-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Windows ME - Safe Mode?
- From: "Lionel." <percy10@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2004 08:52:51 +1100
Hi Rick. I did not back up either in in ME with System Restore. When I
went to msconfig just now and clicked OK there is no Create Backup
tag. Might be on Win 98 or XP. Lionel.
----- Original Message -----
From: "DH (Rick) Holmes" <hayvan@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 6:37 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Windows ME - Safe Mode?
> System Restore in WinMe is a 'revesible' action, as I recall. It should
> not be necessary to back up registry. I never did. However, I stand to
> be corrected.
>
> Rick H.
>
> Mike wrote:
>
> >Hi Lacey
> >Yes, here are the instructions I have saved;
> >
> >Be sure to back up your registry before making any changes!
> >Click Start, and select Run, then type in MSCONFIG and click OK.
> >In the 'General' tag, click 'Create Backup'.
> >
> >---------------
> >How to Manually Restore the Windows 98/Me Registry
> >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q221512
> >
> >Under normal circumstances, Windows is capable of detecting and
recovering
> >from registry errors automatically. If Windows is incapable of this, a
> >previous copy of the registry can be restored manually. Windows makes and
> >stores a backup of the registry when you start your computer successfully
> >each day. By default, five previous copies or the registry are stored. To
> >restore one of these previous copies:
> >
> >1/ Start your computer, press and hold CTRL, and then choose
> >'Safe Mode Command Prompt Only' from the Windows 98 Startup menu.
> >If you are running Windows Me, start your computer with the startup disk.
> >
> >2/ At the MS-DOS prompt, type 'cd\windows\command' (without quote's),
> >and then press ENTER.
> >Where "windows" is the name of the folder in which Windows is installed.
> >
> >3/ At the C: prompt, type 'scanreg /restore' , and then press ENTER.
> >
> >4/ Select the previous registry you want to restore, and then press
ENTER.
> >NOTE : A properly working registry has the word "Started" next to the
date.
> >
> >5/ When you receive notification that you restored a properly working
> >registry, press ENTER to restart your computer.
> >
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> >On 09/01/2004 at 8:43 PM ~Lacey~ wrote:
> >
> >Does Windows ME have a system restore? A friend of mine phoned with a
> >problem that her computer is only starting up in safe mode -- it does the
> >hdd check when it restarts and then goes back into safe mode. I'm not
sure
> >what could be causing it but I thought I'd find out first if there is an
> >option to rollback to a "good" point.
> >Thanks,
> >~Lacey~
> >
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