RE: Safe mode XP boot - blue screens

go to www.bootdisk.com and download files for bootable win XP floppy.
it has boot files and a new boot.ini file

hopefully yo have a floppy drive.

once in windows, reset boot.ini using msconfig.

"Mick" wrote:

> I set my IBM laptop to boot into safe mode using msconfig. I am running
> Windows XP Pro, SP2. However, now when my laptop boots, it gets a blue
> screen and then tries to reboot. Same result using any of the choices using
> <F8> at boot up.
>
> My laptop came with Windows XP loaded automatically so I have no XP media.
>
> Any suggestions for ways to get the computer to boot, so I can remove the
> safe boot choice from msconfig (boot.ini)?

Unfortunately, I do not have a floppy drive on my laptop.

"Dixonian69" wrote:

> go to www.bootdisk.com and download files for bootable win XP floppy.
> it has boot files and a new boot.ini file
>
> hopefully yo have a floppy drive.
>
> once in windows, reset boot.ini using msconfig.
>
> "Mick" wrote:
>
> > I set my IBM laptop to boot into safe mode using msconfig. I am running
> > Windows XP Pro, SP2. However, now when my laptop boots, it gets a blue
> > screen and then tries to reboot. Same result using any of the choices using
> > <F8> at boot up.
> >
> > My laptop came with Windows XP loaded automatically so I have no XP media.
> >
> > Any suggestions for ways to get the computer to boot, so I can remove the
> > safe boot choice from msconfig (boot.ini)?

I think there are CD versions also.

check it out

www.bootdisk.com

"Mick" wrote:

> Unfortunately, I do not have a floppy drive on my laptop.
>
> "Dixonian69" wrote:
>
> > go to www.bootdisk.com and download files for bootable win XP floppy.
> > it has boot files and a new boot.ini file
> >
> > hopefully yo have a floppy drive.
> >
> > once in windows, reset boot.ini using msconfig.
> >
> > "Mick" wrote:
> >
> > > I set my IBM laptop to boot into safe mode using msconfig. I am running
> > > Windows XP Pro, SP2. However, now when my laptop boots, it gets a blue
> > > screen and then tries to reboot. Same result using any of the choices using
> > > <F8> at boot up.
> > >
> > > My laptop came with Windows XP loaded automatically so I have no XP media.
> > >
> > > Any suggestions for ways to get the computer to boot, so I can remove the
> > > safe boot choice from msconfig (boot.ini)?

Ok, I will
Thanks

"Dixonian69" wrote:

> I think there are CD versions also.
>
> check it out
>
> www.bootdisk.com
>
> "Mick" wrote:
>
> > Unfortunately, I do not have a floppy drive on my laptop.
> >
> > "Dixonian69" wrote:
> >
> > > go to www.bootdisk.com and download files for bootable win XP floppy.
> > > it has boot files and a new boot.ini file
> > >
> > > hopefully yo have a floppy drive.
> > >
> > > once in windows, reset boot.ini using msconfig.
> > >
> > > "Mick" wrote:
> > >
> > > > I set my IBM laptop to boot into safe mode using msconfig. I am running
> > > > Windows XP Pro, SP2. However, now when my laptop boots, it gets a blue
> > > > screen and then tries to reboot. Same result using any of the choices using
> > > > <F8> at boot up.
> > > >
> > > > My laptop came with Windows XP loaded automatically so I have no XP media.
> > > >
> > > > Any suggestions for ways to get the computer to boot, so I can remove the
> > > > safe boot choice from msconfig (boot.ini)?