Messed up configuration

Is it unavoidable that booting in safe mode must change a pile of settings
you had in your normal startup configuration? Or has someone just decided
to change your settings for you.

Thanks

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JimL

"JimL" wrote in message

Is it unavoidable that booting in safe mode must change a pile of
settings you had in your normal startup configuration? Or has
someone just decided to change your settings for you.

Thanks

Well, to a degree, yes, but I'm not aware of permanent changes other
than the rearrangement of icons when it goes into VGA mode. While
you're in Safe Mode a lot of things are changed; which is the purpose of
Safe Mode, and lots of things don't run, either.

Except for messing up the screen icons, nothing should have stayed set
any differently than you had set up though. Is this what's happening or
do you mean just during Safe Mode?

HTH,

Twayne`

"JimL" wrote in message

Is it unavoidable that booting in safe mode must change a pile of
settings you had in your normal startup configuration? Or has
someone just decided to change your settings for you.

Thanks

Well, to a degree, yes, but I'm not aware of permanent changes other
than the rearrangement of icons when it goes into VGA mode. While
you're in Safe Mode a lot of things are changed; which is the purpose of
Safe Mode, and lots of things don't run, either.

Except for messing up the screen icons, nothing should have stayed set
any differently than you had set up though. Is this what's happening or
do you mean just during Safe Mode?

HTH,

Twayne`

JimL wrote:
Is it unavoidable that booting in safe mode must change a pile of settings
you had in your normal startup configuration? Or has someone just decided
to change your settings for you.

Thanks


It by design. Safe mode only loads the bare necessities. This allows you
to access your system should something in your start config stop
your PC from booting.

gls858

JimL wrote:
Is it unavoidable that booting in safe mode must change a pile of settings
you had in your normal startup configuration? Or has someone just decided
to change your settings for you.

Thanks


It by design. Safe mode only loads the bare necessities. This allows you
to access your system should something in your start config stop
your PC from booting.

gls858

"Twayne" wrote in message
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"JimL" wrote in message

Is it unavoidable that booting in safe mode must change a pile of
settings you had in your normal startup configuration? Or has
someone just decided to change your settings for you.

Thanks

Well, to a degree, yes, but I'm not aware of permanent changes other than
the rearrangement of icons when it goes into VGA mode. While you're in
Safe Mode a lot of things are changed; which is the purpose of Safe Mode,
and lots of things don't run, either.

Except for messing up the screen icons, nothing should have stayed set any
differently than you had set up though. Is this what's happening or do
you mean just during Safe Mode?


I guess I didn't word that adequately. I'm referring to my actual permanent
configuration once I get back to normal mode - not all that permanent. The
first thing I noticed was the screen icons but I got a utility that takes
care of that.

Now the first thing I always notice after I use safe mode is that when I get
back to normal mode my windows are switched from "open each folder in its
own window," back to "same folder all the time." Also, even after I set it
back to "each ... its own" all the individual window sizes I've put in are
lost so they are all the same size. 3 files? 3/4 screen window. 300
files? 3/4 screen window. And views I had set to icons were changed to
Tiles, making a relatively small number of files require scrolling.

Some other things had to be re-configured as well. I just stumble across
them as I work.

Thanks

--
JimL

"Twayne" wrote in message
...

"JimL" wrote in message

Is it unavoidable that booting in safe mode must change a pile of
settings you had in your normal startup configuration? Or has
someone just decided to change your settings for you.

Thanks

Well, to a degree, yes, but I'm not aware of permanent changes other than
the rearrangement of icons when it goes into VGA mode. While you're in
Safe Mode a lot of things are changed; which is the purpose of Safe Mode,
and lots of things don't run, either.

Except for messing up the screen icons, nothing should have stayed set any
differently than you had set up though. Is this what's happening or do
you mean just during Safe Mode?


I guess I didn't word that adequately. I'm referring to my actual permanent
configuration once I get back to normal mode - not all that permanent. The
first thing I noticed was the screen icons but I got a utility that takes
care of that.

Now the first thing I always notice after I use safe mode is that when I get
back to normal mode my windows are switched from "open each folder in its
own window," back to "same folder all the time." Also, even after I set it
back to "each ... its own" all the individual window sizes I've put in are
lost so they are all the same size. 3 files? 3/4 screen window. 300
files? 3/4 screen window. And views I had set to icons were changed to
Tiles, making a relatively small number of files require scrolling.

Some other things had to be re-configured as well. I just stumble across
them as I work.

Thanks

--
JimL

"gls858" wrote in message
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JimL wrote:
Is it unavoidable that booting in safe mode must change a pile of
settings you had in your normal startup configuration? Or has someone
just decided to change your settings for you.

Thanks


It by design. Safe mode only loads the bare necessities. This allows you
to access your system should something in your start config stop
your PC from booting.

gls858


I guess you're talking about being in Safe Mode. I'm talking about settings
I had in my Normal Startup Configuration - after I have been in Safe Mode.

Thanks

--
JimL

"gls858" wrote in message
...
JimL wrote:
Is it unavoidable that booting in safe mode must change a pile of
settings you had in your normal startup configuration? Or has someone
just decided to change your settings for you.

Thanks


It by design. Safe mode only loads the bare necessities. This allows you
to access your system should something in your start config stop
your PC from booting.

gls858


I guess you're talking about being in Safe Mode. I'm talking about settings
I had in my Normal Startup Configuration - after I have been in Safe Mode.

Thanks

--
JimL

"JimL" wrote in message

"Twayne" wrote in message
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"JimL" wrote in message

Is it unavoidable that booting in safe mode must change a pile of
settings you had in your normal startup configuration? Or has
someone just decided to change your settings for you.

Thanks

Well, to a degree, yes, but I'm not aware of permanent changes other
than the rearrangement of icons when it goes into VGA mode. While
you're in Safe Mode a lot of things are changed; which is the
purpose of Safe Mode, and lots of things don't run, either.

Except for messing up the screen icons, nothing should have stayed
set any differently than you had set up though. Is this what's
happening or do you mean just during Safe Mode?


I guess I didn't word that adequately. I'm referring to my actual
permanent configuration once I get back to normal mode - not all that
permanent. The first thing I noticed was the screen icons but I got
a utility that takes care of that.

Now the first thing I always notice after I use safe mode is that
when I get back to normal mode my windows are switched from "open
each folder in its own window," back to "same folder all the time."
Also, even after I set it back to "each ... its own" all the
individual window sizes I've put in are lost so they are all the same
size. 3 files? 3/4 screen window. 300 files? 3/4 screen window.
And views I had set to icons were changed to Tiles, making a
relatively small number of files require scrolling.
Some other things had to be re-configured as well. I just stumble
across them as I work.

Thanks

Hmm, if you MAKE those changes while in Safe Mode, I think they do stick
when you go back to Normal mode, but ... if you're not making those
changes while you're in Safe Mode, and finding them still set that way
when you return to normal mode, I've no idea what's going on. AFAIK
they shouldn't change on their own, at least on XP Pro which I have.

If I think of anything i'll post back, but for now "I ain't got nuttin'
"g.

Twayne`

"JimL" wrote in message

"Twayne" wrote in message
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"JimL" wrote in message

Is it unavoidable that booting in safe mode must change a pile of
settings you had in your normal startup configuration? Or has
someone just decided to change your settings for you.

Thanks

Well, to a degree, yes, but I'm not aware of permanent changes other
than the rearrangement of icons when it goes into VGA mode. While
you're in Safe Mode a lot of things are changed; which is the
purpose of Safe Mode, and lots of things don't run, either.

Except for messing up the screen icons, nothing should have stayed
set any differently than you had set up though. Is this what's
happening or do you mean just during Safe Mode?


I guess I didn't word that adequately. I'm referring to my actual
permanent configuration once I get back to normal mode - not all that
permanent. The first thing I noticed was the screen icons but I got
a utility that takes care of that.

Now the first thing I always notice after I use safe mode is that
when I get back to normal mode my windows are switched from "open
each folder in its own window," back to "same folder all the time."
Also, even after I set it back to "each ... its own" all the
individual window sizes I've put in are lost so they are all the same
size. 3 files? 3/4 screen window. 300 files? 3/4 screen window.
And views I had set to icons were changed to Tiles, making a
relatively small number of files require scrolling.
Some other things had to be re-configured as well. I just stumble
across them as I work.

Thanks

Hmm, if you MAKE those changes while in Safe Mode, I think they do stick
when you go back to Normal mode, but ... if you're not making those
changes while you're in Safe Mode, and finding them still set that way
when you return to normal mode, I've no idea what's going on. AFAIK
they shouldn't change on their own, at least on XP Pro which I have.

If I think of anything i'll post back, but for now "I ain't got nuttin'
"g.

Twayne`

JimL wrote:
Is it unavoidable that booting in safe mode must change a pile of settings
you had in your normal startup configuration? Or has someone just decided
to change your settings for you.

Thanks


I see that now from your other post. XP or Vista? I seem to remember
that XP had a limit to the number of folder settings. Below is a link
provided to Ramesh's site ( a regular here) that explains how to change
that setting if you're running XP.

Remember, messing in the registry can really hose things up make sure
you have a backup.

gls858

JimL wrote:
Is it unavoidable that booting in safe mode must change a pile of settings
you had in your normal startup configuration? Or has someone just decided
to change your settings for you.

Thanks


I see that now from your other post. XP or Vista? I seem to remember
that XP had a limit to the number of folder settings. Below is a link
provided to Ramesh's site ( a regular here) that explains how to change
that setting if you're running XP.

Remember, messing in the registry can really hose things up make sure
you have a backup.

gls858

"Twayne" wrote in message
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"I ain't got nuttin' "g.

Twayne`


Thank you. Thank you very much! g

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JimL

"Twayne" wrote in message
...

"I ain't got nuttin' "g.

Twayne`


Thank you. Thank you very much! g

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JimL