Restore from Repair or Reinstall

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From a C repair prompt.. is it possible to do a restore back to a point....

OR, is is possible to do a reinstall without loosing all programs and data.

Windows XP Pro
 
Bert, thank you for your reply.. however when I do this in safe mode.. I get
Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt
\winnt\system32\config\system
Any Ideas?

Bert Kinney said:
Hi Richard,

SR can be accessed via the command propt, look here for
instructions.
How to start the System Restore tool at a command prompt in
Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304449

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Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/

From a C repair prompt.. is it possible to do a restore
back to a
point....

OR, is is possible to do a reinstall without loosing all
programs and
data.

Windows XP Pro
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There four troubleshooting steps listed in this article to
perform in the case of this error.

How to troubleshoot a Stop 0xC0000218 error:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q314874

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/

Bert, thank you for your reply.. however when I do this
in safe mode.. I get Windows could not start because the
following file is missing or corrupt
\winnt\system32\config\system
Any Ideas?

Bert Kinney said:
Hi Richard,

SR can be accessed via the command propt, look here for
instructions.
How to start the System Restore tool at a command prompt
in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304449

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/

From a C repair prompt.. is it possible to do a restore
back to a
point....

OR, is is possible to do a reinstall without loosing all
programs and
data.

Windows XP Pro
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
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