1. Safe Mode\x0d\\x0d\ System problem example: I recently applied SP2 patch (unofficial version) to Windows XP, but then a blue screen appeared during the installation of Rising anti-virus software. , and it automatically restarts every time the Windows login window appears. What's going on? How to solve it? Expert tip: This is because the installed SP2 patch is incompatible with Rising anti-virus software. To solve this problem, you can do it in "safe mode". Mode description: "Safe mode" is the most commonly used startup mode of the system after "normal mode". This mode only uses the most basic drivers (such as keyboard, mouse, etc.) to start Windows XP and does not support network functions. "Safe Mode" can solve most problems that occur during startup or use of Windows, such as virus infection, failure to start normally, account deactivation, etc. \x0d\\x0d\　\x0d\Solution steps: \x0d\\x0d\　The first step is to select "Safe Mode" in the "Windows XP Advanced Options Menu" and press Enter. Second step, click the "Yes" button in the prompt window that appears so that you can work in safe mode. Click the "No" button to use System Restore to restore the computer to its previous state. The third step, after entering "Safe Mode", we will find the words "Safe Mode" in the four corners of the desktop (Figure 2), open "My Computer" and find the installation directory of the Rising software, such as "System" Installation Disk\Program Files\rising", then open the rav and rfw folders respectively, and run the "UnInst.exe" in them to delete the software. In this way, automatic restart will not occur after restarting to normal mode. \x0d\ 2. Safe mode with network connection \x0d\\x0d\ Examples of system problems: Recently I gave Innovation SB Live! A new driver has been installed on the sound card. As a result, every time I log in to Windows XP, it is extremely slow and often crashes. How can I solve this problem? Expert tip: It may be caused by the installation of incompatible drivers. We know innovation SB Live! There are many types of drivers for sound cards. To solve this problem, you can first uninstall the installed driver and then reinstall the universal driver. Mode description: As the name suggests, this mode refers to the "safe mode" with network functions loaded. Network device drivers and network services will be loaded at startup, so that you can access the LAN and the Internet, and download corresponding repair tools and drivers from the Internet. Program to solve various software problems, as well as problems caused by hardware drivers. \x0d\ 3. Safe Mode with Command Line Prompt \x0d\ System problem example: In Windows XP, in order to disable the game "Bubble Hall" from running, I chose to expand "User Configuration → Administrative Templates" in the "Group Policy" window →System". Then double-click the "Run only permitted Windows applications" item in the right window, select "Enabled", and add notepad, gpedit.msc and other allowed programs. But the result was counterproductive. Now I can't run "Group Policy" and other programs at all. There is always a prompt that the operation has been cancelled? Expert tip: This is caused by incorrect "Group Policy" settings. You can open the "Group Policy" window in "Safe Mode with Command Line Prompt" and change the settings back to solve the problem. If you want to block it again, you can double-click "Don't run specified Windows applications" to set it. Mode description: This mode is actually to open the "cmd.exe" (Command Prompt) window in "Safe Mode" and enter the corresponding commands to solve various problems. The functions that can be achieved are exactly the same as in "Safe Mode". \x0d\ Solution steps: \x0d\\x0d\ First step, select "Safe Mode with Command Line Prompt" in the "Windows XP Advanced Options Menu" and press Enter. Second step, after entering safe mode, enter "mmc" at the command prompt, press the Enter key and open the console window. The third step is to click "File → Add/Remove Snap-in → Add", select the "Group Policy" snap-in, click the "Add" button, and then click "Finish", "Close", and "OK" respectively. . The Group Policy snap-in will be added to the console window. Step 4: Expand "User Configuration → Administrative Templates → System", double-click the "Run only permitted Windows applications" item in the right window, select "Not Configured" in the properties window, and click the "OK" button. Step 5: Press the "Ctrl+Alt+Del" key combination, select "Shut Down", and restart the computer.

Application Example of Win XP Advanced Options Menu (Part 2) \x0d\ The startup menu of Windows 2000/XP is much more advanced than Windows 98. After pressing the "F8" key, a "Windows XP Advanced Options Menu" with a full Chinese interface will appear. (As shown in the picture), in the last issue we talked about the application examples of safe mode, safe mode with network connection, and safe mode with command line prompt. In this issue, we continue to explore other applications behind the "F8" key. \x0d\ 4. Know the fault well - enable startup log \x0d\\x0d\ System problem example: The AC'97 sound card on my VIA motherboard, after installing the WDM driver downloaded from the Internet, I found that every time I restarted After that, the computer could not produce sound normally. And the sound card device was not found in "Device Manager". How do we judge whether the driver is installed or not? Expert tip: This may be caused by the installation of incompatible drivers, so that the AC’97 sound card driver is not loaded when starting Windows XP. To solve this problem, you can first try "Enable startup log" to run the system and then find the source of the problem. Mode description: Enabling the startup log mode can generate a file named ntbtlog.txt after the system starts, and record the loaded and unloaded drivers during the system startup process into the file. Solution steps: First step, open the "System Disk:\Windows" directory and delete the ntbtlog.txt file in it. The second step is to restart Windows and select "Enable startup log" mode to start in the Windows XP advanced options menu. The third step is to enter Windows XP and open the ntbtlog.txt file. The "Loaded driver" part indicates the loaded driver, while the "Did not load driver" part indicates the unloaded driver. Check whether it is loaded by looking for "viaudio.sys" . If it is not loaded, reinstall the driver; if it is loaded but cannot be used, re-find and install a compatible driver. \x0d\\x0d\ 5. The monitor's "resurrection weapon" - enable VGA mode \x0d\\x0d\ System problem example: After manually setting a high refresh frequency for the monitor, a black screen was displayed, and after restarting the computer, the fault remained the same. . what to do? Expert tip: This is a black screen caused by setting the monitor refresh rate too high. You can try "Enable VGA Mode" to reset the appropriate refresh rate. Mode description: VGA mode can use the standard VGA driver to start Windows XP, which can reset the refresh frequency of the monitor. You can also remove incorrectly installed graphics card and monitor drivers. Solution steps: First step, restart Windows XP, select "Enable VGA mode" in the "Windows XP Advanced Options Menu" and press Enter. Second step, open the "Desktop Properties" window, select the "Settings" tab, and click the "Advanced" button in the lower right corner. Step 3: Select the "Monitor" tab, select the appropriate refresh frequency in "Screen Refresh Frequency", and continuously click the "OK" button. \x0d\ 6. System "life-saving straw" - the last correct configuration \x0d\\x0d\ Example of a system problem: Today, I reinstalled Windows A blue screen appears during startup and prompts "Stop:0x0000000A?". What's going on? How to solve this problem? Expert tip: This is usually caused by the installation of hardware drivers that are incompatible with Windows XP. We try "Last Known Good Configuration". If that doesn't solve the problem, you can try restoring driver operation. Mode description: This mode can start Windows XP using the correct system configuration last saved by the system, including registry, driver and other configuration information. \x0d\Solution steps: First step, restart Windows XP, press the F8 key, select "Last Known Good Configuration" in the "Windows XP Advanced Options Menu" and press Enter to let the system restore the registry and other files. Second step, if the problem still cannot be solved, you can restart Windows XP again, enter "Safe Mode" and open "Device Manager". Step 3: Open the incompatible hardware properties window, select the "Driver" tab, and click the "Return to Driver" button to uninstall the current driver and restore to the previous driver. In addition, you can also use "System Restore" to restore the system to the previous Windows XP state.

\x0d\\x0d\ 7. Active Directory Repair Tool - Directory Service Recovery Mode \x0d\ Examples of system problems: Some companies manage user data through AD (Active Directory, Active Directory), but I don’t know what happened recently. , the AD database data is lost. How to restore it if it has been backed up before? Expert tip: Because the AD database cannot be restored when the AD service is running normally, we can use the "Directory Service Recovery Mode" to complete it through the system restore tool. Mode description: "Directory Service Recovery Mode" is a kind of safe mode. Through this mode, the AD of Windows XP domain controller can be repaired and restored. Solution steps: First step, restart Windows XP, select "Directory Services Recovery Mode (Windows Domain Controllers only)" in the "Windows XP Advanced Options Menu" and press Enter. Second step, in the login dialog box, enter the user name and password with manager permissions to log in to the system. When the prompt window appears, click the "Yes" button to enter "Safe Mode". Step 3: Click "Start → All Programs → Accessories → System Tools → Backup" and click "Next" in the "Backup or Restore Wizard" window. Select "Restore Files and Settings" and click "Next" to continue. The fourth step is to select the backed up AD database in "Restore Project", click "Next" to continue; then follow the prompts to perform the corresponding operations, and finally restart the computer to complete the recovery of the AD database. \x0d\ 8. Hardware Troubleshooting Tool - Debug Mode \x0d\\x0d\ System problem example: Recently, my Windows XP often fails to start normally, but I can't find the specific reason. What should I do? Expert tip: There are many reasons for this failure, which may be caused by incompatible hardware drivers or software problems such as viruses. If it is the former, you can try to use "debug mode" to debug repeatedly to find the cause; if it is the latter, you can use anti-virus software to scan for viruses to solve the problem. Mode description: Through this mode, you can check whether the real-mode driver used by the hardware will conflict with Windows XP to find out the location of the hardware problem. Solution steps: First step, restart Windows XP, select "Debug Mode" in the "Windows XP Advanced Options Menu" and press Enter. In the second step, after entering Windows XP, use Notepad to open the autoexec.bat and config.sys files in the C drive. The third step is to delete or add the hardware driver to be started, then restart Windows, and select "Debug Mode" to test repeatedly, and finally identify the conflicting hardware.