restore an old registry - how to...

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November 11th, 2001, 09:35 PM
cyndy10

restore an old registry - how to...

I have somehow messed up my machine (again) and I would like to go back to an old registry, say from 2 days ago. How do I do that, and is there anything else I need to know?

What's wrong you ask? *sigh* ...it started when I attempted to change my image file associations. That disaster resulted in a box appearing me if I want to download images off my own HD or open them from the location. Then, my wallpaper quit appearing although in properties it says it is displaying, and the final straw was: now every time I click on a graphic file at all it does unmentionable things, the hourglass never stops, the screen goes white, I GIVE UP.

And I promise the next time I reformat I will install Ghost. I have it now based on things I read here but got it after the last reformat.

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1) AMD Athlon K7 1.2Ghz, 320Ram, onboard Audio and Video.
2) AMD K6/2 550Mhz, 194RAM, Monster Fusion, and ? Sound...
3) Linksys router and cable.
November 11th, 2001, 09:48 PM
spaceman_333

Hi cyndy,

Start/Shutdown/restart in MS_DOS Mode

when the prompt appears type in:

scanreg /restore and enter then, choose your date.

That's it !! Good Luck.

spaceman

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...more will be revealed.

[This message has been edited by spaceman_333 (edited 11-11-2001).]
November 11th, 2001, 10:06 PM
compaqguy

reboot into ms-dos then type scanreg /restore, make sure you leave a space
after scanreg like this :

scanreg /restore

then restore your comp (spaceman is fast)

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09/11/01, GOD BLESS THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPT, AND THE NEW YORK CITY FIRE DEPT AND ALL THE RESCUERS.

[This message has been edited by compaqguy (edited 11-11-2001).]
November 11th, 2001, 10:08 PM
cyndy10

Pray for me. I hope this works. I'll report back soon...

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1) AMD Athlon K7 1.2Ghz, 320Ram, onboard Audio and Video.
2) AMD K6/2 550Mhz, 194RAM, Monster Fusion, and ? Sound...
3) Linksys router and cable.
November 11th, 2001, 10:38 PM
cyndy10

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!! I am back to where I was before I started messing around with the file associations. Sheesh, I guess I have to learn everything the hard way. That's the last time I try THAT!!

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1) AMD Athlon K7 1.2Ghz, 320Ram, onboard Audio and Video.
2) AMD K6/2 550Mhz, 194RAM, Monster Fusion, and ? Sound...
3) Linksys router and cable.
November 11th, 2001, 11:36 PM
compaqguy

your welcome https://discussions.virtualdr.com/

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09/11/01, GOD BLESS THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPT, AND THE NEW YORK CITY FIRE DEPT AND ALL THE RESCUERS.