kathie wrote: > My XP Pro system won't boot after I installed some applications.
> It won't boot to safe mode either. (After the Windows boot screen > I get shown a "DOS" list of DLLs in System32 and my system hangs at > this point.)
> I heard of various methods to recover XP Pro but I don't want to > lose data or applications.
> What's the best approach?
Copy all your data files to another machine. Then clean install XP.
In article <9CCA8FDA41AFD5D4...@feeder.eternal-september.org>, kathie says...
> My XP Pro system won't boot after I installed some applications.
> It won't boot to safe mode either. (After the Windows boot screen > I get shown a "DOS" list of DLLs in System32 and my system hangs at > this point.)
> I heard of various methods to recover XP Pro but I don't want to > lose data or applications.
> What's the best approach?
Insert Windows XP installation CD and choose to do a Repair Installation. That'll overwrite the Windows files, redetect hardware but importantly, it'll keep applications and data in place.
BUT TO BE SAFE, I'd boot the computer off a Ubuntu Linux CD and copy any files to a USB memory stick.
You may get a harsh lesson in the reasons why you back up.
kathie <nos...@nomail.invalid> wrote: > My XP Pro system won't boot after I installed some applications.
> It won't boot to safe mode either. (After the Windows boot > screen I get shown a "DOS" list of DLLs in System32 and my > system hangs at this point.)
> I heard of various methods to recover XP Pro but I don't want to > lose data or applications.
> What's the best approach?
Always keep a backup copy of important data to removable media.
The frequency and number of backup copies you have of important data from your hard drive depends on the value you yourself place on that data. If the data on your hard drive is very important to you, the very first thing you must do is figure out how to make a copy of that data, and you do nothing else before doing so.
kathie wrote: > My XP Pro system won't boot after I installed some applications.
Hmmmm, they must be secret applications. Wonder if one of them was a registry cleaner.
> It won't boot to safe mode either. (After the Windows boot screen I > get shown a "DOS" list of DLLs in System32 and my system hangs at > this point.) I heard of various methods to recover XP Pro but I > don't want to lose data or applications. What's the best approach?
So why not submit your post to the newsgroup that you mention in your subject header? And use an appropriate subject when posting there, one that introduces the topic of your post.
So can you reach the boot menu (by pressing F8 just as Windows starts to load)? If so, have you tried using the "Last known good configuration" selection?
Can you boot into Windows' Recovery Console mode? If you didn't install it to have as an F8 boot menu choice, you can boot using the Windows XP install CD and select to go into Recovery Console mode. From there, run the System Restore program (rstrui.exe) and revert to a snapshot before you installed those unidentified applications.
You might get stuck having to do an repair install (aka in-place upgrade). See:
> In article <9CCA8FDA41AFD5D4...@feeder.eternal-september.org>, > kathie says...
>> My XP Pro system won't boot after I installed some >> applications.
>> It won't boot to safe mode either. (After the Windows boot >> screen I get shown a "DOS" list of DLLs in System32 and my >> system hangs at this point.)
>> I heard of various methods to recover XP Pro but I don't want >> to lose data or applications.
>> What's the best approach?
> Insert Windows XP installation CD and choose to do a Repair > Installation. That'll overwrite the Windows files, redetect > hardware but importantly, it'll keep applications and data in > place.
Will hotfixes I have already applied survive the Repair Installation?
kathie wrote: > On 14:50 21 Nov 2009, Conor wrote:
>> In article <9CCA8FDA41AFD5D4...@feeder.eternal-september.org>, >> kathie says...
>>> I heard of various methods to recover XP Pro but I don't want >>> to lose data or applications.
>> Insert Windows XP installation CD and choose to do a Repair >> Installation. That'll overwrite the Windows files, redetect >> hardware but importantly, it'll keep applications and data in >> place.
> Will hotfixes I have already applied survive the Repair > Installation?
No. A repair install reverts XP to the version on the CD, which is why it's actually useful. It's not a reliable fix for this sort of problem though - I think you'd have a better chance by obtaining a copy of ERD Commander 2005 and running System Restore from that.
>> My XP Pro system won't boot after I installed some applications.
> Hmmmm, they must be secret applications. Wonder if one of them was a > registry cleaner.
>> It won't boot to safe mode either. (After the Windows boot screen I >> get shown a "DOS" list of DLLs in System32 and my system hangs at >> this point.) I heard of various methods to recover XP Pro but I >> don't want to lose data or applications. What's the best approach?
> So why not submit your post to the newsgroup that you mention in your > subject header? And use an appropriate subject when posting there, > one that introduces the topic of your post.
> So can you reach the boot menu (by pressing F8 just as Windows starts > to load)? If so, have you tried using the "Last known good > configuration" selection?
> Can you boot into Windows' Recovery Console mode? If you didn't > install it to have as an F8 boot menu choice, you can boot using the > Windows XP install CD and select to go into Recovery Console mode. > From there, run the System Restore program (rstrui.exe) and revert to > a snapshot before you installed those unidentified applications.
> You might get stuck having to do an repair install (aka in-place > upgrade). See:
>>> My XP Pro system won't boot after I installed some >>> applications.
>> Hmmmm, they must be secret applications. Wonder if one of >> them was a registry cleaner.
>>> It won't boot to safe mode either. (After the Windows boot >>> screen I get shown a "DOS" list of DLLs in System32 and my >>> system hangs at this point.) I heard of various methods to >>> recover XP Pro but I don't want to lose data or applications. >>> What's the best approach?
>> So why not submit your post to the newsgroup that you mention >> in your subject header? And use an appropriate subject when >> posting there, one that introduces the topic of your post.
>> So can you reach the boot menu (by pressing F8 just as Windows >> starts to load)? If so, have you tried using the "Last known >> good configuration" selection?
>> Can you boot into Windows' Recovery Console mode? If you >> didn't install it to have as an F8 boot menu choice, you can >> boot using the Windows XP install CD and select to go into >> Recovery Console mode. From there, run the System Restore >> program (rstrui.exe) and revert to a snapshot before you >> installed those unidentified applications.
>> You might get stuck having to do an repair install (aka >> in-place upgrade). See:
>> So why not submit your post to the newsgroup that you mention in your >> subject header? And use an appropriate subject when posting there, one >> that introduces the topic of your post.
A point not made is that N multi-posted copies will consume N times the disk space for each of the separate copies of the same post. Cross-posted messages have just *one* copy on the server with links in the newsgroups back to the same single copy. Multi-posting wastes disk space on the server. Yes, your post may be small but remember that you consume N times the space on one server and then do so again on all the newsgroups servers worldwide. You waste more bandwidth getting N copies of your multi-posted message distributed to all the newsgroups servers worldwide. Cross-posting has just one copy of the message on an NNTP server, and only one copy gets propagated to other NNTP servers.
To those visiting the newsgroups, cross-posting helps them see ALL the replies from those in the other RELATED newsgroup to which you linked your post. That way, they don't waste their time duplicating similar replies.
Don't cross-post to more groups than needed if at all. Many consider cross-posting to more than 4 groups as rude and may filter out your post. The more groups you add, the less likely that they are related, the less accurate or focused are the targeted groups, or some of the included groups may already be encompassed by an included parent group. If they are subgroups under a topic, choose whether you will be specific or general in the targeted groups to which you post. Usenet-ignorants that shotgun their posts across multiple groups trying to capture as large an audience as possible will offend netizens with the poor aim. Multi-posting instead of cross-posting when shotgunning across multiple groups evidences you as a newbie, troll, or spammer.
kathie wrote: > On 18:49 23 Nov 2009, Daave wrote:
>> VanguardLH wrote: >>> kathie wrote:
>>>> My XP Pro system won't boot after I installed some >>>> applications.
>>> Hmmmm, they must be secret applications. Wonder if one of >>> them was a registry cleaner.
>>>> It won't boot to safe mode either. (After the Windows boot >>>> screen I get shown a "DOS" list of DLLs in System32 and my >>>> system hangs at this point.) I heard of various methods to >>>> recover XP Pro but I don't want to lose data or applications. >>>> What's the best approach?
>>> So why not submit your post to the newsgroup that you mention >>> in your subject header? And use an appropriate subject when >>> posting there, one that introduces the topic of your post.
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