1234-5678 0 Report post Posted July 4, 2005 If the computer doesn't start up past the wallpaper coming up, but can run fine in Safe mode, what does that mean and how can I fix it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jobber of the Week 0 Report post Posted July 5, 2005 It means it's one of the numerous programs and DLLs that activate in a full start up that's causing the problem. Safe Mode is just bare bones Windows with just enough drivers to allow you to browse around your drive and edit files. Scan for spyware, if you have an antivirus scan (dear god you should) then do one of those boot scans that scans your drive before anything can load up. If all of that turns out clean, your Windows is installation has simply fallen on it's face and needs to be reinstalled. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Tom 0 Report post Posted July 5, 2005 You could also run msconfig (start->run->msconfig) and uncheck a lot of unneeded crap at startup. See if that helps before you blow Windows away and start over. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tominator89 0 Report post Posted July 6, 2005 How long has it been since you last re-formatted? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
