how to detect safe mode

Is there a way of detecting if Windows (2k/XP/2003) is running in safe mode or NOT ?

Use the GetSystemMetrics API.

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!define SM_CLEANBOOT 67
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System::Call 'user32.dll::GetSystemMetrics(i) i (${SM_CLEANBOOT})'
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What am I missing something ?

How to get the return value, in this case 0 or 1 or 2 (depending on bootmode)

just to be clear 🙂

Hi...I went through the "system.dll" help and I am still just as confused. 🙁

I know what the GetSystemMetrics API does. I just want to know how to get the RETURN value of any called API with the help of the system.dll

This should do it (untested)

System::Call 'user32::GetSystemMetrics(i${SM_CLEANBOOT}) ir0'
; $0 will now have the return value

upon eccles code:

!define NAME "SafeMode"

!define SM_CLEANBOOT 67



Name "${NAME}"

Caption "${NAME}"

OutFile "${NAME}.exe"

ShowInstDetails show



Section "-boo"

System::Call 'user32::GetSystemMetrics(i ${SM_CLEANBOOT}) i .r0'

DetailPrint "Returning values:"

DetailPrint "0 - Normal boot"

DetailPrint "1 - Fail-safe boot"

DetailPrint "2 - Fail-safe with network boot"

DetailPrint "You PC started as: $0"

SectionEnd

You can learn more about SystemMetrics.

right !, thanks, got it !

I was missing the ".r0" at the end of the statement.

Thanks again !