What is emergency disk, and how can I use it? How to restart in SAFE mode?
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try tapping F8 as soon as you turn on pc.  this gets you to safe mode on mose pc's
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every one  here saying to go into safemode but it will not work.you will again logof automatically .you just format your hard drive to prevent damage to your system.and install windows again.
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in xp, win2000\n\ngoto Start---Run---type: 'cmd' (no quotes,) then  press [enter]\n\nin the black window at the blinking curser type 'cd &#92;'\n(or 'cd&#92;' sometimes one works while the other does not.)\n\nat the c:&#92;> prompt type, (where X = drive letter of bad drive.\n'chkdsk X: /R' (no quotes,) then press [Enter]\n\nif it runs, then it may recover some data from bad sectors....if it finds too many, or won't run at all, then you will need to consult a 'data recovery' professional about getting your data off, rather than trying to repair that one.
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go to start > run and type msconfig and hit enter. Go to boot.ini and tick safeboot and then ok. Restart and your computer will be in safe mode. \n\nOnce in safe mode run your antispyware and antivirus scans and delete the malware.\n\nNow to  go back to normal mode again do the same as above, this time uncheck safeboot and then ok and then restart.
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Restart the machine.\n\nIf it stills boots into safe mode, restart again and hit F8 a few times.  This will bring up the boot menu.  Select Normal
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the unit where you start windows has bad sectors, the HDD, or FDD that you're using to start test it with chkdsk.exe starting in safe mode with DOS prompt. Check if your CD has no scratches (if you're talking about start the windows install)
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Safe mode just has to do with your system tray.  If you have virus at the boot sector, safe mode will do nothing for you.  You need to boot your system some other way.  If you have a startup disk, you can try that.  If you can still turn on your computer and access the internet, go to a website that can scan your computer from online.  I think both McAfee and Norton offer that.  \nAnother possibility is that there is something physically wrong with your drive.  In that case you want to back up as much data as possible.  Some disk drive provides diagnostic disk for you to scan your drive from DOS.  I had a WD drive that has it.  If you do have one of those, you best bet is to reformat your drive.
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Well the drive may be bad. Know that.\n\nYou can use a few tools to boot and scan disks and even reformat them.\n\nStart with BartPE... it is a windows environment loaded from CD.\n\nFrom there you can launch all sorts of drive utilities.\n\nStart with a scan, then reformat, then buy a new drive...
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You have corrupt system files, or boot files, which OS is this ? 2000 or NT ? In some cases you can use the emergency repair disk, otherwise you can try a reinstall over the existing OS, or a completely new install which I recommend..
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Sounds like a virus. Update whatever virus scanner you have then scan the computer in safe mode.\n\nYou get into safe mode by hitting the F8 key while it's booting up at the very beginning.
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Windows 95\n\n    * Restart the computer.\n    * Just after the POST diagnostics and memory count, start pressing the F8 key\n    * On the Startup Menu, choose Safe Mode\n\nWindows 98/Me\n\n    * Restart the computer.\n    * Just after the POST diagnostics and memory count, start pressing the F8 key\n    * On the Startup Menu, choose Safe Mode\n\nor you may use the System Configuration Utility Method.\n\n    * While in Normal mode, Close all programs.\n    * Click Start, Run and type MSCONFIG in the box and click OK\n    * In the System Configuration Utility, on the General Tab,   click the Advanced Button\n    * In the Advanced Troubleshooting Settings dialog box, check Enable Startup Menu. Click OK. Click OK again when the System Configuration Utility reappears.\n    * You will be prompted to restart the computer. Click Yes. The computer will restart in Safe mode.\n    * When you are finished with troubleshooting in Safe mode, open MSCONFIG again and uncheck "Enable Start-up Menu." under the Advanced Menu, then click OK and restart your computer\n\nWindows 2000\n\n    * If the computer is running, shut down Windows, and then turn off the power\n    * Wait 30 seconds, and then turn the computer on.\n    * When you see the black-and-white Starting Windows bar at the bottom of the screen, start tapping the F8 key. The Windows 2000 Advanced Options Menu appears.\n    * Ensure that the Safe mode option is selected. In most cases, it is the first item in the list and is selected by default.\n    * Press Enter. The computer then begins to start in Safe mode.\n    * When you are finished with all troubleshooting, close all programs and restart the computer as you normally would.\n\nWindows XP\n\nIf Windows XP is the only operating system installed on your computer, booting into Safe Mode with these instructions.\n\n    * If the computer is running, shut down Windows, and then turn off the power\n    * Wait 30 seconds, and then turn the computer on.\n    * Start tapping the F8 key. The Windows Advanced Options Menu appears. If you begin tapping the F8 key too soon, some computers display a "keyboard error" message. To resolve this, restart the computer and try again.\n    * Ensure that the Safe mode option is selected.\n    * Press Enter. The computer then begins to start in Safe mode.\n    * When you are finished with all troubleshooting, close all programs and restart the computer as you normally would.\n\nTo use the System Configuration Utility method\n\n    * Close all open programs.\n    * Click Start, Run and type MSCONFIG in the box and click OK\n    * The System Configuration Utility appears, On the BOOT.INI tab, Check the "/SAFEBOOT" option, and then click OK and Restart your computer when prompted.\n    * The computer restarts in Safe mode.\n    * Perform the troubleshooting steps for which you are using Safe Mode.\n      When you are finished with troubleshooting in Safe mode, open MSCONFIG again, on the BOOT.INI tab,  uncheck "/SAFEBOOT" and click OK to restart your computer\n\nWindows as part of a multiboot system\n\nUse this method ONLY if you have multiple operating systems installed on your computer.\n\n    * If the computer is running, shut down Windows, and then turn off the power\n    * Wait 30 seconds, and then turn the computer on.\n    * When the Boot loader menu (list of the available operating systems) appears, use the arrow keys on the keyboard to select the version Windows what you want\n    * Press Enter, and then immediately begin tapping the F8 key. The Windows Advanced Options menu appears.\n    * Scroll to and select the Safe mode menu item, and then press Enter.
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You can reboot using the fail-safe mode with system console only. The menu to select it should be activated when you press F8 during reboot.\n\nBut if I were in your place, I'd reboot from a Windows CD and use it to format the HD.\n\nOh, and forget about Win ME. It's probably the worst OS of software ever created by Microsoft. Choose Win2000 or WinXP. \n\nEven better, give Linux a chance ;-)
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It happens, just go to 'my computer', then find the drive and double click, it will then start up. It can get annoying but windows is lame so what do you expect?
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Hi there,\n\nChances are it has died. Suggest you buy a DVD +-RW for the machine and try it out. Will cost relative peanuts and cuts out the hastle of jumping through the warranty hoops - which will invariably also include wiping your XP install and all data.\n\nOf course, there is a chance there is nothing wrong with your existing drive. I have seen several machines recently where virus and spyware infections have corrupted Windows. The device is shown, will even eject through software but... will not read CD's.\n\nThe easiest way to confirm is restart in Safe mode (F8 every second or so when the box is starting and BEFORE the XP screen) When the machine has started, throw in a Data CD and see if it reads it. If it does, you've a Windows problem rather than hardware.\nThat being the case...\n\nDo a virus scan in safe mode. Do a spyware scan in safe mode. Restart the PC and click Start / Run / Type SFC  /ScanNow {press enter}\nGo have some dinner... this bit is s l o w like an Englishman.\nWhen it has completed, restart the PC and try a CD\n\nIf still no joy, do a ReInstall in Place of XP. (Do a Google search for 'How do I do a re-install in place for Windows XP for concise instructions'\n\nHopefully though, the CD will not work in safe mode.
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Boot up into safe mode and re-install windows.  What's the name of the corrupt file?  You might be able to jsut rename the corrupt file and re-extract it fromt he CD.
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I assume you are using windows. If you have the recovery disc, pop it in and reload windows. Sounds like some vital file is missing and this will reload it.
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On bootup hit F8 and run in safe mode that might work. If not get a bootable Linux Disk.