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Fails to load in Safe mode

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by ciderman

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Win98se MSI MB AMD 750mgb. System boots normally and runs ok but freezes running safe mode. Haaaangs at hour glass at desktop before "Safemode" splash screen. tried reinstalling over the top, Formatting and re ghosting the original ghost of 12 months ago from clean install but still no go.(was fault always there?)Have entered SF on a few occasions and removed nearly everthing in Device manager. Ran system file checker, Norton 2002, Ndd, scanreg /restore enabled me to get in once but then Failed to enter Safe mode again. Help please

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by popeye_doyle

Run A Debug/Fdisk/Format & Reinstall, if the problem persists either Try a Different OS CD or run Hardware Diags.

by ciderman

Have formatted C: and reinstalled but didn't want to fdisk as disk had info on 3 partitions. Might have to do it but customer doesn't have all progs..his fault I guess.

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