Vista only starting up in safe mood.

Iskandr · 08-31-2008, 06:43 PM

I have this laptop, a Toshiba, about a year old that my brother brought to me one day saying it was broken. When starting up, the laptop lets you choose if you want to go to safe mood, start windows normally etc etc etc. If I hit start windows normally, it just shows vista trying to start up but actually never does. It will only start in safe mode. As far as I know, there are no viruses on this laptop, it was running perfectly fine up until this point where my brother says it just starting up like it is now. We tried a system restore which did not work.

**TriggerFinger** · 08-31-2008, 07:23 PM

Try the Vista Startup Repair.

Also try doing a fresh install. It looks like you need to do it anyway.

Iskandr · 09-01-2008, 09:28 AM

Where do I go in my laptop to do this?

**TriggerFinger** · 09-01-2008, 10:06 AM

Steps to do this should be documented in your Users Guide. You can get one for your model here:
http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/t...su_sc_home.jsp

Try using the System Restore Disc and boot from it (CD/DVD drive). It should give you options on what to do next. Also see steps here:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto...torial148.html

08-31-2008, 06:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
Iskandr Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 20 OS: xp sp2	Vista only starting up in safe mood. I have this laptop, a Toshiba, about a year old that my brother brought to me one day saying it was broken. When starting up, the laptop lets you choose if you want to go to safe mood, start windows normally etc etc etc. If I hit start windows normally, it just shows vista trying to start up but actually never does. It will only start in safe mode. As far as I know, there are no viruses on this laptop, it was running perfectly fine up until this point where my brother says it just starting up like it is now. We tried a system restore which did not work.

08-31-2008, 07:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
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Iskandr Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 20 OS: xp sp2	Re: Vista only starting up in safe mood. Where do I go in my laptop to do this?

09-01-2008, 10:06 AM	#4 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,802 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Vista only starting up in safe mood. Steps to do this should be documented in your Users Guide. You can get one for your model here: http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/t...su_sc_home.jsp Try using the System Restore Disc and boot from it (CD/DVD drive). It should give you options on what to do next. Also see steps here: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto...torial148.html __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE