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XP Administrator in only Safe Mode - Help!
By: rekha singh | 31 Aug 2010 4:25 pm
I had a service place I bought a 2nd hand laptop from reinstall XP Pro as it was sluggish.They must have named a new Administrator "zz" as that's the only user identity booting into Normal Mode. But my old programs aren't there or my email - which I need. CommentsTry logging into Administrator in Safe Mode and then in Users, under Administrator account, there should be a check mark to " make files private" try and uncheck it and see what that does. Also while in Safe Mode create a new account with Administrator Priviledges and then copy or move all the files in the zz documents and settings to the new account, You may have to go into Control Panel/Folder Properties under "view tab" and choose to show all hidden files and folders, and UNcheck the boxes for "hide extensions for known file types" and also "hide protected operating system files".
By: rekha singh | 31 Aug 2010
Say again how one logs on in a "safe mode"? I recollect that we have to hold down one the "F" keys on start-up???? ??
By: rekha singh | 31 Aug 2010
F8
By: rekha singh | 31 Aug 2010
Once the PC is started up and it gets past the first splash screen that gives the option of "setup" such as <Del> <F1> or <F2> immediately start tapping slowly the <F8> key (on a Vista machine you hold it down). It
By: rekha singh | 31 Aug 2010
restart the computer and start tapping F8.
By: rekha singh | 31 Aug 2010
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