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| 53491 | 2002-06-09 20:49:00 | When I boot up I get a black screen that has options on it Normal. Safe mode. Step by step etc. I have to click this to proceed It wont boot to windows until I do. can I get Rid of it? Or is this needed? | Guest (0) | ||
| 53492 | 2002-06-09 21:31:00 | Has there been an improper shutdown, a bad crash, or that you simply powered down before WDoze is ready? Something may have become a bit screwwy. Safe mode is there so that windows will still load, but everything will be running in the most basic settings possable, thus enabling repairs to the system. If the system is running well, and shuts down properly, this *should* go away by itself. What operating system are you running? Have you had other problems? Have you installed anything resently that might compromise the systems stability?? |
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| 53493 | 2002-06-09 23:03:00 | Thanks Chris. I am running W98se It shuts down O K but when I restart this screen comes up with NORMAL highlighted and when I press enter away it goes and loads no problem have tied to sort it in safe mode but that's beyond me I'll keep trying Thanks again frank |
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| 53494 | 2002-06-09 23:05:00 | Thanks Chris. I am running W98se It shuts down O K but when I restart this screen comes up with NORMAL highlighted and when I press enter away it goes and loads no problem have tied to sort it in safe mode but that's beyond me I'll keep trying Thanks again frank |
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| 53495 | 2002-06-10 01:47:00 | Try a reinstall of your graphics drivers also beware of trying out new software especially free stuff of the net run ad-aware and do a scan with norton utils I reccommend goback to safeguard your PC once you have it set up the way you like | Guest (0) | ||
| 53496 | 2002-06-10 06:14:00 | It might possibly be due to a setting in the file msdos.sys (which is a misleading name - it is a text file not a system file as the name implies). It is found in Win 95 and probably 98 as well. There is a setting in it Bootgui= (1 or 0). Bootgui=1 I think boots into Windows in the normal way and Bootgui=0 boots into something else - perhaps the DOS prompt, perhaps the menu you are finding. I think there is another setting in msdos.sys which also affects the bootup endpoint. If I remember correctly you edit msdos.sys with a text editor eg Notepad. If this is relevant to your problem hopefully it will jog someone else's memory which is better than mine. |
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| 53497 | 2002-06-11 03:09:00 | I made a similar posting to this yesterday but it seems to have got lost. If it does surface, ignore it as I have now found info I was guessing at yesterday. It might be worth checking your msdos.sys file - present in Win 95 and presumably 98. The extension is a misnomer -it is actually a text file not a system file as the name implies. It contains a line Bootmenu= (0 or 1). If it is set to 1 it will display the startup menu that you are seeing; if set to 0 (the default) this menu is bypassed. You can read and edit the file with any text editor (eg Notepad), but if you need to change anything you must first turn off the Read-only attribute (select the file, R click, Properties, uncheck Read-only). |
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| 53498 | 2002-06-15 05:41:00 | Thanks for all the tips But got into more trouble did a clean install, lost some files, but got rid of that screen Many thanks for your time and knowledge, Much appreciated Frank |
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