[colug-432] Windows Safe Mode

[Ed Liddle]

You may be able get some support from the computer
manufacturer/builder ( if its an OEM version) or if XP is a retail
version,you may be able to get support from microsoft to get a more
definite answer. You would have to read the EULA for XP that is
provided to find out who supports the OS. I believe it may different
depending on the version ( OEM vs retail), someone told me that once.
Microsoft also has a lot of information about their products on their
websites. You might be able to find the answer by searching one of
those. I would start looking on their technet website. They have a lot
of technical information there about their products.

Hope this helps!

-Ed

On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 8:15 AM, Steve VanSlyck <s.vanslyck at spamcop.net> wrote:
> No - it was just a friendly but pointed "lecture" from the telephone tech
> rep.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andrew M Stemen" <andrew at andrewmstemen.net>
> To: "Central OH Linux User Group - 432xx" <colug-432 at colug.net>
> Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2011 19:55:56 -0500
> Subject: Re: [colug-432] Windows Safe Mode
>
>> 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."?
>>
>> ---
>> 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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-Ed Liddle

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