Hi, I think that covers most of getting into Safe Mode :) BTW,the black screen with text you see could be one of two: 1.A list of drivers...
Hi, While it is true that F8 will get you into Safe Mode, IBM has it's own way to access certain modes like Safe Mode or the BIOS setup. As...
True enough for Hibernation,since that requires the powerbutton on the computer to bring it back, but for Standby, both- a key press or a mouse...
Have you tried to set this in the BIOS ? There is usually an area that deals with that. As an aside,I had this happening to me a while ago....
Followup I found a partial solution that corrects the image for the BIOS screen as wel as Safe Mode. After a long discussion with a tech CSR...
Hi, I used GhostSurf.Did not affect the screensavers. Some programs that do and often have setings for them, are AV scanners,malware scanners...
You may well be right about that. I can't remember if it is part of the XP install,like the Windows installer is, anyway,at some point it was...
In post #3 Arie wrote: Here's a link to an article that describes this and more :) http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1838905,00.asp...
Hi Dbird, Could you give a bit more info please? 1. What screensaver were you using? 2.What program did you install and uninstall? 3.What is...
Hi Rebecca, You're welcome.I'm glad you've got it sorted out. Yes there are some excellent people on this forum and I'm not speaking for...
Hi shansta, Arie is right on.In cases like this, you reinstall the program, then uninstall. It may sound strange,but by reinstalling you...
Hi Rebecca, In addition to Steve's suggestion,you may find that you may still have to remove the attribute "Read Only" for the file or folder....
Hi Matt, Thanks for the advice. It works OK on an old CRT,so it may be the monitor. Also,there is no size adjustment on this monitor, only...
Hi, I have a most peculiar problem. Actually,it not only involves the BIOS screen,but Boot screen and Safe Mode as well. In all those cases the...
Thanks Pete, You're on the ball, man.Answer in a flash :)
Hi PeteC, I figured as much,seeing that the picture was slightly bowed (CRT monitor?) and showed a bit of frame. Is there anyway to get it...
Hi , Thanks for the quick feedback. Yes I tend to agree with you that it may point to hardware. The fact that the RAM config gave no problems...
Hi, Thanks for the update. I might be totally wrong,but to me it's looking more and more like a hardware problem. Just curious, apart from...
Thanks Tony, good link with lots of info about CHKDSK. BTW,the URL for XP is http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314835/EN-US/ Pete.
Hi FDoulton, For what it's worth :) You could spend hours trying to sort through the error messages. My suggestion,(although personally I...
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