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On 29-October-2015 8:36 AM, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:
> Max <max@val.morgan> wrote:
>> "Computer Nerd Kev" <not@telling.you.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:n0q0om$r00$1@speranza.aioe.org...
>>> SG1 <lost@the.races.com> wrote:
>>>> "F Murtz" <haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote
>>>>> What did rod say earlier? put the drive in a usb dock as a first try !!
>>>> Because that is the easiest way, if you have a dock that is.
>>> Or if you don't, and you're confident the problem is an Operating System
>>> one, not a hardware one, boot to a Linux Live CD and copy the wanted
>>> files to some removable storage device. Mount the HDD as read-only to make
>>> sure nothing is messed up (and making an image first anyway would be a
>>> good idea).
>>>
>>> System restore is for fixing the Operating System AFTER getting the
>>> important data off first, and preferably also making an image of the
>>> HDD in case it makes an even bigger mess (quite likely). If it's not
>>> a complicated set-up, it might be just as easy to wipe everything
>>> and do a fresh install of XP.
>>>
>> Unlike in Win 7, System Restore is not available when you boot to the XP CD.
>>
>> System Restore in XP is only available within the XP OS.
> Once again I'm wondering if you're genuinely after help or just
> trolling.
>
> Have you got the important data off the HDD already and are now
> trying to fix the OS?
>
> Or are you just too lazy to do anything that has been suggested
> and want to try and fix the computer using system restore
> _then_ get to the data regardless of any risk?
>
> Or are you just trolling?
>
>

it does kinda seem that way

-- 
rgds,

Pete
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