This video will show you how to do an system restore even when you are unable to login to the computer using safe mode or other advanced options.
The following commands were used in this video
First cd \ - will navigate to the C: drive
cd system~1\_resto~1
here you might get an Access denied error the following commands were used to over come that error
cd windows\system32\config
then
ren system system.bak
exit will restart the system
After resolving the Access denied error followed these commands
cd \
cd system~1\_resto~1
dir - will list all the fles
move to wanted restore point
cd rpx\snapshot x=being the correct number
And then copy the followings
copy _registry_machine_system c:\windows\system32\config\system
copy _registry_machine_software c:\windows\system32\config\software
copy _registry_machine_security c:\windows\system32\config\security
copy _registry_machine_sam c:\windows\system32\config\sam
copy _registry_user_.default c:\windows\system32\config\default
Hopefully in a sticky situation this video might enlighten you :)
Watch and let me know where I need to improve.
The following commands were used in this video
First cd \ - will navigate to the C: drive
cd system~1\_resto~1
here you might get an Access denied error the following commands were used to over come that error
cd windows\system32\config
then
ren system system.bak
exit will restart the system
After resolving the Access denied error followed these commands
cd \
cd system~1\_resto~1
dir - will list all the fles
move to wanted restore point
cd rpx\snapshot x=being the correct number
And then copy the followings
copy _registry_machine_system c:\windows\system32\config\system
copy _registry_machine_software c:\windows\system32\config\software
copy _registry_machine_security c:\windows\system32\config\security
copy _registry_machine_sam c:\windows\system32\config\sam
copy _registry_user_.default c:\windows\system32\config\default
Hopefully in a sticky situation this video might enlighten you :)
Watch and let me know where I need to improve.
Hi, I followed the tutorial to restore to a previous point, and now have the blue screen of death at start up. Is there any way to undo the restore from the command prompt using the .bak files to replace the restore point files? Thanks for any ideas you can give me. Ana
ReplyDeleteAmazing ! Fantastic ! I know next to nothing about the Windows XP operating system, but I just used your YouTube video to rescue my aging Dell Inspiron via the Recovery Console.Somehow I had corrupted the registry and was unable to boot up. It works ! Many thanks.
ReplyDeleteAmazing ! Fantastic ! I know next to nothing about the Windows XP operating system, but I just used your YouTube video to rescue my aging Dell Inspiron via the Recovery Console.Somehow I had corrupted the registry and was unable to boot up. It works ! Many thanks.
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