Instruction Manual

Windows device drivers.
A device driver is afile that contains information tohelp the computer's BIOS (Basic Input/
Output System) control the operations of devices connected tothe system.
Safe mode
This option bypasses basic startup files and starts Windows with just the mouse, keyboard, and
standard VGA display drivers enabled.
Windows NT does not support this mode at this time.
Running Safe mode allows you toundo any changes you made tothe system configuration that
may have caused your problem, such as choosing aresolution that is not supported by the display.
Safe mode bypasses the setting and allows you tochange the resolution toone supported by the
display. Once you have done this, Windows will start correctly.
Use Safe mode when:
q Windows fails tostart even in Safe mode.
q You want torun MS-DOS
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commands, such as Edit, tomake changes toyour startup files.
q You want toavoid loading HIMEM.SYS (extended memory manager), or IFSHLP.SYS (file
system manager).
Windows automatically starts in Safe mode if it detects asystem startup failure or acorrupted
Registry (the file that defines how Windows is set up).
Step-by-step confirmation
With this option, the system asks you toconfirm each line of the startup process. Use this option
when:
q The startup process fails while loading the startup files.
q You need toverify that all drivers are being loaded.
q You need totemporarily disable one or more specific driver(s).
q You need tocheck for errors in the startup files.
When you select Step-by-step confirmation, you can view the startup files and device drivers
one line at atime tohelp diagnose the source of aproblem.
Command prompt only
This option starts the basic operating system with all the startup files and device drivers. Use it
when you want torun MS-DOS commands.
This option is for advanced users who are familiar with MS-DOS and know what these commands
do.
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