We recently had a message on our Dell laptop indicating that we had a Winsock error. My wife ran a program called Winsock XP Fix from PCWorld.com. The computer subsequently froze up and when rebooted, came up in Safe mode. I TRIED restarting and pressing F8 to get to the advanced startup screen, but it will not let me get out of safe mode. The icons anwindows also appear to have been enlarged for some reason as well.Try RUNNING the winsock fix while in safe mode...
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The enlarged icons are normal as Windows only loads GENERIC drivers for safe mode.
After running the fix re-boot.The only problem I have with that is that she only ran the program instead of saving it. I am unable to get on the internet with the computer, so I cannot access it anymore. Thanks!I also wanted to let you know that I have Vista on the computer, not XP.DLoad it on another machine and throw it on a flash drive...Will it work on Windows Vista?
Yes.Thanks!I managed to get the computer online and ran the program successfully. When prompted to reboot, I did so and the computer STILL starts in safe mode. Any suggestions?Here's one thing you can try for the stuck safe mode:

while you're booted in safe mode, bring up the task manager (ctrl+alt+del)
select file->NEW task (run) and type in
msconfig
check normal mode and OK. restart the PC.

Best of Luck.tried that...no luck. thanks thoughDo you have Vista DVD?