HP D300s To start the computer in Safe Mode, Using Safe Mode to Diagnose and Correct Problems

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.	USING SAFE MODE TO DIAGNOSE AND CORRECT PROBLEMS
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.	Safe Mode helps you diagnose problems. If a symptom does not reappear when you start in Safe
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.	Mode, you can assume that the default settings and minimum device drivers of the operating
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.	system are not causing the problem. If a newly-added device or a modified driver is causing
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.	problems, you can use Safe Mode to remove the device or undo the change.
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.	To start the computer in Safe Mode:
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.	1.	Print these instructions before continuing. They will not be available after you shut down the
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.	2.	Click Start > Shut Down, then select Restart from the drop-down list.
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.	3.	In the Shut Down Windows dialog, click OK.
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.	4.	When you see the message Please select the operating system to start, press the F8 key.
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.	5.	Use the arrow keys to highlight the appropriate Safe Mode option, and then press the Enter
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.	6.	If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot system, choose the installation that you need to
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.		access using the arrow keys, and then press the Enter key.
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.	In Safe Mode, you have access to only basic files and drivers (mouse, monitor, keyboard, mass
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.	storage, base video, default system services, and no network connections). You can choose the
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.	Safe Mode with Networking option, which loads all of the above files and drivers and the
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.	essential services and drivers to start networking, or you can choose the Safe Mode with
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.	Command Prompt option, which is exactly the same as safe mode except that an MS-DOS
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.	command prompt is started instead of the Windows graphical user interface. You can also choose
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.	Last Known Good Configuration, which starts your computer using the registry information that
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.	was saved at the last shutdown.
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.	USING THE RECOVERY CONSOLE TO REPAIR DAMAGED
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.	If you cannot start your computer, you can run the Recovery Console from operating system CD-
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.	ROM provided with the PC. To run the Recovery Console from the operating system CD-ROM:
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.	NOTE: Make sure that the system is configured to boot first from the CD-ROM drive, then from
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.	the hard drive. You can verify or change device boot order using the Computer Setup (F10) Utility.
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.	For more information, refer to the Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide provided with the
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.	computer.
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.	1.	Insert the Windows 2000 or Windows XP CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
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.	2.	Click Start > Shut Down, then select Restart from the drop-down list.
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.	3.	In the Shut Down Windows dialog, click OK.
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.	4.	Press any key to start the computer from the CD-ROM drive when you are prompted to do so.
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.	5.	On the Welcome to Setup page, press R.
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.	6.	Choose the installation that you want to access from the Recovery Console.
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.	7.	Type the administrator password. If the administrator password is blank, press the Enter key.
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