PC keeps rebooting in safe mode

Helping my daughter with her computer windowsxp home edition sp2.

cleaning up spyware on her computer check not to Restore system first, went into safe mode and deleted from the hijack list i got on here , deleted (mywebsearch folder, windows up date folder, cleanded out temp forlder, rebbooted and all it does is keeps going back into safe mord how can I fix this to get back to Normal Windows?

thank you

 

While in safe mode, click start then run and type msconfig, then hit enter. On the boot.ini tab, uncheck the box labeled /safeboot. OK out and allow restart.

 

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thank you . I'm not at daughters house now be going down in the morning. I tryed to go in to msconfig and it told me it couldn't find it but I'll try again in the morning.

ty.

 

Another thing you could do if unable to access msconfig is to edit the boot.ini file. Right click My Computer and select properties, then advanced tab. Under startup and recovery, click settings, then edit. Notepad should open with text similar to the following.

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\Windows= "Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect /safeboot:minimal

Remove the /safeboot:minimal text and close, saving the changes. Then OK out and reboot.

 

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I see in that last command you sent it says( Professional" ) daughter has xp home edition will that make a deferents?

thank you

Another thing you could do if unable to access msconfig is to edit the boot.ini file. Right click My Computer and select properties, then advanced tab. Under startup and recovery, click settings, then edit. Notepad should open with text similar to the following.

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\Windows= "Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect /safeboot:minimal

Remove the /safeboot:minimal text and close, saving the changes. Then OK out and reboot.

 

The only real difference is that hers will say XP Home Edition. It is possible, is she has installed SP2, that it may look like this;

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS= "Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition" /fastdetect exit /NoExecute=OptIn /safeboot:minimal

The only editing you need be concerned with is removing the /safeboot:minimal text, regardless of whatever else follows the OS identification.

 

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thank you

Is there anyway I can remove this command from the C: prompt ?

 

Not that I'm aware of.

 

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Hi all

I want to thank you for your help it is all fix thanks to you guys

I went into safe mode and to run and msconfig and to the boot ini file and first box was a check mark boot/safe uncheck it works great .

thank you for easy direction's in how to fix it .

thank you

 

Glad to help, Bob.

 

A couple of notes about the lines in boot.ini

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\Windows= "Microsoft Windows XP Professional "

The part between the quote marks is simply the text that will display if you have multiple startup choices and a time delay so you can see them. The one above will offer "Microsoft Windows XP Professional" as a choice but if you changed that text to "Rampaging Rubber Duckys " then that choice would still start XP-pro.

As a suggestion and considering the stuff you usually have to do to start in safe mode, having both safe and normal modes as startup options and a delay of 4-5 seconds might be worth having. It certainly is for me and my boot.ini for XP-pro looks like

[boot loader]
timeout=5
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS= "Normal" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS= "Safe Mode" /fastdetect /safeboot /sos /bootlog

I have 5 seconds to decide on Normal or Safe Mode startup and it defaults to 'Normal' if I don't pick one.

I have to boot this machine once a day (work and I can't leave it running) but the second or two it takes me to press ENTER has never caused any big delay in my work day and usually I turn it on, go for coffee, and am at a login screen when I get back.

 

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Its all greek to me but I'm learning and thank to all of you out there.

whats the deferents between home edition and xp Pro?

thank you

 

The Pro version has features that were removed from the Home edition. More security options, ability to join a domain, some utilities that home lacks.

The Home version is fine for most home users but for some, the extra money for the Pro version is well worth it.

 

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thank you