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| 17271 | 2001-08-20 06:46:00 | Hi. I've lost my ability to re-start in safe mode. In Win98 (1st ed) when I hold Ctrl to access that option it used to give me time (20 secs) to choose a boot option. It's been converted to 0 secs, somehow, and I can't recall what I did to change it, nor how to reset it. I'll be grateful for a solution. Also, for future reference, is there an alternative way to boot into that mode? Thanks. | Guest (0) | ||
| 17272 | 2001-08-20 07:14:00 | Try the F8 key during the first part of the Windows bootup - just after the BIOS stuff. Keep hitting it and you should get your menu of options appearing. | Guest (0) | ||
| 17273 | 2001-08-20 23:18:00 | Hi Greg, If holding Crtl isnt working during a reboot then.. Start/ Run/ type msconfig and hit OK. In General click Advanced, now click Enable Startup Menu. Restart when prompted. When booting it will now display the options to boot in Safe Mode (3) and others. Ken. |
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| 17274 | 2001-08-20 23:37:00 | To increase the boot menu time you will need to edit an entry in msdos.sys or if you have TweakUI installed these changes can be made through the GUI. To make these changes manually: 1. Click Start, point to Find, and then click Files Or Folders. 2.In the Named box, type msdos.sys. In the Look In box, click your boot drive (usually drive C, or drive H if drive C is compressed). Click the Find Now button. 3.Right-click the Msdos.sys file, and then click Properties. 4.Click to clear the Read-Only and Hidden check boxes to remove these attributes from the Msdos.sys file, and then click OK. 5.Right-click the Msdos.sys file, and then click Open With. 6.In the Choose the program you want to use box, click WordPad, and then click OK. 7.Make the changes you want to the Msdos.sys file. Look for an entry, BootMenuDelay=Number, the default is 30. This setting is used to set the number of seconds your system will pause on the Startup menu. If the number of seconds counts down to 0 without intervention, the bootMenuDefault is activated. When you are done, save the file as a text document, and then quit WordPad. 8.Right-click the Msdos.sys file, and then click Properties. 9.Select the Read-Only and Hidden check boxes to set the attributes for the file, and then click OK. Close the Find window. 10.Restart Windows. |
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