[colug-432] Windows Safe Mode

[Andrew M Stemen]

Also not to be disrespectful of anyone, but do you have a source/link
for the statement "MS reps say that SP3 should be installed only via
safe mode."? 

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Andrew Michael Stemen
andrew at andrewmstemen.net


On Sun, 27 Feb 2011 19:17 -0500, "Steve VanSlyck"
<s.vanslyck at spamcop.net> wrote:
> Not to be disrespectful of the group, but I assume most everyone here has 
> to manage at least one Windows box (XP in this case).
> 
> MS reps say that SP3 should be installed only via safe mode. MS's website 
> says if upgrading one box only (as we all do for our friends) one should 
> use the download offered by Automatic Updates since is - ahem, allegedly 
> - smaller and more appropriate.
> 
> One cannot, however, do both unless the box is configured to accept 
> automatic updates in safe mode. Last year I had to figure this out. Today 
> I had to do it again. Imagine my surprise when I discoved my own 
> correction of someone else's incomplete and non-working fix on the web. I 
> thought I'd offer it here as well, for what it's worth, since this may be 
> usefull for situations other than simply installing SP3.
> 
> Apply the following REG file to your Windows XP box and you will then be 
> able to run Automatic Updates in safe mode - and don't forget the final 
> carriage return at the end of the file befor saving it:
> 
> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
> 
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Minimal\BITS]
> @="Service"
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Minimal\MSIServer]
> @="Service"
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Minimal\ose]
> @="Service"
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Minimal\wuauserv]
> @="Service"
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Network\BITS]
> @="Service"
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Network\MSIServer]
> @="Service"
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Network\ose]
> @="Service"
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Network\wuauserv]
> @="Service"
> 
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