Start Windows Vista In Safe Mode
Sinikka Curz
I was trying to fix an issue with my computer (Inspiron 1521) with windows Vista Home Basic Sp1 when I noticed that it no longer boots into any time of safe mode as it hangs at the windows logo (sometimes it makes it to the logon screen) but automatically restarts before I can do anything. I have heard of this behavior occurring on XP as well as vista machines and was wondering if there was any ideas? I have run a virus, spyware etc check and everything seems fine which is another reason why I was going to run them in safe mode to make sure. I have tried the startup repair as well as system restore and do not really want to reinstall since regular windows works fine. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thank You
Thanks but what I meant is it boots into safe mode using F8 showing the loaded drivers and then the windows logo then if it gets that far the login screen but it just reboots at this point. Any ideas? By the way, normal mode works fine. How would I do a repair install in vista? Thank you very much.
Thanks. I realize I have done this many times in XP. I am hesitant in Vista because I have Sp1 but my vista DVD from Dell is pre SP1. I would have to uninstall Sp1 before doing a repair install and then reinstall it. My computer also has a recovery partition, maybe that has Sp1 as well? How would I restore using the partition? Also, I am thinking of waiting until Sp2 as many that will fix the problem by changing some of the OS code but that is just an idea. As you can tell, it is not too pressing of an issue seeing how regular windows works. Thank you again.
The recovery partition would be the same as the disk pre SP1. Not sure if SP2 will fix the issue but as long as you don't need to boot into safe mode your ok. I had a simular issue with XP and ended up doing the Factroy Restore to fix it. Then all the updates and programs and fun fun fun...
Yes. I recently had to do one of the more difficult moves from an AMD based laptop to an Intel based laptop. Normally I would not have attempted this but It was necessary for the customer. I first grabbed my ultimate boot disk for windows and booted to the Barts environment and one of the utilities is to fix the hard drive controller. This utility is designed to change the registry in XP to allow you to fix the startup portion of windows that tells the OS to use a certain type of IDE or SATA controller. They have taken this feature into Vista and the laptops I did recently were Vista. Use the Second hard drive controller repair feature it worked for me. Full instructions are loacated at _0x7b.htm
Toolbox motherboard-lI believe what you are seeing is Microsoft anti-pirating in action.
When the OS is initially loaded, it will create a local key on the disk based upon a number of factors, mobo manuafacturer and model and other attached devices. When any of these subsequently change, the key can be somewhat forgiving if you are simply replacing an attached device for example. The mobo on the other hand can be assumed either an attempt to image a disk and install on a second computer or worse yet, a stolen disk and subsequent attempt to steal data.
This failure to load is not new to Vista, it occurs with XP also.
You may want to contact Microsoft and plead your case to get this license reactivated once you get the pc back up but I would be very interested in hearing if there is a way to successfully launch an existing Vista (or XP) imaged HDD connected to a different mobo.
For some reasons, sometimes, the computer wouldn't allow to run the software Setup.exe program from the CD/DVD or hard disk. One way to install the software without computer savvy knowledge is to install software from the Safe Mode. However, you still need to login an administrator account to install the Windows software. Also, you need the security or privilege right to Allow to run Setup.exe program.
It's possible that Setup.exe wouldn't run after you double-click on it. Some computers had installed the CD/DVD Burning software with CD/DVD monitoring function. Those CD/DVD software try to take control over the Setup.exe, then hang up in the memory. You can go to Microsoft System Configuration (MSConfig.exe) Start-Up page to stop or disable those CD/DVD services to prevent from loading when the computer boots. If you don't Start Computer into the Safe Mode Using the F8 Method
- Restart your computer.
- When the computer is booting, you will see your computer's hardware being listed, then you can press the F8 key repeatedly until you see the Windows Vista Advanced Boot Options.
- Select the Safe Mode option using the arrow keys.
- Then press the enter key on your keyboard to boot into Vista Safe Mode
- Logon to your computer and Vista will enter Safe mode.
- Go to find the Setup.exe in the CD/DVD to install the software
- After installation, then restart your computer.
So as it happens my friend forgot his admin password on his old vista pc that he did not use but he still have some docs and pictures on pc which he wants back. So after gooogling around I found I can use programs like kon-boot are made for this. Are there any more simple ways then using bios and booting these special 3rd party hacking programs?
Once Ubuntu (or the distro you choosed) boots, do not install it. Select "Try Ubuntu". It will now boot into a Live session, from there you can navigate through the harddrive, locate the docs you need to copy, plug in another USB stick or an USB harddrive and transfer them over.
Whether it's from a boot CD, boot from USB, or install/boot from another harddrive, or even installing another version of windows onto the same drive (not really recommended, but it doesn't seem to have any problems that I know of) they can all get access to any unencrypted data on the machine.
Not sure if it still worked in Vista, but I know XP had the Administrator account with no password. It wouldn't normally show, but if you went into safe mode, it was there and you could reset passwords. That could be the easiest solution if it works.
I'm late to the party but here is what I do when someone wants data from a computer that won't boot or can't remember the password. I have a Linux box that I build from spare parts and a really cheap USB to SATA cable. Haven't come across an instance where I couldn't access the data yet. From there I either just put the data on a USB or reinstall Windows and put the data back on the drive.
Start in safe mode is mainly used to resolve errors or problems that prevent Windows to run properly or start normally. It can also be used to make an analysis on a computer that is very slow. Since this mode the load is strictly necessary, most third-party and other malware programs will (normally) not launched and this will allow you to have a more fluid system.
Note: given the similarities between Windows Vista and Windows 7, we decided to do one tutorial based on Windows 7 which is more popular than Windows Vista. So you can follow this tutorial to start your computer in Safe Mode in Windows Vista or Windows 7.
The "System Configuration" appears. Go to the "Start" tab and select "Safe Start" box.
Then select one of the options from the list :
- Minimal : Safe Mode
- Other Environment : Safe Mode with Command Prompt
- Repair Active Directory : Corresponds to "Active Directory Restore Mode" (displayed in the F8 menu in Win. XP)
- Network : Safe mode with network support
I have asked with the Microsoft Support Community, but no dice (not getting the right information). I can't get enough information on search engines. My previous laptop with HP had the same issue (presumably after a windows update).
I want to get into safe mode with networking. I don't have access to an ethernet cable. Previously on a Sony Vaio in Windows Vista, then later on my HP Pavilion in Windows 10, I could get into safe mode with networking just fine. However, in the last year or so, I could not. I started having trouble even accessing the internet.
This laptop cannot even use safe mode with networking at all in wireless mode. There is no sign in device manager that the wireless card and driver is incompatible. Yet, I found (probably in network settings) that it was disabled. When I tried to enable it, it just ignored the prompt. I clicked on the link in the context menu, and it didn't do anything.
Hello, the adapter in this is a realtek RTL882CE 802.11ac PCIe adapter. it is automatically disabled when I go into safe mode with networking. i updated bios and it still won't work. If anybody has any ideas, it will be appreciated.
I don't know specifically. I found out the other day that Microsoft Edge has some weird search engine that it switches to occasionally called "mynewsearch," when I click on Bing search results. It will often direct me to other websites that are legitimate websites. This is not replicated in Chrome. There aren't any plugins are weird programs installed. I searched for this search, and one site marks it as safe. However, it is not in many search results. I have not thought to look in the registry in Edge.
There were recent Windows Updates I believe. I installed Krita, and G.I.M.P, which are free graphic design alternatives to Photoshop, as well as SCRIBUS, and some software necessary for SCRIBUS, called Ghost something. I don't know what that is called. it is not listed in the programs. It is probably a script. Those seem to be related to Python, etc. i don't know much about them, but previously they were programmed on older Windows. Ghost whatever was not updated for Windows 10, but SCRIBUS said after the installation it is necessary for SCRIBUS (which is necessary for exporting PDF files).
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