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REDRUM · Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 1

i was wondering if the was a way to restore a hard drive to a previous date. im trying to do it from the black and white screen (not DOS) the one when the computer is first turned on. or from the blue scrren when you press delete. The hard drive doesnt allow me to log in it tries to install xp but i dont have the cd to let it and the is important info i am trying to retrieve off the hard drive.

Keith · Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Posts: 3

Start the System Restore tool at a command prompt

1. Restart your computer, and keep tapping F8 during the initial start-up until you get options, select Safe Mode with a command prompt then press enter.

2. Log on to your computer with an administrator account or with an account that has administrator credentials.

3. Type the following command at a command prompt, and then press ENTER:

%systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe

4. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to restore your computer to an earlier state.

Look for the most recent system checkpoint created before the errors to restore from

For additional information about the Safe mode with a command prompt, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315222/

A description of the Safe mode boot options in Windows XP

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