-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Help on defrag and what's needed in msconfig
- From: DavisUnit <davist@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2003 09:50:09 -0400
To get to Safe Mode, reboot pc, and on first black/white DOS screen
(where drives are recognized) hold the Ctrl button down until you get
the Start Menu. Safe Mode is usually choice #3
Terry
Dolores wrote:
>sorry as had gone to bed shortly after sending my request - I didn't have a
>screen saver on as thought about that also so have no idea what was running
>in the background. I've had that suggestion before - i.e. run defrag in safe
>mode - but I don't know how to get there - the only choice I have is DOS and
>in there it tells me it can't do it because it needs Windows - I have
>learned a lot since my first computer but have SO much more to learn :-(
>Remember I'm using 98SE. Would appreciate instructions of how to go into
>safe mode. Thanks for the url - I've got it bookmarked as would continue to
>be an excellent source if I added any other programs. Dolores
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "DavisUnit" <davist@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 11:20 PM
>Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Help on defrag and what's needed in msconfig
>
>
>After eliminating everything except Systray/Explorer to get defrag
>going, the screen saver still may have caused restarts, and the easiest
>way to get around all these things is restart pc and run defrag in Safe
>Mode.
>
>Going through your entire list of apps running at startup is best by
>looking at this excellent webpage:
>http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_pages/startup_all.php
>
>Terry
>
>
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