[TechAssist] Re: PC Question -Windows is gone!
- From: Gary McCartney <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 11:56:51 -0500
Yes, if you reload a computer with it's manufacturer's original system
recovery disk, the result will be that your system will be in the state
it was when it was brand new. All your personal files will be gone and
all your Windows settings will be as the sytem was when it was new.
If you reload Windows Me from a Windows Me install CD (not the recovery
CD), then it will just overwrite the Windows files and leave all the
installed programs and personal files alone. You might be able to find
the windows install files within the recovery CD, or maybe not. If you
can find them, copy the install files to a directory on your hard drive
and call the directory "winstall" or whatever. Then boot up in DOS and
enter:
c:\winstall\setup.exe
There is always the chance of something getting corrupted, so best to
backup before restoring.
Gary McCartney
McCartney Electronics
Guelph Ontario Canada
Est. 1984
email: gary (at) number63.ca
Jason - Excel Distributing wrote:
> Well the tech guy called last night and he said if we try to reload Win ME
> from the recovery disk I have it may delete some files which I cannot have
> happen. So it looks like I'll try adding a second hard drive to copy
> everything to then just reformat my orig hard drive and copy the stuff back
> over.
>
> The other HD I have is from another pc with Win 98 on it. I'm gonna try it
> tonight so if anyone has any tips or tricks that may help I'd surely
> appreciate it. If this doesnt work I'll buy a computer hammer and really
> fix it!
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Jason Martin
> Excel Distributing Inc.
> 1819 Mentor Ave.
> Cincinnati, Ohio 45212
>
> ph-800-733-3329 fax- 800-735-8007
> www.ExcelDistributingInc.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "J. Knoll" <jaystv@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 1:02 PM
> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: PC Question -Windows is gone!
>
>
>
>>One solution I have used in a case like yours.
>>If you have another hard drive put it in your computer and install the
>>operating system on it.
>>Then hook up the original as a slave and take all files you want to
>>save off of it or just copy them to the new hard drive.
>>Then you can put the original back and attempt a re install and if you
>>lose everything, you don't really lose everything. Jay-List Monitor
>>
>>
>>On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 12:14:55 -0500, Jason - Excel Distributing
>><JMartin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>Hi guys!
>>>My pc at home went kaput. I'm sure it is just the power switch or fuse,
>
> lol. Anyways, I was doing a windows update friday night and when it
> restarted it did the memory check then went to a black screen and had a
> white box telling me that windows.exe is not found - Please reinstall
> windows. I click ok and it tells me of a c:windows/system/xxxx.dll file is
> missing. I click ok again and it just sits there.
>
>>>ABS is supposed to call me tonight to help cause a windows disk was not
>
> included 4.5 yrs ago when I got the system. My question is if I have to
> reinstall windows will it lose any files I have stored? I haven't done a
> backup in a while so I hope not. It originally had Win ME, should I just go
> get Win XP?
>
>>>Thanks guys!
>>>
>>>Sincerely,
>>>
>>>Jason Martin
>>>Excel Distributing Inc.
>>>1819 Mentor Ave.
>>>Cincinnati, Ohio 45212
>>>
>>>ph-800-733-3329 fax- 800-735-8007
>>>www.ExcelDistributingInc.com
>>>
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