-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Safe Mode shortcut

I have had the desktop go white with the icons still there but had a place
of there to click and it went back to my normal desktop...has a place that
say to "restore normal destop" or something to that effect...has happened
many times...sounds like the same thing...Smiles Kathy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lionel" <percy10@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 2:02 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Safe Mode shortcut


> Hi Harold . What you typed below is what someone else told me to do , I
> tried it and when I typed in    WIN.COM /D:M  I got a message saying that
> the file could not be found so I closed it and then all the trouble
started.
> The Desktop went white but the icons were still there .   Had to reformat
> the computer , still installing some of the things I want.   Lionel.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Harold B" <harold7@xxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2003 3:18 AM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Safe Mode shortcut
>
>
> > Hello again,
> >
> > I've used that Safe Mode shortcut with no problems (Windows
> > 98) as follows:
> >
> > 1. Use IconSaver (or a similar program) to save the positions
> > of the desktop icons
> > 2. Right click your desktop and choose New>Shortcut
> > 3. In the command line enter: "WIN.COM /D:M" (sans quotes and
> > note the space between com and /)
> > 4. Click Next and rename it "Safe Mode"
> > 5. Click Next and choose and icon (traffic light)
> > 6. Click Finish.
> > 7. Right click the new shortcut and go to Properties.
> > 8. Click the Program tab, click the Advanced tab.
> > 9. Put a check mark next to "MS-DOS mode"
> > 10. Remove the check mark from "Warn before entering MS-DOS
> > mode"
> > 11. Click OK, OK
> > 12. Put the icon someplace in your Start menu (you might have
> > to again rename it)
> > 13. Return to IconSaver and restore your desktop icons to your
> > preferred positions.
> >
> > I'm just wondering why some should be having problems with it
> > ... Harold
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