Hello Geeks - activating XP in Safe Mode???

[Hellow]

Only thing I can think of is to backup the files and reinstall. That's probably the simplest solution, too.

[Catty1]

Yeah, Reggie, that's what I thought too. "Shoulda, coulda, woulda." I've spent almost as much time on this as I would have on a wipe and reload. But backing up about 5 user accounts was a bit daunting.

I do have instructions on reinstalling registry files, or replacing missing files from the Microsoft Support pages. Because I didn't leave the "please wait" for long enough, I figure something got missed.

Will keep ya posted.

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