where you can disable
| start up items without actually deleting them (you never know if it was
| the right one) so I never used safe mode for this type of problem.
|
| Jimmy S. wrote:
|
| >Hi AKoligian,
| >
| >If Safe Mode doesn't prevent the file from being in use.. you might
| >have an "appinit" or rootkit like activity caused by the file. I don't
| >want you to be alarmed though unless we actually find something.
| >
| >Run a complete Virus scan on your system, afterward download and
| >run a MS Antispyware scan as well (www.microsoft.com/spyware).
| >
| >
| >
|
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