Something is wrong with my windows installer. What happens when you do  system restore on XP Do you lose?
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It does a restore on your system up to the checkpoint that you restore it to. \n\nFor example, if you restore it to last week, you will lose all data and whatever else you had in your folders that you saved this week.\n\nIts not very safe or accurate to do system restore, sometimes there are bugs to it and you may lose all data. \n\nThat is not a stupid question =)
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There may have been catastrophic damage to your system. I suggest backing up your data and reinstalling Windows off the OS disk that came with your computer.
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1. Install again from CD\n2. In Windows XP exist system utility named as system restore. in This programm try restore system before uninstall.
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You can easily correct that problem. Seems that windows cant find the C: drive to boot up from anymore. What you do is [Easy] - \n\nRepair windows by inputting the CD. Do not press R for repair console. When it tells you that your install of windows XP is corrupt or malfunctioning continue with the option to repair windows. This will just re-install windows xp for you.. Also correcting that boot up problem\n\n[Semi Hard] \n\nLoad up the windows XP cd and when available press R for repair console. In there just type HELP and you should get a list of commands. I think its the one called Fixboot. Once you have innitialized that just try to reboot. \n\nWhat you have done?\n\nYou have changed the original boot location of windows. Windows believes that all of its information is stored on C: by changing the drive letter you have not allowed it to boot.  If I am wrong, Understand that I have not fully taken my time to describe these steps. They do follow along these lines..\n\n\nHope I helped.
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You will probably have to reinstall most of your applications. \n\nThe Registry is where many applications store information they need to work. When you reinstall XP, you also overwrite the Registry, so any information stored there by your applications will be lost.
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Can you back up to a system restore point?  You could try this, if you have WinXP or WinMe.\n----------------------\nSorry that wasn't the silver bullet. From a distance, I can't think of anything else you should try.
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That's happened to me a few times. I figure I hit some key, but what? So I do System Restore and return it to the day before I screwed it up. That undoes whatever you did and it dosn't affect files.
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If you use XP system restore is the way to go.
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well what happen is that windows root directory was corrupted, these is could be a result of a vireus, what u can do is re-install windows, but i'm guessing that u dont wanna loose the info, so what u do is just skeep the formating, ,,,that is the siplest thing u can do, then there are two more options, u can try and find out what files in the root dierectory are missing or are corrupted, and try and replease them by hand,,, these takes a lot of experience, but here is how to do it,,,, u put the XP cd on, and u boot from it (if u dont knw how then u shouldnt even be attempting these, cuz u wont understand the rest) then when it ask u waht u wanna do, u press R these is gonna take u to the recovery console, then u gonna have to go to the C: directory by typing "C:" then u gonna have to open the cd, that way u can see what's on it, then u gonna have to to and look for the file manually,,the file is gonna be in the cd in a folder called "I386" then u gonna have to right down the path u gonna need it, ok, once u located the file then u gonna have to go back to the root directory and change where u at for the path of the file that is missing, then u gonna type "copy" and the a path of the file that u wrote down,, then u goona accept,, that is what u need to do,,,or the last option,, call a technician,,, if u need help u can contact me, i'm an A+ certified technician,
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You probably have to put your PC into system recovery (non-destuctive) mode.And your windows application will be restored.
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If you are using Windows XP,  there is a program called System Restore in the accessories and system tools tabs. Depending on how much space is allocated to this, if it is indeed turned on, just go back to the date you took software off. Click on restore and the system will be put back to that time, however, any software you added after that will be deleted. Why not just reinstall the program from the CD or webpage you got it from in the first place?
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Try booting into safemode, log in under the administrator account and see what happens. if the same thing then maybe you can do a system restore from the command prompt: \nhttp://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304449\nTry restoring the computer to a time when it last worked. If that doesnt work and you have your windows xp disk, boot from it load the recovery console and try a chkdsk /r. More info on the recovery console here: \nhttp://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/bootcons_chkdsk.mspx?mfr=true\nhttp://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/recovery_run_console.mspx?mfr=true\nAll else fails, reinstall the OS.
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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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My system restore is located in the "start" button to "all programs" to "accessories" to "system tools" menu. Check to see if yours is there. I am running Windows XP.
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sorry my dear, in this way u,ll lose ur data as its not a proper way of back up.\n if u want a backup of this windows u have to use GHOST software and creat a backup file and save it into ur D:/ drive, and than install ur windows again, so u will lose the data and updates softwares.but if now u want to get back ur previous winodws than u ca use the GHOST`s backup tahts saved in D:/ drive, it will restore ur hole winodws to the previous state.
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just reformat everything.  the windows o/s you have should boot automatically from your CD-ROM.  there are free utilities from majorgeeks.com to retrieve your lost data, even if you've reformatted the drive(s).  good luck, you're NOT an idiot.  everyone has had their computer woes.  how'd your Vista go?
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Have you got an XP cd? Boot from this and do a repair installation. It will check for missing files and replace them