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More info?)
thanks very much i will try and use your advice
asap! my system restore is working fine now but i am
worried that after defrag i will get the same probs again
but i am just being a big cissy i think
yours grayman
>-----Original Message-----
>"grayman" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>news:129d01c51a74$da713d30$a601280a@phx.gbl:
>
>> after my last defrag the computer would no start !
>> something to do with a missing vxd file or files!
>> i was told to do a restore as my system is an OEM !
>> i had no restore points!
>> the original advice i was given was to extract the
files
>> from my ME cd but
>> as i have only a restore pack no joy!!
>> i always scandisk before defragging and it seemed ok
>> my question is?
>> can i copy to a disk the files that i assume are
already
>> on the computer ?
>> and where would the files be found?
>> i hasten to add that i am a beginner in the computing
>> world
>> my computer is getting slow and needing defragged and
up
>> till now it was no probs
>> yours grayman
>>
>
>
>The first thing I would do is to work on restoring your
missing system files
>and then work on getting System Restore functioning
correctly. Most of your
>system files (VXDs, DLLs, EXEs, etc.) can be restored
straight from the hard
>drive (however, I strongly suggest updating any hardware
drivers from the
>manufacturer instead of the hard drive).
>
>When WinME is installed, there is a virtual copy of the
OS made in:
>C:\Windows\Options\ and its subfolders.
>
>You may restore individual files using this method:
>
>START->
>
>RUN->
>
>type MSCONFIG->
>
>select EXTRACT FILE->
>
>type the file's EXACT name that is to be restored (not
the complete path,
>just the file name including extension, such as
EXPLORER.EXE)->
>
>select the "Restore From" location (in almost all cases,
it is
>C:\Windows\Options\Cabs\)->
>
>Select the "Save File In" location. This is the complete
path (the original
>folder) where the missing file resided. (If unsure,
consult Google using the
>missing file's name)->
>
>If you are replacing an existing file with this method
(such as when
>repairing a corrupted file), instead of restoring a
missing file, you will be
>prompted to create a backup. Always select "Yes" to be on
the safe side.
>
>To answer your second question, you may try to burn the
entire folder:
>C:\Windows\Options\ onto a disk for safe keeping (or for
restoring files from
>command prompt when normal and safe-mode boots fail) but
the above (MSCONFIG)
>method will work as long as you are at least able to get
into safe-mode.
>
>Only after your system files are restored would I worry
about fixing System
>Restore. Without these missing system files, System
Restore is virtually
>worthless anyways.
>
>I hope this helps.
>
>~Theta Sigma
>.
>
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