-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Safe Mode Freeze

 
> From: gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx
> To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Safe Mode Freeze
> Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:01:28 -0400
> 
> I'm really surprised to hear that your sidebar is trying to load in Safe 
> Mode. Maybe that's normal for Vista, but it shouldn't be doing that in my 
> opinion. Safe Mode should only load up what's needed to run the OS and 
> exclude just about everything else for troubleshooting purposes. The 
> sidebar certainly isn't needed for the OS to run and is probably what's 
> causing the system to freeze in this case.
> 
> See if you can locate any info on turning off the Sidebar while in Safe 
> mode.
> 
> Peace,
> Gman
> 
> http://www.thevenusproject.com/index.php
> 
> "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask"
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "tempting2taanzaa" <tempting2taanzaa@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 3:30 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Safe Mode Freeze
> 
> 
> > Hi:
> >
> > I have an interesting problem. My laptop boots fine (normally) in normal
> > mode. However, when booting into safe mode it will freeze. I have waited
> > for a few minutes and know it is frozen as the cursor is frozen, the time 
> > in
> > the taskbar is not moving and the sidebar gadgets (cpu and memory monitor)
> > are not moving. The only way to get a response is to do a hard shut-down
> > using the power button then reboot. I have not tried rebooting into safe
> > mode again because I am afraid of getting the same response again. I 
> > tried
> > booting into safe mode sometime ago to do a Malwarebytes scan because I
> > thought I had an infection from a webpage I visited from a Google search
> > that brought up an invitation to download Vista Antivirus 2009. I did do 
> > an
> > antivirus scan locally and online (in normal mode) and a Malwarebytes scan
> > in normal mode and no viruses/malware was found. But, it did reveal the
> > problem of starting in safe mode.
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated. 
> 
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