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- Windows 11 PRO 25H2 (OS Build 26200.6725)
First, the scenario: The computer in question is a Dell XPS 8950, a rebuilt provided by Dell when they finally agreed with me that my then computer, likely a XPS 8930 was faulty. After a few years, when the warranty on the 8950 was about to expire, Dell had a very good sale, so i bought a XPS 8960. Once I had that ready to use, I set the 8950 aside to replace the Dell Inspiron used by my wife, assuming that she would quickly clean up the Inspiron. It turned out that "quickly" mean some four years or so, as she kept putting off the clean up work, plus much of her time was consumed by her dedication to her teaching, especially Advanced English for senior high school students.
Somewhat over a month ago, I put the XPS on one side of the table, with the Inspiron on the other, and started to set up the 8950 for her, which was rather simple given that she uses only a few programs. A fresh copy of Windows 11was installed, LapLink was used to transfer material from the Inspiron to the 8950. Due to an overly long repair job on our house, I did not do much with the 8950, but finally, a few days ago, I retired what was left of the Inspiron and put the 8950 where the old computer had been.
The Inspiron had crashed once again during the interregnum; as it would no longer start, I gave to a friend who wil salvage whatever he thinks he mmight use, and give the monitor, keeyboard, and mouse to charity. I connected the 8950, and soon encountered some problems which seem to have been alleviated.
That brings me to why I am once again prevailling on the helpful and knowledgeable people here for a Safe Mode complete failure. I had found two related SDK files for which I have no idea of where they came from, and which cannot be removed without permisssion. I thoght that I would use Safe Mode to take care of that, but Safe Mode will notl start. When I click on the first Restart button to access Safe Mode, the monitor states that there is no HDMI signal, the monitor goes black, and that is far as it goes. I have tried twice to get the process to work, to no avail. I have to turn the computer off and back on, which very quickly gives me the option to start Windows 11, and chooings that rapidly tkakes me to the log-on screen. I have no idea if Safe Mode worked with the 8950 when I was using it.
Sfc /scannow and DISM find no problems.
Somewhat over a month ago, I put the XPS on one side of the table, with the Inspiron on the other, and started to set up the 8950 for her, which was rather simple given that she uses only a few programs. A fresh copy of Windows 11was installed, LapLink was used to transfer material from the Inspiron to the 8950. Due to an overly long repair job on our house, I did not do much with the 8950, but finally, a few days ago, I retired what was left of the Inspiron and put the 8950 where the old computer had been.
The Inspiron had crashed once again during the interregnum; as it would no longer start, I gave to a friend who wil salvage whatever he thinks he mmight use, and give the monitor, keeyboard, and mouse to charity. I connected the 8950, and soon encountered some problems which seem to have been alleviated.
That brings me to why I am once again prevailling on the helpful and knowledgeable people here for a Safe Mode complete failure. I had found two related SDK files for which I have no idea of where they came from, and which cannot be removed without permisssion. I thoght that I would use Safe Mode to take care of that, but Safe Mode will notl start. When I click on the first Restart button to access Safe Mode, the monitor states that there is no HDMI signal, the monitor goes black, and that is far as it goes. I have tried twice to get the process to work, to no avail. I have to turn the computer off and back on, which very quickly gives me the option to start Windows 11, and chooings that rapidly tkakes me to the log-on screen. I have no idea if Safe Mode worked with the 8950 when I was using it.
Sfc /scannow and DISM find no problems.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 11 PRO 25H2 (OS Build 26200.6725)
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Dell XPS 8960
- CPU
- Intel Core i7-13700 2.10GHz
- Motherboard
- Dell
- Memory
- 32 GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- NVidia GetForce RTX 4060 Ti
- Sound Card
- Realtec
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dell U2722D
- Screen Resolution
- 2560 x 1440
- Hard Drives
- 1024GB SSD boot drive; 2TB Internal Mechanical Hard Disc; WD My Passport (1Tb) external; My Passport Ultra (2Tb) external
- Keyboard
- Dell
- Mouse
- MX Master 3
- Internet Speed
- 40Mbps (Bonded DSL)
- Browser
- Firefox (default)
- Antivirus
- Malwarebytes, MS Defender AV
