Accidentally removed windows folder

[Guest]

My sister-in-law accidentally removed the windows folder (w -xp) & now her pc
will not start. can i simply reload windows at the c prompt to fix this?

 

[Jose Gallardo]

See if this helps:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;315341

 

[Jose Gallardo]

I must to say that I am not sure whether a repair install will restore the folder. It is possible you have to format and perform a clean install. In any case, you can try what is stated in the article.

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Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User


See if this helps:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;315341

 

[John John]

As an Administrator with the drive slaved in another pc or via a
parallel installation one should be able to restore the folder, assuming
that it's in the Recycle Bin? I didn't think it was possible to
"remove" the Windows folder...

John

 

[Jose Gallardo]

Yes, I was wondering the same thing!

 

[Mike Hall - MS MVP Windows Shell/User]

No way will Recycle Bin hold the complete Windows Folder..

 

[Mike Hall - MS MVP Windows Shell/User]

Go to this website.. http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/ .. you might also
want to contact the manufacturer/vendor regarding the recovery process that
is provided by them.. You should place the drive in a working computer as a
slave and recover whatever important files and documents as may still be
present, ie music, pictures, text documents etc..