also @ TechSpot: TechSpot Giveaway: Win an Acer Timeline 14" Laptop
Welcome to the TechSpot OpenBoards. Please read the FAQ if you have any questions. Login to participate.

Go Back   TechSpot OpenBoards > Operating Systems and Software > Windows OS

Help identifying a bad driver and re-installing it while cpu only works in safe mode

Closed Thread
Bookmark Thread Tools
  #1  
Old 08-25-2005
Newcomer, in training
 
Member since: Aug 2005, 4 posts
Help identifying a bad driver and re-installing it while cpu only works in safe mode

I had a previous post on here but i figured i'd try again to see if i could figure the problem out myself.....My computer will only work in the safe modes since I installed a program and windows asked me to restart so i did. After restarting, my computer came up with that screen that says "sorry for the inconvenience, but windows did not start properly" Again, I can only go into the safe modes, as trying "Start normally" and "last known good configuration" both just send me back to that same screen....I've been surfing around looking at different forums for an answer and i've tried booting from my xp pro cd but my computer,won't recognize the cd for some reason so it won't allow me to do a repair or anything...it just goes to that same "inconvenience" screen....I've figured out from all my looking around that it's probably just a driver that got messed up or deleted somehow, but I don't know how to identify the one or ones that make it so that normal mode won't work, or where to go to repair/reinstall said driver(s)...I know how to locate the ntbtlog.txt file and looked at it, but the log is only for my safe mode boot up...maybe there is a way to look at the last normal mode boot log??? I'm not sure....so anyone who can help, or knows anything that COULD help, please....HELP....thanks very much in advance...
  #2  
Old 08-25-2005
Banned
 
Member since: Aug 2004, 25,945 posts
In order to boot from your Windows cd, you will need to make sure that your boot priority is set in bios. It should be set to Floppy(a) cd-rom(d) Hdd(c).

Once you have set it, save and exit bios with your Windows cd already in your cd drive.

Then follow the instructions in [URL=http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic8356.html]THIS[/URL] post.

Regards Howard
To remove this ad, sign in. To register for a new account, click here.
Closed Thread

Thread Tools



All times are GMT -4. The time now is 06:59 AM.