Daniel:
1. no I didn't reinstall windows I did a repair from disks not console
2. I haven't checked to see if the programs are still there
3. One of the things that I noticed prior to the crash and attempted restore was that n my add/remove programs, it didn't show any programs, at that point I rebooted and the system came back with a number of missing dll's and was asking for a windows loader.
4. I realized that the system wasn't recognizing any drive but my c drive and even at that it wouldn't allow for simple things such as changing directories.
5. It was at this point I created the 4 erd disks
6. I then booted from the first of four erds and it continued doing its stuff through the complete 4 disks
7. The system asked if I had a rescue disk and I didn't have one, so it then scanned my c drive and came back with my wallpaper (using the last good boot) with no icons, start bar or anything.
Please let me know if you need additional info. Thanks very much . I will check back later.
Just a question... if I were to reinstall windows would it capture all my icons etc.? One person suggested this and I am very leary in trying that!
----- Daniel Chang [MSFT] wrote: -----
Did you reinstall Windows? Are your programs still in your profile under
Documents and Settings? From your post, there's not enough information
about the steps you performed that caused the inability to boot and what
steps you took to fix it.
Details please.
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Daniel Chang
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: I have a situation that I need help with asap. In an effort to free up
some
: space on my pc running Win2000 pro, I blew away some crucial files.
: This deletion caused an inability to boot:
: 1. I created the 4 erd disks and was able to get the system to boot
: 2. I got my wallpaper
: 3. I see no icons for programs
: 4. I can't right click the mouse to get any properties.
:
: I need help getting all my icons back on the screen.. Is there a
: backup file on my hard drive that I need to restore.
: This is hurting my home business - please help!
:
: Thanks in advance
