-=PCTechTalk=- Re: System Restore
- From: "SandiBeach" <SandiBeach@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 15:13:53 -0600
Mike, help me to understand this please. I copied all your instructions to
hard copy to put in my file of tutorials but I need some clarification. (By
the way, you do an excellent job of explaining so that any of us can do
this)
In your first paragraph you tell how to back up the registry. Then down
below it is stated that Windows makes and stores a backup of the registry
when you start your computer each time. So why do we need to do the
MSCONFIG backup?
Sandi
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike" <mikebike@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 11:14 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: System Restore
>
> Hi Terry
> 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.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> Mike ~ It is a good day if I learned something new.
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