-=PCTechTalk=- Re: freezing
- From: "Kathy M" <frankles@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 23:16:07 -0600
Hi Mike...I did as per instructions but when i got to step 4...none of them
had "started" so i went to the first one on the bottom of the list of i
believe 4 and tried it and it said "failed"...is there anything else that i
can do...thanx...Kathy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike" <mikebike@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 10:48 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: freezing
> Hi Kathy,
> If the problem has been ongoing for a while, it may be too late.
> But here's the instructions;
>
> 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 14/01/2004 at 10:36 PM Kathy M wrote:
>
> No i have never done that...can you give me instructions...i have win
> 98SE...thanx Kathy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "DH (Rick) Holmes" <hayvan@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 9:55 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: freezing
>
>
> > Kathy, Have you tried System Restore? If you don't know about it,
> > please ask me.
> >
> > Rick H
> >
> > Kathy M wrote:
> >
> > >It been getting worse the last month...yes I have downloaded a few
things
> > >but have also removed alot of things....yep my anti virus i keep
updated
> and
> > >i use ad aware...thanx Kathy
>
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