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Giving It a Clean Boot to ease difficult installs

Have you ever tried to install a program and it just wouldn't go? You know, you try it several times, but no matter what you do, it just doesn't install properly. If you're having trouble installing a program and safe mode doesn't help you, you may want to try a lesser known startup mode, called:- clean boot.

The clean boot mode is somewhat like safe mode. It makes the computer start up with fewer features running and no background programs. The main difference is while safe mode won't allow you to do many things with your programs, the clean boot mode will. That way, you can start your computer in the clean boot mode, try to install the troublesome program and finally succeed.

For Windows XP: Go to Start > Run. Type in the box "msconfig" (without the quotes) and click OK.

Under the General tab, you should see that your computer is on Normal Startup. Select, Selective Startup and then uncheck/untick the following boxes: • "process system.ini file" • "process win.ini file" • "load startup items" When you're finished with that, your screen will look like the picture below:

Note: If your computer was already on Selective Startup, you may want to consider not finishing this tip. If your system is already set that way, someone has already modified your startup configurations. Therefore, you may end up altering those configurations by switching over to the clean boot and that may cause undesired results. Next, go to the Services tab and put a check/tick next to :- "Hide all Microsoft services." Then click on the Disable All button. ( Both on the bottom of the window) Click OK and you will be prompted to restart your computer. After your system restarts, it will be in the clean boot mode. Now try to install the program you were having trouble with. After you're done, you'll need to put your system back into the normal mode. Here's how: Go to Start, Run. Type in the box "msconfig" (without the quotes) and click OK. Under the General tab, select Normal Startup. Click OK and then restart your computer once more. For Windows Vista: Go to Start and type "msconfig" (without the quotes) in the search box. Then press Enter on your keyboard. If you're prompted for an Administrator password or for a confirmation, type in the password or click Continue. You'll then see a screen labeled "System Configuration." On that screen, select Selective Startup and uncheck/untick the box that says "Load startup items."

Note:- The same comment applies as for XP above. Next, go to the Services tab and put a check /tick next to "Hide all Microsoft services." Then click on the Disable All button. (Same position as XP)

Click OK and you'll be prompted to restart your computer. After your system restarts, it will be in the clean boot mode. Try to install the program you were having trouble with. After you're done, you'll need to put your system back into the normal mode as above. 