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what exactly is safeboot. ive heard somewhere that you should turn it on if you are going to a virus scan or a disk defrag. is this true. what are some other uses for safeboot in xp.
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pizzaisgood14 
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Posted 30 August 2007 - 05:00 PM
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Posted 30 August 2007 - 05:16 PM
Hi Pizza. I believe you mean boot in Safe Mode. I do not believe you can run Defragmentation in Safe Mode; however, some anti-virus and security applications suggest that you run the application in Safe Mode.
Now, it is not necessary; however, if you come across a malicious file that just cannot be removed during a normal scan, you can try to boot in Safe Mode. Here is a Document on how to get into Safe Mode.
Also, Safe Mode is used to access the computer with limited drivers and access. One other reason you may need access Safe Mode is if you have a Windows log-in and you forget the password. You can access Safe Mode and log in using the Administrative account.
Now, it is not necessary; however, if you come across a malicious file that just cannot be removed during a normal scan, you can try to boot in Safe Mode. Here is a Document on how to get into Safe Mode.
Also, Safe Mode is used to access the computer with limited drivers and access. One other reason you may need access Safe Mode is if you have a Windows log-in and you forget the password. You can access Safe Mode and log in using the Administrative account.
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Posted 30 August 2007 - 05:24 PM
Safeboot doesn't verify itself in my brain Laddy.. Perhaps you meant safe mode? :D
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safe_Mode
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safe_Mode
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Posted 30 August 2007 - 07:12 PM
mphenterprises said:
Hi Pizza. I believe you mean boot in Safe Mode. I do not believe you can run Defragmentation in Safe Mode; however, some anti-virus and security applications suggest that you run the application in Safe Mode.
Now, it is not necessary; however, if you come across a malicious file that just cannot be removed during a normal scan, you can try to boot in Safe Mode. Here is a Document on how to get into [Safe Mode|d-1093].
Also, Safe Mode is used to access the computer with limited drivers and access. One other reason you may need access Safe Mode is if you have a Windows log-in and you forget the password. You can access Safe Mode and log in using the Administrative account.
Now, it is not necessary; however, if you come across a malicious file that just cannot be removed during a normal scan, you can try to boot in Safe Mode. Here is a Document on how to get into [Safe Mode|d-1093].
Also, Safe Mode is used to access the computer with limited drivers and access. One other reason you may need access Safe Mode is if you have a Windows log-in and you forget the password. You can access Safe Mode and log in using the Administrative account.
It is not necessary many times, but it is recommended. It is recommended because when you boot into Safe Mode, you are booting with much less "stuff" loading into memory. And it is possible that "stuff" that loads into memory can be infected with the malware/virus. And many times if the file that is "infected" is running in memory, many anti-malware/anti-virus programs cannot "clean" or eliminate that file while it is running/in memory. Thus, when you boot into Safe Mode, only the bare essential "pure" Windoze items are typcially running, which means that something that would be running in regular boot mode can now be dealt with by the anti-malware/anti-virus software.
Some times you might even need to boot off of a seperate boot volume in order to get something that is deeply imbedded in the OS.
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