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Title: Windows XP Help
Post by: Techno on 02 December 2008, 21:36:24

I was removing some spyware and had the system in safe mode form msconfig BOOT.INI.  Going back I wrongly ticked /BASEVIDEO now I'm in a cmd.exe screen within safe mode I dont know what cmd to type to get me out?  :-[

Title: Re: Windows XP Help
Post by: MindlessJD on 02 December 2008, 21:38:14

Is that all that comes up every time that you restart it??

Title: Re: Windows XP Help
Post by: Techno on 02 December 2008, 21:47:34

Hi yes but I think thats because it was changed from msconfig menu and system restore is turn off so I could remove a virus the system will just keep booting in safe mode basevideo.  I need to get back from this mode to normal safe mode them I can get into msconfig and back to normal.   I just dont know what comd to type in basevideo to get me back to safe mode?  

Title: Re: Windows XP Help
Post by: Plomien on 02 December 2008, 21:47:37

win.exe or windows
failing that boot from your windows cd

Title: Re: Windows XP Help
Post by: MindlessJD on 02 December 2008, 21:50:12

Yeah, there should be a way to enter system recovery if you need to from the Windows CD IIRC.

Title: Re: Windows XP Help
Post by: Techno on 02 December 2008, 21:52:17

Nope tried them both but it's all about / \ : etc as well as the comd not an expert but it's possible without bootdiscs just dont know how, but thanks for trying  

Title: Re: Windows XP Help
Post by: Plomien on 02 December 2008, 21:54:44

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1226948508/10#10

follow the link in this thread for the recovery disc :y

Title: Re: Windows XP Help
Post by: Entwood on 02 December 2008, 21:55:57

you need to edit your boot.ini file to remove the /basevideo bit ...

If you can't edit it from the computer you have a problem with try copying a boot.ini from another XP machine direct to the faulty one ..

boot.ini is a hidden file in c:\

A "standard" boot.ini looks like this ..  :

[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 /NoExecute=OptIn

Title: Re: Windows XP Help
Post by: Techno on 02 December 2008, 21:59:56

Hi thanks but there is a comd that can be typed the system is fine it's just in basevideo mode witin safemode.  I've done it before just forgot what it is  :-[

Title: Re: Windows XP Help
Post by: Entwood on 02 December 2008, 22:05:34

have you tried hitting F8 during boot to get the safemode menu ??

Title: Re: Windows XP Help
Post by: Techno on 02 December 2008, 22:11:32

Hi yes but as I siad it set to start up in basevideo within safe mode because it was set from msconfig so I could remove a virus.  In this mode only the basics are running stops the little buggers from opening and you from removing them.

I just need to get out of basevideo and back to safe mode.      

Title: Re: Windows XP Help
Post by: Bandit127 on 02 December 2008, 22:12:01

This is a double post in Forum Problems.

Techno, please can you delete one of them.. Thanks.  :y

Title: Re: Windows XP Help
Post by: Techno on 02 December 2008, 22:16:55

Yes mate how?

Title: Re: Windows XP Help
Post by: Bandit127 on 02 December 2008, 23:06:57

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Yes mate how?

I wll ask a mod for you.

Thanks for trying.  :y

Title: Re: Windows XP Help
Post by: hotel21 on 02 December 2008, 23:21:34

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Yes mate how?

I wll ask a mod for you.

Thanks for trying.  :y

Duplicate deleted....
Hope some clever person can help you out with your computer probs...

Dont ask me, i'm a computer idiot!!   ;D

Title: Re: Windows XP Help
Post by: Techno on 02 December 2008, 23:28:04

Cheers

It's a right pain the thing is working fine got rid of some nasty little viruses but by mistake I must have ticked basevideo while unticking  
safeboot in system config utility.  Now bloody stuck in cmd.exe within safemode, I'm sure all it takes is the right comd prompt and I'll be back in normal safe mode just dont know what it is  >:(  

Title: Re: Windows XP Help
Post by: dbug on 02 December 2008, 23:52:04

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you need to edit your boot.ini file to remove the /basevideo bit ...

If you can't edit it from the computer you have a problem with try copying a boot.ini from another XP machine direct to the faulty one ..

boot.ini is a hidden file in c:\

A "standard" boot.ini looks like this ..  :

[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 /NoExecute=OptIn

At command prompt type following lines, hit enter at end of each line-

attrib c:\boot.ini -s -h
edit c:\boot.ini

DOS editor should load.  Remove refs to basevideo - file contents should look similar to Entwoods above.  When its ok save it and exit editor.  You should be at the dos prompt. type

attrib c:\boot.ini +s +h
exit


Then reboot - should be ok.

Title: Re: Windows XP Help
Post by: Techno on 03 December 2008, 14:26:35

Thanks for all the replies I've sorted it now it was simple just cd enter and start space nsconfig enter bingo all sorted  :y

Title: Re: Windows XP Help
Post by: Jimbob on 03 December 2008, 14:46:56

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Thanks for all the replies I've sorted it now it was simple just cd enter and start space nsconfig enter bingo all sorted  :y

did you get that from my post in the other section before it was deleted?

Title: Re: Windows XP Help
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 03 December 2008, 14:49:00

attrib and edit commands in dbug's post could sort also..

Title: Re: Windows XP Help
Post by: Techno on 03 December 2008, 15:02:32

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Thanks for all the replies I've sorted it now it was simple just cd enter and start space nsconfig enter bingo all sorted  :y

did you get that from my post in the other section before it was deleted?

No mate I just kept at it and it came togerther I've done this sort of thing before but I couldn't for the life of me remember last night.

Title: Re: Windows XP Help
Post by: Jimbob on 03 December 2008, 15:39:44

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Thanks for all the replies I've sorted it now it was simple just cd enter and start space nsconfig enter bingo all sorted  :y

did you get that from my post in the other section before it was deleted?

No mate I just kept at it and it came togerther I've done this sort of thing before but I couldn't for the life of me remember last night.

Ahh well, pity the threads werent merged :(