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How
to Boot Windows XP Clean
Sometimes you need to start up Windows XP clean. By clean, we mean no
extra services, no extra "start up" applications, nothing extra
at all except what Windows XP needs to start up. You can use this clean
boot to delete files that say that they're "in use" when you
try to delete them, or install programs that will fix problems you're
having when you boot normally. Remember, booting clean is for troubleshooting
and fixing - it's not for running your day to day computing:
- Click
Start and then click the Run command. In the Run dialog box, type msconfig
in the Open text box and click OK.
- On the
General tab, select the Selective Startup option. Remove the checkmarks
from the Process SYSTEM.INI, Process WIN.INI, and Load Startup Items
checkboxes.
- Click
on the Services tab. Put a checkmark in the Hide All Microsoft Services
checkbox. Then click the Disable All button. This disables all non-Microsoft
services. If a Microsoft service is causing the problem, it won't disable
that service and won't fix the problem.
- Click
Apply and then click OK. In the System Configuration dialog box, click
the Restart button.
- Logon
to the system. You'll see a System Configuration Utility dialog box.
Click OK. Move the dialog box off to the side and make the changes you
need to make. Then click on the General tab and then select the Normal
Startup - load all device drivers and services option.
- Click
Apply and then click Close. Click the Restart button in the System Configuration
dialog box.
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