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Q270854: How to Install Microsoft Reader in Safe Mode

Article: Q270854
Product(s): Microsoft Home Multimedia Titles
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbimu
Last Modified: 14-OCT-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Reader 
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This article describes how to install Microsoft Reader in Safe mode.

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To download Microsoft Reader in Safe Mode, follow these steps:

1. Download Microsoft Reader from the following Microsoft Web site:

  http://microsoft.com/reader/download.asp

2. On the download Web page, locate and click the msreadersetup.exe link.

3. Click Save or "Save this program to disk", and then click OK.

4. In the Save In dialog box, click Desktop, and then click Save.

5. When the file is finished downloading, click Close, and then disconnect from
  the Internet.

6. Restart your computer in Safe mode.

In Microsoft Windows 95, restart the computer, and then press the F8 key when the
"Starting Windows 95" message is displayed on the screen. In Microsoft Windows
98/ME, restart the computer, and then press and hold down the CTRL key until the
Microsoft Windows 98 Startup menu is displayed on the screen.

7. Select Safe Mode from the Startup menu, and then press ENTER.

8. When the computer starts in Safe mode, click OK.

9. Double-click the Msreadersetup.exe file on your desktop, and then follow the
  instructions on the screen to install MIcrosoft Reader.

For additional information about how to start your computer in Safe mode, click
the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q202485 Description of Safe Boot Mode in Windows 2000

  Q180902 How to Start a Windows 98-Based Computer in Safe Mode

  Q122051 How Windows 95 Performs a Safe-Mode Start

NOTE: You cannot restart a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0-based computer in Safe mode.
To install the Microsoft virtual machine on a Windows NT 4.0-based computer,
restart the computer in normal mode, quitall unnecessary programs, and then
proceed to the next step.

Additional query words: reader msreader ebook setup

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Keywords          : kbimu 
Technology        : kbReaderSearch
Version           : :
Issue type        : kbhowto

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