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missy - 25 Nov 2003 18:18 GMT

Help!
I need to know how to get into SAFE MODE and UNINSTALL a
program that was not meant to go on a Windows 95 system.
Can anyone tell me how to do this and how to get out of
SAFE MODE, back to normal mode?
Thanks!

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Haggis - 25 Nov 2003 20:18 GMT

hold down F8 at boot time , when rebooted it "should" boot back in "normal"
mode.

you can't just go control panel>add/remove programs?

> Help!
> I need to know how to get into SAFE MODE and UNINSTALL a
> program that was not meant to go on a Windows 95 system.
> Can anyone tell me how to do this and how to get out of
> SAFE MODE, back to normal mode?
> Thanks!

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anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com - 25 Nov 2003 20:49 GMT

No. The screen has horizontal lines running accross it.
I can't access my desktop. It was suggested to me that I
access SAFE MODE and from there I should be able to
UNINSTALL that program that's causing the problem. Am I
on the right track?

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>hold down F8 at boot time , when rebooted it "should" boot back in "normal"
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glee - 26 Nov 2003 01:55 GMT

Yes, if in fact it is that program causing the problem. I have done exactly that a few times.
During boot, when it says on-screen "Starting Windows 95..." (just before the Windows logo screen), tap the F8 key a couple of times and you should get the boot menu.
Use the arrow keys to select Safe Mode, and press Enter.

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> No. The screen has horizontal lines running accross it.
> I can't access my desktop. It was suggested to me that I
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Haggis - 26 Nov 2003 13:44 GMT

before you start uninstalling things , try and set your display resolution
to minimum and bott normally...

when some programs install they set your screen resolution to high for your
video card/monitor to handle

Yes, if in fact it is that program causing the problem. I have done exactly
that a few times.
During boot, when it says on-screen "Starting Windows 95..." (just before
the Windows logo screen), tap the F8 key a couple of times and you should
get the boot menu.
Use the arrow keys to select Safe Mode, and press Enter.

Signature

Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

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> No. The screen has horizontal lines running accross it.
> I can't access my desktop. It was suggested to me that I
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pokie@jean-ealogy.com - 26 Nov 2003 20:29 GMT

When command prompt says Starting Windows 95, you start
pushing the F8 button, that takes you to a screen where
you can choose different ways you want to boot up, Safe
Mode on my friend's is #3. Then you let it finishing
loading windows, you can tell you're in because it says
Safe Mode in each corner of the desk top. Then you just go
to control panel, add remove programs and select the
program you want removed, click on remove, it asks you if
you're sure, ckick okay, then it gets rid of the program.
Go back out to the desktop, and close like normal, start,
shut down, restart your computer. The computer shuts down
properly, and reboots into regular windows mode. That
should remove in safe mode, and return you to regular
mode. It's interesting that you can go in safe mode and
look in device manager and see all the drivers and remove
them all, but you can't see them in device manager in
regular windows.

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>Help!
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