Laptop only works in safe mode

Joshgisme · 05-08-2009, 01:00 AM

My computer only works in safe mode:

I have a dell xps 1330 laptop running windows vista. My computer works fine in normal mode for about 5 minutes until it seems to hit this invisible barrier that makes it freeze. When I try to ctrl-alt-del it brings up my desktop background with an error message that says something about a safety error.
The way it freezes makes me think its a software error of some sort or a corrupted file.

Does anyone have any ideas?
Any help is appreciated.

**johnb35** · 05-08-2009, 02:12 AM

Have you tried doing any malware or virus scans in safe mode?

Joshgisme · 05-08-2009, 02:29 AM

I ran a quick scan that didn't pick anything up. I just started a full scan.

I'll see what Kaspersky picks up.

thanks

mickeycooley.ie · 05-09-2009, 11:03 PM

also, do you have any restore points saved? maybe roll back to a previous. see if it still happens. any chance you have used AVG in the past or now? there is an issue with that at times that can cause this. cheers.

05-08-2009, 01:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
Joshgisme New Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 2	Laptop only works in safe mode My computer only works in safe mode: I have a dell xps 1330 laptop running windows vista. My computer works fine in normal mode for about 5 minutes until it seems to hit this invisible barrier that makes it freeze. When I try to ctrl-alt-del it brings up my desktop background with an error message that says something about a safety error. The way it freezes makes me think its a software error of some sort or a corrupted file. Does anyone have any ideas? Any help is appreciated.

05-08-2009, 02:12 AM	#2 (permalink)
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05-08-2009, 02:29 AM	#3 (permalink)
Joshgisme New Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 2	I ran a quick scan that didn't pick anything up. I just started a full scan. I'll see what Kaspersky picks up. thanks

05-09-2009, 11:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
mickeycooley.ie New Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: ireland Posts: 21	also, do you have any restore points saved? maybe roll back to a previous. see if it still happens. any chance you have used AVG in the past or now? there is an issue with that at times that can cause this. cheers.