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Starting LogMeIn in Safe Mode with Networking

The trouble with having remote access to a computer is that most of the time it fails miserably when you really need to fix that computer. For instance, you can't connect through LogMeIn to a computer started in Safe Mode (with Networking). I did a test today and if you start a PC in Safe Mode with Networking and you go to the Services application, if you try to right click and start the "LogMeIn" process, it will say it can't be started in safe mode. Bummer. Thankfully, there is a solution for that - you add the service to the trusted list of processes for Safe Mode, and presto, you can start it. You just need to add a key in the registry using this rather obscure command (start a new command prompt), and you are almost done: reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Network\LogMeIn" /VE /T REG_SZ /D "Service" (one line). The output should be like in the next picture Now, the process can be started in safe m