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Safe Mode not working (I think?)

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

• Are you able to boot the computer to desktop in normal mode?

If yes, I would suggest you to run System File Checker tool



System File Checker is a utility in Windows that allows users to scan for corruptions in Windows system files and restore corrupted files.



Press Windows key + X and click
Command Prompt (Admin)

Type the following command and press Enter



sfc /scannow



Note: Do not close this Command Prompt window until the verification is 100% complete. The scan results will be shown after this process is finished.

In case if you are not able to boot the computer to desktop in normal mode,
I suggest you to download the Windows 10 ISO and create a Media Creation Tool using some other PC and then perform Automatic Repair.

Refer to the following link to download Windows 10 ISO Media

Download Windows 10

Note: Refer to the section "Installing
Windows 10 using the media creation tool
" in the above article for creating the tool.

Once you have the installation media, follow the steps:

• 
  Start your computer from the installation media. Insert the disk or USB stick and restart your computer. If you see a message asking you to “Press any key to boot from DVD,” do so. If you don’t see the message,
  you might need to change the boot order in your computer's BIOS settings so that it first starts from the disk or USB. When you see the 'Install Windows' page, tap or click 'Repair your computer' link to start the Windows Recovery Environment.
  
• 
  In the Windows Recovery Environment, on the Choose an option screen, click 'Troubleshoot'.
  
• 
  Click, Advanced Options and then click on 'Automatic Repair'.
  
• 
  After this complete the repair and see if you are able to boot in to your computer.
  

Hope these information helps, please get back to us for future support, we’ll be glad to assist you further.

 

Contacts key doesn't work in E72

Follow the guide for E72,to create a new contact,press the contacts key for a few seconds.

But,i press the key,it open the contacts application as same as press the key briefly.

my information:



Version: 021.024

Date: 17-Oct-2009

Custom Version:021.024.C00.01

Model: E72-1

Language: 40.01

TYPE:RM-530

 

Among all I hate Baidu

 

I think it would be safe to use the AV major players, AVG, Avast etc. The best thing to do is check out the reviews for the best free AV and go from there. Right now and likely in the future when Win10 final comes out I'll use MS defender. It works well and it's been fully tested with Win10 already.

 

Interestingly enough, Baidu was not on the list of free antivirus vendors that use these tactics.

 

Hi there

I've long said it and I'll repeat it again.

For HOME computers on any OS from W8 onwards YOU DO NOT NEED ANY 3rd party AV. Windows defender (built in) is just fine.

Forget 3rd party AV stuff now --their time has been and gone. Also NO Post analysis report is ever going to be accurate - those comparative reports will by their nature be totally out of date by the time they appear. A new problem can appear at any time rendering for example a comparative result taken even a week before totally meaningless.

Keep your windows firewall reasonably secure by blocking any port(s) you are not actively using both ways (i.e inbound and outbound) and only allow specific applications and programs to access the internet. That plus sensible computer use and Windows defender should keep you as safe as it's possible to get these days. Most serious problems are actually SCAMS when people open dubious attachments from emails or click on bad links. These types of scams are almost impossible to guard against by purely software means.

Cheers
jimbo

 

I run Malwarebytes and superantispyware after every installation.

 

Yes, I've seen this myself. Thanks!!