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bigjeff314159
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i stumbled across these tips after branching out of a link in one of linney's posts. i think i'll follow these guidelines if i ever need to. let me know if this post was helpful or if you disagree.
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3) In XP You Don't Reinstall, You Recover Or Repair
Daniel L. questions - I do a lot of mucking around with my PC, changing things, tweaking etc, it's a part of the learning process. With WIN98 it was no problem if I did something really stupid, I simply rebooted to my backup disk and ran setup from the DOS prompt and re-installed WIN98. What would the procedure be with WIN XP?
Kent W. outlines:
In XP you don't reinstall, you recover or repair.
There are many recovery options in win XP. The following are in rough order of precedence, meaning you should try the first ones before you try later ones.
If your system will boot, try:
1) System Restore: From Start Menu | All Programs | Accessories | System Tools.
2) System File Checker: From a command prompt, run "sfc /scannow"
3) Driver Roll Back: From Start Menu>(Control Panel) Administrative Tools | Device Manager
If your system will NOT boot, try:
1) Last Known Good: From F8 boot, select "Last Known Good Configuration"
Last Known Good should be used when there is a non-bootable state. Once booted into either Safe Mode or Normal Mode, System Restore can be used to capture optimal previous state. System Restore cannot be accessed unless the system is bootable into one of these modes.
2) Recovery Console: From F8 boot, if installed, or CD boot, select the first repair option. See "How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry" at
for a manual process to repair a corrupted registry. Use this approach if LKG does not work.
3) CD Repair: Boot from CD, select Upgrade, then select Repair. Preferences, apps, & settings are preserved.
4) Automated System Recovery capability in XP Pro BackUp:
see
If you forgot a password, then
8) Password recovery: From Start Menu | Control Panels | User Accounts: User, "Prevent a forgotten password"
These recovery options are not a substitute for a backup utility to protect your documents, email files, etc. These recovery options are only to recover from a bad installation or update, corrupt system file, bad driver update, or lost/changed passwords.
Credit:
3) In XP You Don't Reinstall, You Recover Or Repair
Daniel L. questions - I do a lot of mucking around with my PC, changing things, tweaking etc, it's a part of the learning process. With WIN98 it was no problem if I did something really stupid, I simply rebooted to my backup disk and ran setup from the DOS prompt and re-installed WIN98. What would the procedure be with WIN XP?
Kent W. outlines:
In XP you don't reinstall, you recover or repair.
There are many recovery options in win XP. The following are in rough order of precedence, meaning you should try the first ones before you try later ones.
If your system will boot, try:
1) System Restore: From Start Menu | All Programs | Accessories | System Tools.
2) System File Checker: From a command prompt, run "sfc /scannow"
3) Driver Roll Back: From Start Menu>(Control Panel) Administrative Tools | Device Manager
If your system will NOT boot, try:
1) Last Known Good: From F8 boot, select "Last Known Good Configuration"
Last Known Good should be used when there is a non-bootable state. Once booted into either Safe Mode or Normal Mode, System Restore can be used to capture optimal previous state. System Restore cannot be accessed unless the system is bootable into one of these modes.
2) Recovery Console: From F8 boot, if installed, or CD boot, select the first repair option. See "How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry" at
for a manual process to repair a corrupted registry. Use this approach if LKG does not work.
3) CD Repair: Boot from CD, select Upgrade, then select Repair. Preferences, apps, & settings are preserved.
4) Automated System Recovery capability in XP Pro BackUp:
see
If you forgot a password, then
8) Password recovery: From Start Menu | Control Panels | User Accounts: User, "Prevent a forgotten password"
These recovery options are not a substitute for a backup utility to protect your documents, email files, etc. These recovery options are only to recover from a bad installation or update, corrupt system file, bad driver update, or lost/changed passwords.
