[TechAssist] Re: Unusual FIX for XP
- From: "becyn" <becyn@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 17:26:51 -0400
Right, but when the cd is booted and the recovery console comes up, the
recovery sytem is accessable as a menu item. This is necessary if you can't
get a stable desktop environment to use programs> Accessories > System Tool.
Jim McVey
McVey Alltronix
327 Broadway
Newburgh N.Y. 12550
Factory authorized
service for over 20
major brands.
845 561 8383
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bil Green" <tv.vcrrepair@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "becyn" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 5:11 PM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Unusual FIX for XP
> It's in Programs > Accessories > System Tool
> But the Recovery Console needs to be booted up from the Windows CD,
> unless you install it on your system - good thing. Then there will
> be a boot menu just before Windows starts:
>
> "Microsoft Windows XP Home"
> "Microsoft Windows Recovery Console"
>
>
> Bil Green
> PC 1000
> Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
> 760-924-1000
>
> Monday, October 4, 2004, 1:48:09 PM, you wrote:
>
> b> Am I mistaken to say that restore is accessable from the 'console"
menu?
> b> There's a whole laundry list of stuff to chose from.
>
> b> Jim McVey
> b> McVey Alltronix
> b> 327 Broadway
> b> Newburgh N.Y. 12550
>
> b> Factory authorized
> b> service for over 20
> b> major brands.
> b> 845 561 8383
> b> ----- Original Message -----
> b> From: "Bil Green" <tv.vcrrepair@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> b> To: "becyn" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> b> Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 2:19 PM
> b> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Unusual FIX for XP
>
>
> >> I think you're getting the Recovery Console mixed up with System
> >> Restore. The RC can (and should) be used to perform checkdisk, at
> >> least, before giving up. It often fixes file errors and helps greatly.
> >> (and takes a few minutes).
> >>
> >> And restoring the registry to an earlier point (when 2000 or XP can't
> >> even boot) will almost always get things back to normal when a file
> >> or two is missing or corrupted (although some programs may need to be
> >> reinstalled). Extremely common.
> >>
> >> Formatting (at least with a stable OS such as 2000 or XP) should
> >> always be the LAST thing to try, unless the file system is
> >> definitely trashed (and it usually isn't). I am sorry to disagree
> >> with you, but I don't want people to think that they should just
> >> give up and format.
> >>
> >> A Repair install of Windows 2000/XP is often about as good as a clean
> >> install, and all your data and programs are still there (and still
> >> work!).
> >>
> >>
> >> Bil Green
> >> PC 1000
> >> Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
> >> 760-924-1000
> >>
> >> Monday, October 4, 2004, 8:27:16 AM, you wrote:
> >>
> >> b> I've used that recovery console with mixed results.
> >> b> The interesting thing about it is you can pick a "recover to" date
> b> which
> >> b> uses a particular backup date for the restoration. More often than
not,
> b> the
> >> b> HD is so corrupted from who knows what, that the format and reload
> b> option is
> >> b> the only way to go.
> >>
> >> b> Jim McVey
> >> b> McVey Alltronix
> >> b> 327 Broadway
> >> b> Newburgh N.Y. 12550
> >>
> >> b> Factory authorized
> >> b> service for over 20
> >> b> major brands.
> >> b> 845 561 8383
> >>
> >>
> >> b> ----- Original Message -----
> >> b> From: "Bil Green" <tv.vcrrepair@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> b> To: ".TECHASSIST @ freelists . org" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> b> Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2004 11:49 PM
> >> b> Subject: [TechAssist] Unusual FIX for XP
> >>
> >>
> >> >> As much as some of us don't like XP, as a computer tech we still
> >> >> have to work with it. Well, I have been saving PC repair articles
> >> >> for years and this one is just tops (haven't had the opportunity to
> >> >> try it yet - hope it works as well as he says!).
> >> >>
> >> >> I have been using a similar technique (using the Recovery Console
> >> >> to copy the registry files in the Repair folder to the Config
> >> >> folder) with excellent results. So I have a good feeling about this
> >> >> one. This guy is obviously not an amateur anyway.
> >> >>
> >> >> Next time you get a box with XP badly crashed and a repair reinstall
> >> >> is not possible (because Dell was nice enough to supply only their
> >> >> modified version of XP which only does a Fresh install), try this:
> >> >> http://www.digitalwebcast.com/2002/03_mar/tutorials/cw_boot_toot.htm
> >> >>
> >> >> If you want the whole article in one Word file e-mail me privately.
> >> >> I am also editing the article so it will only be a couple pages (for
> >> >> quick reference when repairing a system).
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Bil Green
> >> >> PC 1000
> >> >> Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
> >> >> 760-924-1000
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
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