Re: What do you do if your electricity cuts your computer off whilst fully running?

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From: Bill Barto (nospam_at_noaddress)
Date: 07/18/04 

Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 15:08:54 -0400

Try system restore.

"Daniel Campbell" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2f2d901c46cf0$07267c10$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> does anybody know how to retrieve your previous settings
> after a power cut?
> i had a power cut and my settings were all scrambled
> which lead to unexpected results.

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