after turning "system restore" off and back on again computer still has corrupt files. surprise surprise. i do not have windows xp disc anymore. what can i do.i have no good settings to fall back on. tried F8 etc etc
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If your operating system is corrupt, re-install your operating system. You can call Microsoft and ask for another Windows XP disk, or borrow one from a friend. If you don't have your license code, you'll have to buy Windows XP again.\n\nIf your documents are corrupted, you're out-of-luck, unless you have backups.\n\nIf, after you fix the problem, it happens again, you probably need a new hard disk drive.\n\nSystem Restore might help. But instead of turning it off and back on again, you should use it to restore your computer to a time when the files were not corrupt. Depending on how your files became corrupted, this may or may not work.
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Insert the restore cd then shut down the computer.\nTurn the computer back on and when it first starts hit control/alt/delete(at the same time).  This will bring up 2 choices load with format and load w/o formatting.\nChoose with formating and it will restore your computer to the original state.
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Are you running windows XP or ME? if so, go to start>programs>accesories>system tools>System Restore. Follow the steps and you'll be there in no time.  If you are pre-windows ME, unless you backed it up 3 days ago, you are screwed.  Give us more feedback, so we can help you!\n\nWell, you can try to re-install the windows system instead of a restore.  If I were you, I'd back up my valuable files, wipe the computer clean and install a fresh copy.
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To reformat a computer, you need to have the original restore discs that came with it- or you will have no files or operating system.  You will also lose anything you added After you began downloading programs that did not come with the computer.\n\nHave you tried to turn it completely off and then restart it?
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I am guessing you made the system backup using Windows XP so you should be able to restore it the same way.  Go to START > PROGRAMS > ACCESSORIES > SYSTEM TOOLS > BACKUP.  You will then see an option to restore from a backup.\n\nI hope this is what you're looking for.\n\nGood luck!
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Yes sounds like a corrupt file making it restart and then boot into safe mode. Try reinstalling and when you get the to part that says there is already a xp installation on the disk, select repair option, this will reinstall all the system files, and hopefully fix your problem. \n\nLast resort option --do a reinstall and make the settings _ leave current os system intact and then when choosing windows folder name it windows2 and it will be a fresh copy of XP on your computer but if you go to C:&#92;Documents and settings&#92; you should see your old user account, all your My documents and desktop files are there, just everthing has to be reinstalled - use this option as a last resort.
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Restart the system, keep hitting the F8 key until you get into the menu, at the menu select "Use last known good configuration"\n\nIf that works then bingo, if not then if you can get into windows at all then go to start--> run and type ( or if you are lazy copy and paste this command )\n\nsfc /scannow\n\nMake sure to have the xp disc or the recovery disc handy.\n\nIf that does not work then back up all of your data and do a clean install.\n\nHow to do a repair install :\n\nhttp://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm\n\nHow to do a clean install :\n\nhttp://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html\n\nHope this helps.
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are you running windows xp go bact to a date before you well you said you tryed system restore then you are not going to get it back.
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Hi, a question to you is this:\nDid you reinstall Windows XP on a different Folder or same folder WINDOWS ? \n\nI assume you did it on a different Folder, because WIndows WONT let you install windows again on the same folder. (C:/WIndows/)\n\nOkay if it is on a different folder, then delete it... And delete the old Document and Settings. That will remove the old stuff.\n\nYes, when you open up boot.ini in notepad, you can remove the boot choices, so what you did is removed the other choice inorder to boot up on one machine.\n\nOkay so you have 70GB (capcity) and it says you have 30GB free... So 40GB is gone somewhere... \n\nNow you said you have 10GB added all together.. Including windows? How did you check your space of the files?\n\nFor example my ( DOCUMENT AND SETTINGS ) + ( WINDOWS ) Folder are 5GB.\n\nYea you seem correct 10GB is for all files... \n\nSo I assume you forgot to delete the old Windows HD And Document and Settings OLD files.. You have to enable hidden files and enable show system files. You will see them there.\n\nIf not... Try reformatting your PC correctly :x  \n\nHope it works out for you
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try this\nget it into windows then go start&#92;run\n type in " sfc /scannow\n with the xp disk in\n should fix any corrupt files\n\n sounds like your boot.ini file is wrong.\n search for boot.ini, should look like this\n[boot loader]\ntimeout=3\ndefault=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)&#92;WINDOWS\n[operating systems]\nmulti(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)&#92;WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
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I hope there wasn't anything on that drive you were attached to.  I don't know what your particular problem is but it is almost impossible to do that much damage to Windows XP without knowing what you are doing.  Either the kids did it by accident (unlikely) or depending on their age they knew exactly what they were doing.  Either way there are two things you can try, the first way might save your data.\n\nFind your XP restore disc put it in the CD drive and let it boot from the CD.  Once you have done that there will be a "repair this installation of Windows XP option", you can try that and it will attempt to replace or overwrite damaged or corrupt files.  If it works you will have your computer and your files back.  After you do that I would recommend that you back up your data and then again using your Windows XP disc, format the drive and reinstall Windows so you can start from a clean slate.\n\nIf it doesn't repair the installation then you will just have to reformat and reinstall Windows but you will loose all your data.  Make sure you have the driver discs that came with your PC as well, as you will need those so that all the hardware on it works properly once you have reinstalled XP.
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dont system restore until nothing else works. if you can get in long enough to do this then do it or boot into safe mode then goto system properties and on the advance tab look down on the Startup and recovery then click settings then go in the re and disable the automatically restart option on the system failure. You are good to go it will give you an error then basically you research the error any way you want to get your answer i do recommend xp pro. xp home has alot of errors because of sp2. that will get you started. i would try also after that press F8 and select last known good configuration from the menu. hope this helps
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You don't have to reformat!  Just go to the Start button, then click on it, then click on Programs, then Accessories, then System Tools, then System Restore.  Then try "going back" one at a time until you find one that's far enough back before you made whichever screw-up you made, and you'll be good to go.  That's all assuming you have Windows XP.
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use system restore if you are using xp,open system restore put a check in the box restore. it will open up a window with a calendar click on the date before and take it off that way, or take back to a date where your pc was working right and try the un- install again . all system restores are completely reversible.
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you have a lot of "stuff" running in the background or something like drivers or programs are conflicting and XP has to deal with them before shutting down. Also if you have restore points activated it could be saving a restore point
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A restore point is only created every time that you re-start the computer. If you never re-start the computer, than you will not have any restore points. If it is Xp, when you get to the system restore page, there should be an option for "create a restore point". Follow those steps, and you should be able to create a point on the day that you want. Sometimes it doesn't work though. What are you doing a system restore for?
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1.Log on to Windows as Administrator.\n2.Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click System Restore. System Restore starts.\n3.On the Welcome to System Restore page, click Restore my computer to an earlier time (if it is not already selected), and then click Next.\n4.On the Select a Restore Point page, click the most recent system checkpoint in the On this list, click a restore point list, and then click Next. A System Restore message may appear that lists configuration changes that System Restore will make. Click OK.\n5.On the Confirm Restore Point Selection page, click Next. System Restore restores the previous Windows XP configuration, and then restarts the computer.\n6.Log on to the computer as Administrator. The System Restore Restoration Complete page appears.\n7.Click OK.