If you use the recovery disks it'll re-format your hard disk then reinstall everything the way it was when you bought the computer, I don't think this is waht you wanted to do. Tom. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darran Ross" <darran.ross@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 5:39 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Repairing Windows XP Thanks Chris, that's what I was groping for, Recovery Disk. So this should do it for me? I should be able to get System Restore back without loosing anything else? Darran ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Hallsworth" <christopherhallsworth71@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 5:26 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Repairing Windows XP | Hi, try system recovery disks or restore disks. This basically will return | your system back to how it was at the factory. Hope that helps. | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Darran Ross" <darran.ross@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 5:20 PM | Subject: [access-uk] Re: Repairing Windows XP | | | > What is the name of those disks that aren't actually XP installation | > disks, | > but are instead a disk provided with your PC from the manufacturerer, | > Elonex | > in my case? | > | > Would I be able to do a repair from this disk? | > | > My problem is that System Restore is no longer available on my machine. I | > go | > to it and enter on the option, and I just land back on the Start button. | > | > Sorry for being so vague, but I really can't think what the proper name | > for | > those disks is! | > | > Darran | > | > | > | > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- | > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] | > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: | > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | > ** and in the Subject line type | > ** unsubscribe | > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the | > ** immediately-following link:- | > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] | > ** or send a message, to | > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq | > | | ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- | ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] | ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: | ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | ** and in the Subject line type | ** unsubscribe | ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the | ** immediately-following link:- | ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] | ** or send a message, to | ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq | | | __________ NOD32 2724 (20071214) Information __________ | | This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. | http://www.eset.com | | ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq