[pchelpers] Re: restoring a computer


If you are not careful on the restore, you can wipe it all out!  That is a 
major risk when doing it from DOS.  
Try going to DOS from Safe Windows and then loading(running) your ME winME 
disk. Be careful at this point not to wipe the HD clean.
yb
shubert

> 
> From: "PcCowboy" <saddle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 2002/12/27 Fri AM 09:59:03 EST
> To: "pchelper" <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [pchelpers] restoring a computer
> 
> 
> A friend brought me her computer to look at. Right now I'm drawing a blank.
> I know what I want to do, but havn't done it in so long I can't remember
> how.
> It is an HP running ME. When it starts it goes to the menu "normal, logged,
> safe mode, step by step.
> If you choose logged or step by step it just goes into a loop bringing up
> the same
> menu. If you choose normal or safe mode you get the Windows protection blue
> screen.
> 
> I want to run restore but can't remember if it can be done from Dos. Or I
> want to
> restore a backup reg file and can't remember the Dos commands.
> Anyone can remind me?
> 
> Pc
> 
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