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How to Clean Boot Windows XP
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. |