Re: Cannot access internet in Safe Mode
- From: "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 08:49:35 -0700
Stay away from Windows Live Safety Center, it's in Beta, which means that it
is not ready for prime time.
Trying to access the internet in Safe Mode with Networking is not a very
safe thing to try to do. Your firewall and antivirus software may not work
and you are liable to get even more nasties than what you're trying to get
rid of.
Safe Mode is a special diagnostic mode of windows enables you to fix a
problem which may be caused by your network or hardware
settings. In safe mode, you have access to only basic files and drivers
(mouse, monitor, keyboard, mass storage, base video, default system
services), just the minimum device drivers required to start Windows.
Safe Mode with Networking uses a minimal set of device drivers and services
to start Windows together with the drivers that you must have to load
networking. I don't know this for sure, but I think Safe Mode with
Networking was intended for starting a machine that is on a network, not for
accessing the internet.
Free online virus scans:
Trend Micro - Free online virus Scan
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp
Panda ActiveScan - Free online scanner
http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan.htm
BitDefender Free Online Virus Scan
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/licence.php
AVG Free for Windows is a free antivirus protection tool developed by
Grisoft for home use. This is a full blown antivirus program not just a one
time scanner.
Get Your AVG 7 for free!
http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:AF4E028E-6F41-4059-BDE6-A99D55F8E3FE@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
ProfessorPiggy <ProfessorPiggy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
> After my computer (Windows XP) crashed, I sent an error report to
> microsoft. Once teh error report had been sent the computer told me to
> solve the problem, I was to restart my computer in "Safe Mode with
> Networking", go to http://safety.live.com, scan the computer and that
> would remove the virus (I believe to be a Trojan Horse). However, when I
> restarted my computer in safe mode with networking, my PC could not
> connect to the internet. The connections folder was empty.
>
> Will someone please tell me what I am doing wrong?
>
> Thanks in advance.
.
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