[Phantom010]

Originally Posted by needafix

I see there is a way to force feed it over here:

http://forums.techguy.org/t402355.html

Post #5

"Actually, if you go to msconfig ( click Start, Run, and then type in msconfig and hit Enter) the system configuration utility box comes up.
You should see several tabs across the top. One of them, when selected, has, in the middle of the page, a box you can check that says "Safe Boot". . check that box, and then click Apply and Ok and it will prompt you to restart the computer. .
do this, and then it will boot up in Safe Mode."

Keyboard and mouse work fine under this circumstance.

That let me run SDFix.

You should never run SDFix without proper supervision. It's a powerful tool that can render your computer inoperable. Besides, the software hasn't been updated in a couple of years! Really not recommended.

Can you please post your complete HijackThis log?

Other thing. You say you can get into Safe Mode using msconfig. So, the only problem remaining is that you can't see the Safe Mode option when rebooting and using the F8 key? Is that it?

[Phantom010]

Here's the only thing I've found to recover your boot options at Startup. You have a rare issue! Hope it helps.

[needafix]

Originally Posted by Phantom010

You should never run SDFix without proper supervision. It's a powerful tool that can render your computer inoperable. Besides, the software hasn't been updated in a couple of years! Really not recommended.

Can you please post your complete HijackThis log?

Other thing. You say you can get into Safe Mode using msconfig. So, the only problem remaining is that you can't see the Safe Mode option when rebooting and using the F8 key? Is that it?

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 11:17:55 AM, on 7/14/2009
Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16850)
Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MsMpEng.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\dllhost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\myNetWatchman\NWClient.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\rundll32.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MSASCui.exe
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\YahooMessenger.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\HiJackThis.exe

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = about:blank
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = about:blank
O2 - BHO: Spybot-S&D IE Protection - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IgfxTray] C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxtray.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] nwiz.exe /install
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvMediaCenter] RunDLL32.exe NvMCTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [myNetWatchman] C:\Program Files\myNetWatchman\NWClient.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {DFB852A3-47F8-48C4-A200-58CAB36FD2A2} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Spybot - Search & Destroy Configuration - {DFB852A3-47F8-48C4-A200-58CAB36FD2A2} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe

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End of file - 2441 bytes
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SDFix only made a log, it didn't attempt to fix anything. You wanna look at it?

No one has said anything about the other logs.

"Other thing. You say you can get into Safe Mode using msconfig. So, the only problem remaining is that you can't see the Safe Mode option when rebooting and using the F8 key? Is that it?"

Absolutely.

I have not tried editing the boot.ini because mine is different than his.

Here's mine:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn

He has dual partitions, I have 1 and he has no "NoExecute=OptIn"

[Phantom010]

I have not tried editing the boot.ini because mine is different than his.

Here's mine:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn

He has dual partitions, I have 1 and he has no "NoExecute=OptIn"

I would try it anyway. It was only an example. Do it for one partition and perhaps add "NoExecute=OptIn".

Maybe worth a shot because I have never heard of your problem before. Finding a fix for this problem is not easy.

[needafix]

Originally Posted by Phantom010

I would try it anyway. It was only an example. Do it for one partition and perhaps add "NoExecute=OptIn".

Maybe worth a shot because I have never heard of your problem before. Finding a fix for this problem is not easy.

You say to add NoExecute=OptIn when I already have it.

If I don't know of a way of properly editing this .ini I have no way of knowing that it won't cause more problems because I have never had any need to edit any boot.ini on my or anyone else's computer.

[Phantom010]

Simply don't add the NoExecute=OptIn since you already have it. The author is not showing this fix for dual partitions exclusively. Change the 2 for a 1.

As you may have noticed in the example, the author didn't include fastdetect either in his fix. So, IMO, not including NoExecute=OptIn will also work.

I would run the fix as it is after changing the 2 for a 1.

[perfume]

Dear phantom010,
Thanks for your helping hand! I was searching Microsoft articles for a fix,but to no avail. Other help sites too turned up glitch! Hope needafix finds a solution, but for me it was an exercise in learning trying to tackle such rare probs.

Best wishes,dear needafix!