Re: But ....
On Tue, Jul 17, 2001 at 05:19:55PM +0200, Pietro Cagnoni wrote:
| > On Tue, Jul 17, 2001 at 09:23:53AM +0200, Pietro Cagnoni wrote:
| > | 2) reboot in maintenance mode (or whatever is called in english: in
| > | italian is "Modalità provvisoria": 640x480 screen with very few colors);
| >
| > FYI it is called "Safe Mode" in English. You may need to press F5
| > during startup to get the menu to select Safe Mode from.
|
| safe? does it mean you can't make any damage that way? or maybe it
| inhibits the computer self destruction, and it'safer for you to use? or
| is it the mode you need when you're closed in a safe?
|
| "Modalita' provvisoria" in italian could be translated "temporary mode",
| and has some of the meanings of "unstable mode".
|
| so, where's the "stable mode"?
|
| maybe i should open a call with tech support...
Hehe. :-)
I think it means "pick 'safe' settings for your video card and don't
start up any fancy services so that, maybe, the user can fix what's
broke". Remember that Windows doesn't know what a "virtual console"
is and _always_ needs a graphics card and mouse.
-D
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