Re: problem after system restore

thank you very much for the quick reply. i'll try the suggestion and let you
know how things work out.

oh, and my laptop did come with the ibm rapid restore, but it won't work in
it's current condition.

thanks very much.



"t.cruise" wrote:

> Have you tried booting into Safe Mode, and before the desktop loads a dialog box asks if
> you want to go directly to System Restore? Will System Restore work from there, and allow
> you to undo your last restore? If not, you might have to do a Repair Install, which will
> NOT lose your data files and programs, just repair Windows. If you have a Windows XP CD
> rather NOT a System Recovery CD (OEM Windows XP CDs, like a Dell Windows XP CD will work.
> I don't know if IBM supplies an OEM Windows XP CD or Recovery CDs with its systems).
>
> For a step by step walk through of a
> Windows XP Repair Install, including screenshots, go to:
>
>
> http://www.webtree.ca/windowsx­­p/repair_xp.htm
>
>
> When the page opens, scroll down and click on: How To Run A Repair
> Install.
>
>
> I went to the IBM web site, and noticed that certain models come with:
>
>
>
> IBM Rescue and RecoveryT software (preloaded on select models) provides a one-button
> recovery solution that lets you restore your previously saved system image including data,
> applications and operating system. It also includes a set of self-recovery tools to help
> users diagnose, get help and recover from a software crash, even if the primary operating
> system will not boot.
>
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> "Peter--medstudent" <Peter--medstudent@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > Hi all,
> >
> > I recently ran a system restore on my computer. It seemed to work fine, but
> > then I noticed that the computer no longer allows me to cut and paste files,
> > does not have different windows showing up on the taskbar, will not run help
> > and support, will not let me do another system restore, etc...
> >
> > Does anyone have a suggestion as to what I can do to return the
> > functionality of windows? The tech support from IBM suggested doing a
> > complete system restore to factory settings, but I don't want to lose all the
> > files on my computer. Thanks.
> >
> > Peter
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