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I am completely frustrated.

I was trying to reinstall Windows XP on my computer. However, I get a message that says "Windows XP Setup cannot run under Safemode. Setup will restart now." Only when it restarts, I get the same message.

I've tried to restart in different modes but nothing is working. How can I exit Safemode and continue the installation process? Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks for your help.

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Hello,

If you are trying to restart and install in Safemode, that implies that you are not booting from the setup media.

Check your BIOS to see if it has booting from the CD-ROM enabled or not. If that doesn't work, you can try to startup from floppy disk (W2K supports it, not sure if XP/ME does or not). You should be booting into the setup program directly.

Christian

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