NEC VERSA E6500 Series User Manual page 45

Tips for Using Windows
This section provides various tips that should help you get the most of your Windows
operating system.
Note
If you are familiar with previous versions of Microsoft
the new features specific to Windows
Help and Support, and pick the What's new in Windows
Booting in Safe Mode
Safe mode helps you diagnose problems. If a symptom does not reappear when you start in
safe mode, you can eliminate the default settings and minimum device drivers as possible
causes. If a newly added device or a changed driver is causing problems, you can use safe
mode to remove the device or reverse the change.
In safe mode, you have access to only basic files and drivers (mouse, monitor, keyboard, mass
storage, base video, default system services, and no network connections).
There are circumstances where safe mode will not be able to help you, such as when the
system files that are required to start the notebook are corrupted or damaged. If your
notebook does not start successfully using the safe mode, you might need to use either the
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Windows Recovery Console feature (click on Start, Help and Support for more information),
or to restore your notebook using the Recovery Program (refer to the Quick Reference
delivered with your notebook).
Restarting in Safe Mode
1. Click on Start, Turn Off Computer, and then click on Restart.
2. When you see the message "Please select the operating system to start", press F8.
3. Use the arrow keys to highlight the appropriate safe mode option, and then press Enter.
• Safe Mode - starts using only the basic files and drivers (see above). Use this mode to
run the system tools, such as the Disk Defragmenter.
• Safe Mode with Networking
above), and network connections.
• Safe Mode with Command Prompt
above). After logging on, the command prompt is displayed instead of the graphical
user interface. You will be asked to choose a user, or to log on as administrator.
Depending on what you choose, the default directory of the command prompt will be
different.
• Enable Boot Logging
loading of each service and device. The boot log is useful in determining the exact
cause of notebook start-up problems.
• Enable VGA Mode
• Last Known Good Configuration
information and drivers that was saved at the last shutdown. Any changes made since
the last successful start-up will be lost.
Note
The Directory Services Restore Mode (Windows
are not relevant for notebooks.
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- starts using only the basic files and drivers (see
- starts using only the basic files and drivers (see
- the notebook creates a log file (Ntbtlog.txt) that records the
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- starts Windows using the basic VGA driver.
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- starts your notebook using the registry
domain controllers only) and Debugging Mode
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