System restore

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can the system be restored to an earlier point without getting into safe
mode - will not even boot into safe mode.
Thanks

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rvd

 

[Guest]

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Hi

On the next reboot keep tapping the F8 key to see if you can access a screen
that has 'Last Known Good Configuration' as an option. Select that to see
if you can access WIndows.

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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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"rv daffin" <dink@daffin.net> wrote in message
news:sAjae.10718$An2.9754@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> can the system be restored to an earlier point without getting into safe
> mode - will not even boot into safe mode.
> Thanks
>
> --
> rvd

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

Hi,

Will has given you one good alternative. Here is another:

From the boot menu, try the "safe mode with command prompt". If it succeeds
in loading, then you can run rstrui.exe from the C:\Windows\system32\restore
folder from the command prompt.

To answer your question: No, you cannot run System Restore without having
Windows loaded. There is no method of invoking it from the Recovery Console
or boot floppy.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"rv daffin" <dink@daffin.net> wrote in message
news:sAjae.10718$An2.9754@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> can the system be restored to an earlier point without getting into safe
> mode - will not even boot into safe mode.
> Thanks
>
> --
> rvd
>
>