Vista normal startup

Step 3: In the Run field type msconfig as shown in the image below. You'll then see a screen similar to image below. INI tab selected by the red box in the figure above and you'll see a screen similar to image below. Then press the OK button and then the OK button again.

Windows will now prompt if you would like to reboot. Press the Yes button and machine can boot into normal mode now. Open administrative command prompt to run above bcdedit command. Cause The Normal startup option reverts to Selective startup if you select any of the options in the Advanced Troubleshooting Settings dialog box in Msconfig.

Resolution To use the Normal startup option, clear all of the check boxes in the Advanced Troubleshooting Settings dialog box. Status This behavior is by design. Need more help? Expand your skills. Get new features first. Was this information helpful? Yes No. Thank you! It's more than likely how you manage your system : There is a reg hack for your problem, but I can't remember it at the moment :.

I'm running Vista P2 and have started to experience a number of niggling problems which don't seem to have a straightforward resolution. I carry out all the recommended maintenance activities including daily scanning for malware. And I don't hack around. So I'm not sure what it is that I could be doing wrong.

If I click on the Startup menu in msconfig first, Normal startup is shown as checked under the General tab. However when I open msconfig after a reboot Selective startup is shown as checked under the General tab even if I choose Normal startup from Safe Boot.

Is there a way to check what start up mode Windows has used to reboot? Germ-x said that Selective startup doesn't affect the operation of Windows so perhaps I shouldn't worry unduly. Those niggling and some major problems with SP2. We have had several threads on that.

I would suggest you uninstall SP2. When you reboot and see the mode as selective check the startup tab again and see if something is unchecked. It sounds like something is resetting to a previous setting on bootup. If all these strange things started to happen after you updated to SP2 I would uninstall it as LH recommended. Then see if things get better. The machine I have a problem with is a Dell Inspiron desktop.

It has a backup partition for an incremental of the C: drive and a recovery partition for restoring the factory version. I take a weekly incremental of the C; drive and backup files daily both on-line and remotely. I am a wee bit paranoid about backups as you can see. The only things I may not be backing up fully are MS Outlook data.

MS are a bit ambiguous on this, but my reading of it is they are withdrawing support for systems with NO SP installed. I certainly will be sticking with SP1 for as long as possible. I have tried SP2 twice, and had problems. It is a good idea to keep your backups on an external drive too. If your internal drive dies, you lose the lot. As I read it it suggests the boot screen indicates the startup mode even if msconfig shows Selective startup.