Thanks Tom for the clarification, you're right though, think I'll just make do with the minor inconvenience of not having the restore facility. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Lorimer" <tlorimer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 7:43 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Repairing Windows XP | If you use the recovery disks it'll re-format your hard disk then reinstall | everything the way it was when you bought the computer, I don't think this | is waht you wanted to do. | | Tom. | | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Darran Ross" <darran.ross@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 5:39 PM | Subject: [access-uk] Re: Repairing Windows XP | | | Thanks Chris, that's what I was groping for, Recovery Disk. | | So this should do it for me? I should be able to get System Restore back | without loosing anything else? | | Darran | | | | | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Chris Hallsworth" <christopherhallsworth71@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> | To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 5:26 PM | Subject: [access-uk] Re: Repairing Windows XP | | || Hi, try system recovery disks or restore disks. This basically will return || your system back to how it was at the factory. Hope that helps. || ----- Original Message ----- || From: "Darran Ross" <darran.ross@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> || To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> || Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 5:20 PM || Subject: [access-uk] Re: Repairing Windows XP || || || > What is the name of those disks that aren't actually XP installation || > disks, || > but are instead a disk provided with your PC from the manufacturerer, || > Elonex || > in my case? || > || > Would I be able to do a repair from this disk? || > || > My problem is that System Restore is no longer available on my machine. | I || > go || > to it and enter on the option, and I just land back on the Start button. || > || > Sorry for being so vague, but I really can't think what the proper name || > for || > those disks is! || > || > Darran || > || > || > || > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- || > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] || > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: || > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx || > ** and in the Subject line type || > ** unsubscribe || > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the || > ** immediately-following link:- || > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] || > ** or send a message, to || > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq || > || || ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- || ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] || ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: || ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx || ** and in the Subject line type || ** unsubscribe || ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the || ** immediately-following link:- || ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] || ** or send a message, to || ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq || || || __________ NOD32 2724 (20071214) Information __________ || || This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. || http://www.eset.com || || | | ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- | ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] | ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: | ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | ** and in the Subject line type | ** unsubscribe | ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the | ** immediately-following link:- | ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] | ** or send a message, to | ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq | | | | | ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- | ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] | ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: | ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | ** and in the Subject line type | ** unsubscribe | ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the | ** immediately-following link:- | ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] | ** or send a message, to | ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq | | | __________ NOD32 2724 (20071214) Information __________ | | This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. | http://www.eset.com | | ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq