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[Techno]

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    

[dbug]

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.

[Techno]

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

[Jimbob]

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

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

[cem_devecioglu]

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

[Techno]

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

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.

[Jimbob]

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

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