Restoring XP

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Help!
I changed the names of some files in my registry (it's a long story!) but
now my PC won't reboot. It just gets as far as the XP welcome screen then
shuts down, restarts, get to the welcome screen and so on over and over. I
did not get any recovery disks with the PC as it is all stored on the hard
drive so does anyone know how I can get the PC to boot up? I have tried
pressing F8 and have clicked on all the options but nothing happens. I looked
at downloading the set of six XP set up disks but it says I still need an XP
CD Rom at the end which I don't have. My PC is a HP Pavilion 453.UK. If I can
restore the PC without losing my files that would be great, but if I can't
then it's not the end of the world. Any adive would be appreciated.
Thanks
Karen
 
landers22 said:
Help!
I changed the names of some files in my registry (it's a long story!) but
now my PC won't reboot. It just gets as far as the XP welcome screen then
shuts down, restarts, get to the welcome screen and so on over and over. I
did not get any recovery disks with the PC as it is all stored on the hard
drive so does anyone know how I can get the PC to boot up? I have tried
pressing F8 and have clicked on all the options but nothing happens. I looked
at downloading the set of six XP set up disks but it says I still need an XP
CD Rom at the end which I don't have. My PC is a HP Pavilion 453.UK. If I can
restore the PC without losing my files that would be great, but if I can't
then it's not the end of the world. Any adive would be appreciated.
Thanks
Karen
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Check your HP documentation or contact HP Tech Support for detailed
instructions as to how to access the hidden System Recovery partition
on your hard drive and reinstall Windows. Depending on your HP model
the System Recovery may give you several options, possibly including
one that will preserve your data files.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
Syberfix Remote Computer Repair

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has never been in bed with a mosquito."
 
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