Restoring Windows

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after starting windows, it loads, and before it shows your usernames, the
screen goes blank and it never shows the usernames. this has happened
several times to me before, and i've only tried reinstalling windows. but my
mistake is that i reinstall windows into the windows folder, which erases all
users and userfiles. how can i recover the lost user data?
 
dave said:
after starting windows, it loads, and before it shows your usernames, the
screen goes blank and it never shows the usernames. this has happened
several times to me before, and i've only tried reinstalling windows. but my
mistake is that i reinstall windows into the windows folder, which erases all
users and userfiles. how can i recover the lost user data?
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You probably are using a "System Recovery" disk (or partition)
provided by your computer manufacturer. If you have an actual
Windows XP Installation CD then doing a Repair Install as per the
instructions at http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
will preserve your user data files and installed applications. Al
that needs to be reinstalled are Windows updates.

Hope this is of some assistance.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
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Syberfix Remote Computer Repair

"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."
 
dave said:
after starting windows, it loads, and before it shows your usernames, the
screen goes blank and it never shows the usernames. this has happened
several times to me before, and i've only tried reinstalling windows. but my
mistake is that i reinstall windows into the windows folder, which erases all
users and userfiles. how can i recover the lost user data?
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Windows XP logon screen does not appear and the computer continuously
restarts
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310396

To recover the data put the drive as a slave drive in another XP
computer and copy the data.

If you have had problems before and lost data, why do you not have a
full and complete backup of all important data? Once bitten? Always
have a complete backup.
 
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