You obviously haven't read this thread. How can you recommend LKG when you
have no idea what was edited?
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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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| Dave seems to be running you around the barn: Have you tried:
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| How to start your computer by using the Last Known Good
| Configuration feature
| To start your computer by using the Last Known Good Configuration
| feature, follow these steps: 1. Start your computer.
| 2. When you see the "Please select the operating system to
| start" message, press the F8 key.
| 3. When the Windows Advanced Options menu appears, use the
| ARROW keys to select Last Known Good Configuration (your most
| recent settings that worked), and then press ENTER.
| 4. If you are running other operating systems on your
| computer, use the ARROW keys to select Microsoft Windows XP, and
| then press ENTER.
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| And have you read thru these yet?
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| Repair overview
| Windows XP includes several features to ensure that your computer
| and the applications and devices installed on it work correctly.
| These features help you solve the problems that can result from
| adding, deleting, or replacing files that your operating system,
| applications, and devices require in order to function. Most of
| these features are available on all three versions of Windows XP:
| Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, and Windows XP
| 64-Bit Edition.
|
| The recovery feature or features that you use depend on the type
| of problem or failure you encounter. Use the following list to
| determine which features to use to address a specific problem.
|
| Your personal data files are missing or have been corrupted, or
| you want to revert to a previous version of a file.
|
| If you have saved a copy of the data file in another location,
| you can copy it from that location back to your hard disk. You
| can make a back-up copy at any time by copying the file to
| another location on your computer, to external storage such as a
| removable disk, or to a different computer.
|
| Feature: Backup
| When to use it: When you need to restore a version of a data
| file that you saved using Backup.
| What it does: Restores files from backups.
| Available on: All versions of Windows XP. By default, this
| utility is not installed on Windows XP Home Edition. You can
| install it from the Windows XP Home Edition compact disc,
| however.
| For more information, see Backing up files and folders.
| After updating a device driver, you can log on, but the system is
| unstable.
|
| Feature: Device Driver Roll Back
| When to use it: When the only change you want to undo is the
| updating of a device driver (other than a printer driver). You
| must be logged on as an administrator.
| What it does: Reinstalls the driver you were using previously
| and restores any driver settings that were changed when you added
| the new driver. Affects no other files or settings. Printer
| drivers cannot be restored with Device Driver Roll Back.
| Available on: Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP
| Professional.
| For more information, see To roll back to the previous version
| of a driver.
| Feature: System Restore
| When to use it: You recently updated a device driver, and using
| Device Driver Roll Back did not restore stability to your system.
| You must be logged on as an administrator to use this feature.
| What it does: Restores all system and application settings back
| to those that were in effect at a point in time you specify.
| Undoes key application, driver, and operating system file changes
| made since that time. Does not affect data files.
| Available on: Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP
| Professional.
| For more information, see System Restore overview.
| After installing a new device, the system is unstable.
|
| Feature: Disable the Device
| When to use it: When you suspect that one or more specific
| hardware devices are causing the problem. You must be logged on
| as an administrator.
| What it does: Disables the hardware device and its drivers.
| Available on: Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP
| Professional.
| For more information, see To disable a device.
| Feature: System Restore
| When to use it: When you suspect that one or more specific
| drivers are causing the problem, and disabling or removing the
| device does not solve the problem. You must be logged on as an
| administrator.
| What it does: Restores all system and application settings back
| to those that were in effect at a point in time you specify.
| Restores key application, driver, and operating system files
| changed since that time. Does not affect data files.
| Available on: Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP
| Professional.
| For more information, see System Restore overview.
| Changes made to your system or application settings are causing
| your computer to run poorly, and you do not know how to restore
| the previous settings.
|
| Feature: Device Driver Roll Back
| When to use it: When the only change you you want to undo is
| the updating of a device driver (other than a printer driver).
| You must be logged on as an administrator.
| What it does: Reinstalls the device driver you were using
| previously, and restores any driver settings that were changed
| when the new driver was added. Affects no other files or
| settings. Printer drivers cannot be restored with Device Driver
| Roll Back.
| Available on: Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP
| Professional.
| For more information, see To roll back to the previous version
| of a driver.
| Feature: System Restore
| When to use it: When you suspect that any of the following
| changes have been made:
| a.. System or application settings have been changed. This
| includes changes made through property sheets and changes made to
| the registry.
| b.. Applications have been installed, updated, or removed.
| c.. Files other than data files have been added or deleted.
| If you suspect the problem is due to installing an application,
| first try removing that application. If the problem persists, use
| System Restore. You must be logged on as an administrator to use
| System Restore.
| What it does: Restores all system and application settings back
| to those that were in effect at a point in time you specify.
| Restores key application, driver, and operating system files
| changed since that time. Does not affect data files.
| Available on: Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP
| Professional.
| For more information, see System Restore overview.
| After installing an application, the system is unstable or an
| application is not working properly.
|
| Under some circumstances, the computer will prompt you to repair
| or reinstall an application from a network location or from the
| original set-up media (for example, the program CD). If this
| happens, follow the directions on the screen to repair your
| program. If you are not prompted with this information, you can
| use one of the following features to repair your program:
|
| Feature: Add or Remove Programs
| When to use it: When you suspect that one or more specific
| programs are causing the problem.
| What it does: Removes the programs you specify.
| Available on: All versions of Windows XP.
| For more information, see Add or Remove Programs overview.
| Feature: System Restore
| When to use it: When using Add or Remove Programs did not solve
| the problem. You must be logged on as an administrator.
| What it does: Restores all system and application settings back
| to those that were in effect at a point in time you specify.
| Restores key application, driver, and operating system files
| changed since that time. As a result, any changes the program has
| made to your system are undone. Does not affect data files.
| Available on: Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP
| Professional.
| For more information, see System Restore overview.
| Operating system does not start (the logon screen does not
| appear)
|
| Feature: Last Known Good
| When to use it: When you suspect that a change you made to your
| computer before restarting might be causing the failure.
| What it does: Restores the registry settings and drivers that
| were in effect the last time the computer started successfully.
| Available on: Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP
| Professional.
| For more information, see To start the computer using the last
| known good configuration.
| Feature: Safe Mode and System Restore
| When to use it: If you used Last Known Good and your system is
| still not working.
| What it does: Starts using only basic files and drivers (mouse,
| except serial mice; monitor; keyboard; mass storage; base video;
| default system services; and no network connections). If you are
| able to start the system in Safe Mode, you can then use System
| Restore to restore all system and application settings back to
| those that were in effect at at a time when your system was
| working optimally.
| Available on: Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP
| Professional.
| For more information, see System Restore overview or Start the
| computer in safe mode.
| Feature: Recovery Console
| When to use it: If using Last Known Good is unsuccessful, and
| you cannot start the computer in Safe Mode. This method is
| recommended only if you are an advanced user who can use basic
| commands to identify and locate problem drivers and files. To use
| the Recovery Console, restart the computer with the installation
| CD for the operating system in the CD drive. When prompted during
| text-mode setup, press R to start the Recovery Console.
| What it does: From the Recovery Console, you can access the
| drives on your computer. You can then make any of the following
| changes so that you can start your computer:
| a.. Enable or disable device drivers or services.
| b.. Copy files from the installation CD for the operating
| system, or copy files from other removable media. For example,
| you can copy an essential file that had been deleted.
| c.. Create a new boot sector and new master boot record
| (MBR). You might need to do this if there are problems starting
| from the existing boot sector.
| Available on: All versions of Windows XP.
| For more information, see Recovery Console overview.
| Feature: Automated System Recovery
| When to use it: After all other attempts at recovery fail, or
| if you have replaced a damaged system hard drive. You must have
| previously used Backup to create an Automated System Recovery
| set.
| What it does: Automated System Recovery restores all disk
| signatures, volumes, and partitions on the disks required to
| start the computer. Automated System Recovery then installs a
| simplified installation of Windows and automatically starts a
| restoration using the backup created by the Automated System
| Recovery wizard.
| Available on: Windows XP Professional. Automated System
| Recovery is not available on Windows XP Home Edition.
| For more information, see Automated System Recovery overview.
| Feature: Windows Installation compact disc
| When to use it: When you cannot start the computer in Safe
| Mode, neither Last Known Good nor Recovery Console has been
| successful, and you have no backup to use with Automated System
| Recovery.
| What it does: Reinstalls the operating system. You will then
| need to reinstall your applications and restore your data files
| from backups.
| Available on: All versions of Windows XP.
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