run in safe-mode?

[am632]

Hi, I'm working on a diagnostic tool for xp/vista/7 and i need the script to boot into safe-mode, then once its booted automatically runa script, I thought about creating a scheduled task but the service doesnt run in safe-mode. I have already got it to reboot into safe mode by changing the boot.ini, then doing a restart but now i need it to automaticaly run the tool once its rebooted. any ideas on how i can do this?

thanks

[am632]

please does any1 know how i can do this? sorry for my inpatience

[jvanegmond]

The idea of safe-mode is that applications that can normally cause your PC to crash now do not run so that your computer can continue as normal so that the user can fix the computer like he normally would under Windows without being hindered. Obviously, running your diagnostics tool is a violation of that principle since it creates a possibility for the computer to crash automatically on start-up. That in turn would require a safe-safe-mode and so on.

I don't think that you will get your script to run automatically without modifying/tinkering some Windows core systems.

Edited March 28, 2011 by Manadar

[am632]

thanks for your reply, i realise what safe-mode is for which is why i need it but if it cant be done then fair enough

[ripdad]

am632,

Since your PM seems to be disabled...

There's nothing special about running code in safemode.

All the bad guys know how -- no point in hiding it -- that way, everyone knows.

Example:

MyFunction(1)

; MyProgram.exe should run MyFunction(2) before reboot to normalmode
Func MyFunction($mode)
    Local $key = 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon'
    Local $vn1 = 'C:\WINDOWS\System32\userinit.exe,C:\MyProgram.exe'
    Local $vn2 = 'C:\WINDOWS\System32\userinit.exe'
    If $mode = 1 Then
        RegWrite($key, 'Userinit', 'REG_SZ', $vn1); for safemode
    ElseIf $mode = 2 Then
        RegWrite($key, 'Userinit', 'REG_SZ', $vn2); for normalmode
    EndIf
EndFunc