How to Run Microsoft Bob in Safe Mode
  
PSS ID Number: Q148164
Article last modified on 10-24-1996
 
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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Bob versions 1.0, 1.0a
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SUMMARY
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Windows Safe Mode loads a diagnostic version of Windows that
offers a generic/clean environment for troubleshooting problems.
 
Microsoft Bob needs to be listed on the Path statement for the program to
find certain files.  Safe Mode bypasses the Autoexec.bat file where the
path is set.  For options on how to run Bob while in Safe Mode of Windows
95 see the More Information section of this article listed below.
 
For information and an overall description of Safe Mode in Windows
95. Please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
 
   ARTICLE-ID: Q122051
   TITLE     : How Windows 95 Performs a Safe-Mode Start
 
MORE INFORMATION
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Running Bob in Safe Mode
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NOTE: The following instructions assume:
 
 - Your hard drive is drive C:
 - Your Windows folder is C:\Windows
 - Your Bob folder is C:\MSbob
 
1. Start Windows in Safe Mode.
 
   To start Windows in Safe Mode, do the following:
 
   a. Click the Start button and then click Shut Down.
 
   b. Select Restart The Computer, then click Yes.
 
   c. When "Starting Windows 95" appears on the screen, press and hold down
      the F8 keyboard key until you see a Windows Startup Menu.
 
   d. When you are prompted to enter a choice, select number 3. Safe Mode,
      and then press ENTER.
 
         Windows starts in Safe Mode.
 
2. Click the Start button, point to programs, point to Accessories, and
   then click Notepad.
 
3. In Notepad, type the following text.
 
         Path=c:\msbob;c:\windows;c:\windows\command <Press Enter>
         C:\msbob\home\home.exe  <Press Enter>
 
4. On File menu, click Save As.
 
5. Name the File "Bob.bat" (without the quotation marks). For the Save In
   field, select Desktop. Click Save. This places an icon on the desktop.
 
6. On the File menu, click Exit.
 
7. Double-click the Bob.bat icon on your desktop. This starts Microsoft
   Bob.
 
Running Windows 95 in Safe Mode with a CD-ROM Drive
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To run Windows 95 in Safe Mode and still have access to the CD-ROM
drive, you need to enable real-mode device drivers, restart to
a command prompt only, and then launch Windows using the command Win /D:M.
To accomplish this procedure, do the following:
 
1. Enable the real-mode device drivers for the CD-ROM drive as
   follows:
 
   a. Click the Start button and then click Run.
 
   b. In the Open box, type the following and then click OK:
 
         sysedit
 
   c. Delete the REM statement in front of the MSCDEX.EXE line in
      the Autoexec.bat.
 
   d. On the File menu, click Save.
 
   e. On the Windows menu, click Config.sys.
 
   f. Delete the REM statement in front of the CD-ROM device driver
      line in the Config.sys
 
   g. On the File menu, Click Save.
 
2. Click the Start button, click Shut Down, select Restart Computer,
   and then click OK.
 
3. When "Starting Windows 95..." appears, hold down the F8 key until
   you see a Windows Startup Menu
 
4. Choose the option Command Prompt Only. This will process the
   Autoexec.bat and Config.sys and load the real-mode CD-ROM device
   drivers that were re-enabled in step 1.
 
5. At the command prompt, start Windows into Safe Mode by typing
   "Win /D:M" without the quotes
 
6. Once at the desk top click Start, point to Programs, point to
   Microsoft Bob and click on Microsoft Bob.
 
Running Bob in Safe Mode Without Creating Batch File
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You can run Bob in Safe Mode without creating a batch file, as
explained in the procedure above.
 
NOTE: When you use this method, the path is set correctly for only this
session of the MS-DOS Prompt. The advantage of the batch file method is
that you don't have to type the path and command line each time you want to
run Bob in Safe Mode.
 
To run Bob without creating the batch file, do the following:
 
1. Click the Start button and then Click shut down.
 
2. Select Restart The Computer, and then click Yes.
 
3. When you see the "Starting Windows 95" message, press and hold down the
   F8 key board key until the Startup Menu, appears.
 
4. Select the Safe Mode option and press ENTER. Windows starts in Safe
   Mode.
 
5. Click on the Start button, point to programs, and then click MS-DOS
   Prompt.
 
6. At the MS-DOS command prompt type the following command lines, pressing
   ENTER after each line.
 
      Path=c:\msbob;c:\windows;c:\windows\command
 
      C:\msbob\home\home.exe
 
This starts Bob in Safe Mode.
 
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KBSubcategory: B_Setup
 
Additional reference words: kids w_bob howto 1.00 1.00a batchfile safemode
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Keywords          : B_Setup 
Version           : 1.00 1.00a
Platform          : WINDOWS
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Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1996.