[civiccrazy]

I ran chkdsk on my desktop computer. It has window XP Pro. It prompted me to restart in safe mode and told me to get into msconfig to make sure it boots in safe mode. Well, I went into msconfig and checked /safeboot. Chekdsk ran and everything but now i can't change to the computer back to start normally. I pressed f8 when it started up and told it to start normally but it still wont. Please help.

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Well, there's always room for possibilites right? Anyway, have you tried selecting "Last Known Good Configuration"?

[3quilibrium]

Well, there's always room for possibilites right? Anyway, have you tried selecting "Last Known Good Configuration"?

[civiccrazy]

yes i tried that and that didn't work either

[civiccrazy]

yes i tried that and that didn't work either

[civiccrazy]

yes i tried that and that didn't work either

[sari]

Have you gone back into msconfig and unchecked /safeboot?

[civiccrazy]

I tried to into msconfig but i can't. before i went to start then run and went into msconfig. but now when i click on start there is no run to go to. How do i get back into msconfig???/

[hfcg]

Hello,
Can you boot in to Safe mode with command prompt?

[civiccrazy]

I have tried to boot in every mode. But it just comes up in regular safe mode every time i guess. I can get in to the command prompt, by going to start, all programs, accessories and then command prompt but everytime i type in msconfig it says "msconfig is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

Edited by civiccrazy, 01 March 2008 - 06:57 AM.

[hfcg]

Lets try this sideways.

• Open Task manager.
• Select File.
• Select New task(run).
• Type msconfig

[civiccrazy]

Ok, that just worked on the computer i am on now. I have to wait til I get home later and try it on mine. Thanks and hopefully it will work. If that don't work would you happen to have any other suggestions?

[hfcg]

Yes, if that does not work we can try dos commands.
I would have to get out the old, but trusty, "Dos for dummy's" book, but I think that it is "run msconfig".

[happyrock]

just for the record....

It prompted me to restart in safe mode and told me to get into msconfig to make sure it boots in safe mode. Well, I went into msconfig and checked /safeboot.

doing it this way has caused all sorts of problems...use the F8 method only

[civiccrazy]

using task manager worked. Thank you very much

[hfcg]

Your welcome.