Re: Windows Restore from C prompt

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"Craig A." <CraigA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Windows sets RESTORE POINTS, is there anyway to ACCESS these Restore files
from the C:\windows prompt???

Yes and no. It's not necessarlily a really simple task, and won't fix your
problem.

Correct me if I am wrong, Windows is nothing more than a batch program
hidden behind an ICON, so can I access the exe file or sys file or
whatever
that is the RESTORE Command for a peticular date?

You are very wrong about Windows, though you can perhaps run System Restore
from the command prompt.

However that won't be possible given the error you cite. You have to fix
that error first, and then you won't need to do this at all.

I can not get into windows nor can I get into SAFE MODE I have a hal.dll
error that stops me from going anywhere. I was able to boot from a
boorowed
Windows XP cd and get to a C:\ prompt and I am hoping I can restore to
an
early point.

Please see the instructions you got earlier. That is what you should be
doing.

I tried that from the SAFE MODE screen where it says to load
the last configuration that worked but got the erro again.
The actual error
message is
<windows root>\system32\hal.dll What does the <windows root> is that
the
same as C:\windows\system32 ??? I could copy the hal.dll from the CD to
that
location if it is the directory.

The restore points will not fix this error.

Please see the instructions Malke referred to earlier regarding using a boot
CD to get to the Recovery Console.



Thanks
--
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"Daave" wrote:

Craig A. wrote:
I have a problem where I am not able to boot windows in either SAFE
MODE or in Normal Mode, I was able to boot from a borrowed WIndows CD
and get to a c: prompt. I do not think the path to C:\windows even
loaded so how would I get to Windows Restore from just directory and
files?????

What do you mean by the term Windows Restore?





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