Re: system restore not able

Hi,

simplefella wrote:
> firm that supplied computer and reinstalled has gone bust.

That's unfortunate but all to common.

> What does Microsoft MVP mean under your name?

You can find information concerning the MS MVP program here.
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/

> Is Microsoft interested in its customers or not?

Yes!

> Surely there must be some way of obtaining this
> elusive file. What about the sr.sy_ which is already on my computer.

Sr.sy_ is one of the files needed to reinstall System Restore.
Make note of the location of this file and run the SR install again.
When asked for the location of the files, point it there.

By the way, where was this file located?

> What is it (and a lot of other files without the last letter) doing
> there?

These are compressed files, the same as you would find on the Windows
CD.

Most OEM systems do not ship with a CD anymore to save a buck. Instead,
they put the files on the hard drive in a recovery partition. I my
option, this is very wrong!

> "Ron Martell" wrote:

>>> I've downloaded nlite and the first thing it asks is to be directed
>>> to windows installation source. Presumably that means the windows
>>> cds. My system was preinstalled so I don't have any installation
>>> discs. What do I do now?
>>>
>>
>>
>> Yuck. OEM preinstalls strike again.
>>
>> Your best recourse would be to contact the OEM that sold you the
>> computer and request an XP Installation CD. Odds are that they will
>> either tell you that it is not available or want a fairly substantial
>> price for providing it, but it is worth a try.
>>
>> There some instructions available that might repeat might work, but
>> no guarantee.
>>
>> Go to http://bink.nu/forums/11381/ShowPost.aspx and scroll down the
>> conversation until you find the lengthy item posted by "replicant".
>> That might work.
>>
>> Good luck
>>
>> Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada


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Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org


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