[colug-432] Windows Safe Mode

[Steve VanSlyck]

The purpose of my original message wasn't to query MS policy but simply to 
indicate how to enable updates in Safe Mode for whatever reason the 
sysadmin felt appropriate.

----- Original Message -----
From: Ed Liddle <ed at someplaceinohio.net>
To: Central OH Linux User Group - 432xx <colug-432 at colug.net>
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2011 08:44:47 -0500
Subject: Re: [colug-432] Windows Safe Mode

> 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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> electrons were terrible inconvenienced.
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