how to repair a dat file

[ferris]

how do i repair dat file on my computer when i try to go to safe mode as
administrator nothing happens

 

[Shenan Stanley]

how do i repair dat file on my computer when i try to go to safe
mode as administrator nothing happens

DAT file? Made by what application and for what reason do you need to
'repair' it?

Is this your NTUSER.DAT (registry entries) file in C:\documents and
settings\<username>?

If so - not only am I unsure if you can repair a corrupt one - it probably
is not worth the trouble if you could. Better to rename it and let Windows
create a new one and you just fix all your settings and such that it held
back to what you want.

 

[Bill in Co.]

how do i repair dat file on my computer when i try to go to safe
mode as administrator nothing happens

You can't (for nearly any of such files). You need to recreate it. Try
System Restoring back to a point that predates all this.

 

[rgrcpa]

Lemme delve into this a little further. My corrupted file says c:\documents
and settings\networkservice\NTUSER.DAT. Says it's corrupt and asked for a run
of CHKDSK. Which I did numerous times. It did nothing. I have a file
NTUSER.DAT in C:\documents and settings\username but I can't rename it or
delete it. I'm also interested in your direction to have windows create a
new one. Just how does windows create a new one?

I can't FIND c:\D & S\NetworkSerrvice. Any suggestions on where this
subdirectory is hiding?

Rick