I'm unable to make Safe Mode run.
(after stricking F8 key, choosing Safe Mode, then black screen with blinking cursor left upper corner).

I think this may be caused by a faulty MBR, because of a previous problem I had with bootable CDs, very similar to this one (they didn't boot anymore). It was fixed with FDISK / MBR (which caused a great mess in the drive letters but made the CDs boot again).
(This MBR problem was caused by multiboot utility I used [GAG])

MBR seems yet not completly correct, as this problem still remains: NO POSSIBLE SAFE MODE.

Maybe I'm mistaken, a faulty file outside the MBR is responsible of it ? A file called just after Safe Mode option is chosen ? Which one then ?

Has anyone an idea how i could CURE this ?

Thanks,

BernardDoes it happen in normal mode?
Operating System?
Have you tried a boot disk?
It;s like pulling teeth?Thanks Fed for your rapid andswer,

Yes the normal mode is OK, but it's simpler than that: no more problem now, I'm out of it !

I was puzzled because I just got out of this MBR problem causing bootable CDs's failure, so I imagined a wrong reason. Nothing to do with MBR.

I just had to reboot the system several times, and finally, after a INCREDIBLY long TIME, Safe Mode ran again ! So a question of patience. Is that what you call "pulling teeth" ? ...


I'm sorry for disturbing, maybe it would be right to erase my POSTS, the only good clue in them is this problem with bootable CDs.QUOTE

I'm sorry for disturbing, maybe it would be right to erase my posts, the only good clue in them is this problem with bootable CDs.

I just had to reboot the system several times, and finally, after a incredibly long time, Safe Mode ran again ! So a question of patience. Is that what you call "pulling teeth" ? ...