Rebooting in safe mode

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Can anyone please explain what rebooting in safe mode means and if doing this will mean I loose files, documents and recent desk top additions.
 
Hi Kasvera,

You will find the following article interesting:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/reskit/prmb_tol_hyec.asp

Microsoft Windows XP - Using Safe Mode
If you are unable to start your system by using Last Known Good
Configuration, Windows XP Professional provides safe mode, a startup
option that disables startup programs and nonessential services to
create an environment useful for troubleshooting ...

Hope this helps.



Hi Alice,

The questions why Safe mode is necessary is answered in the following
website:

http://www.howstuffworks.com/question575.htm

and how to login in Safe mode:

http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2001052409420406?Op
enDocument&src=sec_doc_nam

- kasvera [mcp]

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