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There is a path between Russell and Suby... Safe mode is a good time to run Scandisk, and let it repair broken and crosslinked files, and then run Defrag to consolidate fragmented files and free disk space. Since win9x generally uses the free disk space on the boot drive for a swap file, the pc runs more efficiently with a large piece of contiguous free space at the end of the hard drive. After you've run scandisk and defrag, then shutdown from the start button and see what happens when you boot up again. Another 'trick' that I learned from our lan guys is to always completely shut down when there are problems, and not do a restart. I've found the advice good, and well worth the time for a complete shutdown and start. Dan Robinson HW Wilson Company Bronx, NY drobinson@hwwilson.com On 1 Jun 01, at 21:11, Russell Smith wrote: > >What works for me is a lot easier. When it's in the safe mode, you > just click on start - shut down - shutdown - ok. After it shuts down, > you just start it back up again and it should be ok. > > > Normally that is true....Windows is very good at repairing itself and > a reboot or two will typically fix a machine running in Safe Mode. But > when the user has rebooted ten or more times and it's still in Safe Mode > then it's time for more aggressive troubleshooting. > > > All the best, > > Russell Smith =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. To quit LM_NET (or set-reset NOMAIL or DIGEST), send email to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST 4) SET LM_NET MAIL * Please allow for confirmation from Listserv. For LM_NET Help see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ Archives: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.html See also EL-Announce for announcements from library media vendors: http://www.mindspring.com/~el-announce/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=