Re: Can't select users at start up

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Hi,

Try "Safe mode with command prompt", then run rstrui.exe from the command
prompt (it's in the C:\Windows\System\Restore folder) to start the System
Restore GUI. Revert to a day prior to this error.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
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Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
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"pTc~Brat" <pTc~Brat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> My friend changed the resolution on her computer and then shut it down.
> Now
> she can't get into the computer anymore because the icons are off the
> screen.
> All she can see on startup is "Turn Off The Computer". We tried going
> into
> the safe mode and resetting the resolution, but that did not help. Not
> sure
> what else to try.


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