When you have problems with Windows 7, follow this guide to enable Safe Mode and troubleshoot your PC with ease.
Computers
are complex and delicate machines, with millions of lines of computer code
manipulating millions of transistors just to bring you to your desktop! It's
not surprising, then, that things can sometimes go terribly wrong while you're updating
your BIOS, downloading new drivers, or just surfing the Web. But that
doesn't mean you have to throw away this incredibly complex (and sometimes
incredibly expensive) device and replace it with a new one.
When
a computer goes haywire and the operating system has trouble starting or
reaching the desktop, the problem often involves misconfigured recently
installed software or drivers
(special software that communicates with your hardware). The installation may
go smoothly--but when you reboot the system, you start getting errors. If you
can't get to the desktop, you can't uninstall the bad program or drivers, and
you may feel trapped.
Luckily,
Microsoft has included a tool within Windows called Safe Mode to help you get around
(and hopefully out of) this problem. It's a bare-bones version of your Windows
operating system that includes only the basic drivers needed to boot your
system safely to the desktop without any settings or problematic software
interfering. Once there, you can troubleshoot further, to eliminate the problem
and boot the system normally again.
To
get to Safe Mode, take these steps:
1.
Turn on (or reboot) your computer. You can find Safe Mode in your Advanced Boot
Options menu.
2.
Wait for the computer to initialize the hardware and prepare to load the
operating system.
3.
Press and hold the F8
key while you wait for the Windows logo to appear. if the Windows logo appears
or if the operating system begins to load, you may need to restart the computer
and try again.
4.The
Advanced Boot Options screen for Windows will appear. Use the arrow keys on
your keyboard to select Safe
Mode, and press Return.
5.
If you need access to the Internet or network while in Safe Mode, select Safe Mode with Networking.
6.
Windows will boot into Safe Mode. When the desktop appears, it will display
'Safe Mode' in all four corners to let you know that you're in this special
mode.
7.
When you're finished, click Start,
Shut Down, Restart to reboot your computer as you normally would.
8.
If the problem still prevents you from getting to the desktop, you may need to
go back into Safe Mode or try something more drastic.
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