Computer accidentally reset to factory settings any way to recover?

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Jeremy

While installing MSN 8 for his computer my father in law
accidentally reset his computer to factory settings, I
know that in WindowsXp there is a sytem restore function
that can be activated by restarting the computer in safe
mode. Does Windows2000 have this ability?? Any input
would be appreciated.

Thank you

jeremy
 
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Dave Patrick

Difficult to know what this means. You didn't tell us any details of the
problem. There is no means in Windows 2000 to "reset his computer to factory
settings" If you're talking about the pc bios, then you'll need to check
your mb or pc manual for the correct settings based on the hardware
installed. Also there is no system restore in Windows 2000
 
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BeamGuy

Just guessing that maybe the dial-up networking got set back to
factory settings... If so I don't see a problem as long as it connects.


Dave Patrick said:
Difficult to know what this means. You didn't tell us any details of the
problem. There is no means in Windows 2000 to "reset his computer to factory
settings" If you're talking about the pc bios, then you'll need to check
your mb or pc manual for the correct settings based on the hardware
installed. Also there is no system restore in Windows 2000

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]

Jeremy said:
While installing MSN 8 for his computer my father in law
accidentally reset his computer to factory settings, I
know that in WindowsXp there is a sytem restore function
that can be activated by restarting the computer in safe
mode. Does Windows2000 have this ability?? Any input
would be appreciated.

Thank you

jeremy
 
D

Dave Patrick

Choosing last known good boots the system with the control set that last
successfully booted your system. Control sets contain system configuration
information such as device drivers and services.
 
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Ammammata

Il giorno Sat 07 Dec 2013 04:26:06p, ** inviava su
microsoft.public.win2000.general il messaggio (e-mail address removed). Vediamo cosa scrisse:

take out the disk and try photorec (or similar) on a different machine
 

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