[colug-432] Windows Safe Mode

Steve VanSlyck s.vanslyck at spamcop.net
Thu Mar 3 09:02:58 EST 2011


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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