Retrieving files

hey all

My sisters computer has bummed out and will only start in safe mode.


i need to get some files off her har drive and store on another computer or a few zip disks.

What should i do?

 

Doogee,
Have you tried to correct the problem of starting in "Safe Mode" ?
If so, what did you try to do ?
Scan Disk ? Clean the boot drive from junk ?
regards

 

10-4 to Merlin

While in safe mode do this

Configure CleanMgr to max settings
Go to Start-Run and type

cleanmgr /sageset:1
The above need only be ran once (these settings will be remembered as the default until another sageset is ran).

It will present a menu select all except compress, then

Go to Start-Run and type

cleanmgr /sagerun:1
As long as /sageset above has been ran on this computer from now on the /sagerun is the only thing that needs to run.

Look at startups in MSCONFIG and disable any you don't recognize. Leave only Explorer and Systray if in doubt.

Then reboot and do this

Cleanups
These are for 95 98 ME only!

Boot to DOS (not shutdown to DOS). While booting hit F8 to startup menu. Chose "command prompt only ".

Type these commands exactly hit enter at the end (do not type the notes that are in parenthesis like this).

del c:\*.swp (may get file not found, is ok)
del c:\windows\*.swp
deltree c:\windows\shelli*.*
deltree c:\windows\temp\*.* (answer yes to all) "ALL "
deltree c:\windows\tempor~1\*.*
deltree c:\windows\history\*.*
deltree c:\windows\spool\printers\*.*

Reboot and see what now!

mike