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new disk copy, booting in safe mode
Name: jivejimmy Date: December 19, 2003 at 03:16:50 Pacific OS: me CPU/Ram: p4 1.7
Comment:
I just did a disk copy to a new hd but the os keep booting up in safe mode stating the registry has a config problem and run scanreg... done that... runs ok in normal mode but cant get that normalmode, safe mode, logging mode screen to keep comming up.
Name: Trev Date: December 19, 2003 at 06:32:48 Pacific
Reply:
When you say you did a disk copy, how did you do it? You can only achieve this correctly using cloning software such as Norton Ghost or DriveImage.
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Response Number 2
Name: wawadave Date: December 19, 2003 at 10:34:53 Pacific
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hello the problem might allso be that you left the old hard drive still connected and both hardrives tried to boot there by corrupting the registry. remove old hardrive rom computer. and try the things in this link to fix corrupted registry. m.e wont start http://computing.net/windowsme/wwwboard/forum/30687.html
Summary: In safe mode go to Start Run, type in msconfig , in sys config utility check selective startup. take off check mark from load startup group items. in startup tab check sys tray scan registry and task ...
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Keep old HD on new mother...
