Missing USER.DAT file in WIndows ME

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Hi, my USER.DAT file was thrown in the wastebasket, but not deleted by an idiot. I was told to do a scanreg /restore with my Windows bootdisk. It gave me 5 dates in June 2002 with associated .cab file names, and is asking me to restore. It was also suggested that I do a System Restore. I DO NOT want to lose datafiles downloaded from the internet or created from software downloaded from the internet as well. If I have to lose some software, so be it. What will happen if I go ahead and do the scanreg /restore? What is the difference between the 2, what do you suggest I do, and please tell me the procedures for restoring my computer back to working mode with all my datafiles intact. Thanks for any help on this.
 
In said:
Hi, my USER.DAT file was thrown in the wastebasket, but not
deleted by an idiot. I was told to do a scanreg /restore with my
Windows bootdisk. It gave me 5 dates in June 2002 with associated
.cab file names, and is asking me to restore. It was also
suggested that I do a System Restore. I DO NOT want to lose
datafiles downloaded from the internet or created from software
downloaded from the internet as well. If I have to lose some
software, so be it. What will happen if I go ahead and do the
scanreg /restore? What is the difference between the 2, what do
you suggest I do, and please tell me the procedures for restoring
my computer back to working mode with all my datafiles intact.
Thanks for any help on this.
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Ooops. This is a Windows 2000 (and NTx OSs) group. No User.dat. No
scanreg.
 
In said:
Hi, my USER.DAT file was thrown in the wastebasket, but not
deleted by an idiot. I was told to do a scanreg /restore with my
Windows bootdisk. It gave me 5 dates in June 2002 with associated
.cab file names, and is asking me to restore. It was also
suggested that I do a System Restore. I DO NOT want to lose
datafiles downloaded from the internet or created from software
downloaded from the internet as well. If I have to lose some
software, so be it. What will happen if I go ahead and do the
scanreg /restore? What is the difference between the 2, what do
you suggest I do, and please tell me the procedures for restoring
my computer back to working mode with all my datafiles intact.
Thanks for any help on this.
Click to expand...

Ooops. This is a Windows 2000 (and NTx OSs) group. No User.dat. No
scanreg.
 
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