Summary:

This article describes how to do a clean boot for Windows XP/98/Me. This is usually done in safe mode to get the system to boot normally.

Resolution:

For Windows XP:

• Click Start, click Run, type msconfig in the Open box, and then click OK.
• On the General tab, click Selective Startup.

• Under Selective Startup, click to clear the following check boxes:

  	Process SYSTEM.INI File
  	Process WIN.INI File
  	Load Startup Items

• On the Services tab, click to select the Hide All Microsoft Services check box, and then click Disable All.
• Click OK, and then click Restart.

For Windows Me:

• Click Start, click Run, type msconfig in the Open box, and then click OK.
• On the General tab, click Selective Startup.

• Under Selective Startup, click to clear the following check boxes:

  	Process WIN.INI File
  	Load startup group items
  	Load environment variables

• Click the Startup tab, click to select the *StateMgr check box, and then click OK.
• Click OK, and then restart the system.

For Windows 98:

• Click Start, click Run, type msconfig in the Open box, and then click OK.
• On the General tab, click Selective Startup.

• Under Selective Startup, click to clear the following check boxes:

  • Process Config.sys file
  • Process Autoexec.bat file
  • Process Winstart.bat file (if it is available and not already cleared)
  • Load startup group items
• Click the Win.ini tab, expand the [windows] folder, and then click to clear the load= and run= check boxes.
• Click OK, and then restart the system.

 

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