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Eminem

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Help Computer Problem!!!!
« on: April 25, 2009, 12:21:14 AM »
System Restore doesn't work and command prompt wouldn't work either when i typed command in run. I looked up the command prompt thing and did this
cd\windows\repair
copy autoexec.nt c:\windows\system32
copy config.nt c:\windows\system32 because it was supposedly supposed to repair command prompt but now command prompt freezes. I need help! I can't use system restore either it says restore incomplete! Is my computer in danger?
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Re: Help Computer Problem!!!!
« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2009, 12:24:42 AM »
I did this
cd\windows\repair
copy autoexec.nt c:\windows\system32
copy config.nt c:\windows\system32
twice and it said something about overwriting so i said yes..
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Re: Help Computer Problem!!!!
« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2009, 04:08:18 AM »
Please help is my computer messed up badly and how can i fix it?
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« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2009, 12:05:45 PM »
If your computer is really messed up so badly probably its better do make a clean installation...  :-\

What exactly was your problem? Why did you want do do a system restore in your first post?
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Re: Help Computer Problem!!!!
« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2009, 01:48:51 PM »
Overinstallation can solve the problem and you won't lose your programs, settings, data, files, etc.
Just choose 'Repair' installation of Windows and install 'over' the old installation.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;315341
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q314058
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb%3Ben-us%3B315341&x=15&y=0
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/tips/doug92.mspx
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Re: Help Computer Problem!!!!
« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2009, 04:08:19 PM »
Quote from: Eminem on April 25, 2009, 04:08:18 AM
Please help is my computer messed up badly and how can i fix it?
Looking at some of your previous posts, you seem to have lot's of problems with your system.
What are you doing that's causing this?
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Re: Help Computer Problem!!!!
« Reply #6 on: April 25, 2009, 04:58:00 PM »
Quote from: bob3160 on April 25, 2009, 04:08:19 PM
Quote from: Eminem on April 25, 2009, 04:08:18 AM
Please help is my computer messed up badly and how can i fix it?
Looking at some of your previous posts, you seem to have lot's of problems with your system.
What are you doing that's causing this?
When i installed Windows XP Service Pack 3 i got an error message. It said like access denied or something. I didn't notice these two problems until this week. I just noticed command prompt and system recovery don't work. Is there anyway to fix this? I don't know how to do a clean install without purchasing a windows xp installation disk. Can someone please post the steps for me if that is the only way? Thanks any help is appreciated.
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Re: Help Computer Problem!!!!
« Reply #7 on: April 25, 2009, 05:02:43 PM »
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I don't know how to do a clean install without purchasing a windows xp installation disk.
Legally, I don't either.
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Re: Help Computer Problem!!!!
« Reply #8 on: April 25, 2009, 05:04:12 PM »
Does anyone know another way to solve this?
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Re: Help Computer Problem!!!!
« Reply #9 on: April 25, 2009, 05:05:40 PM »
I have like a system recovery disk that came with my computer is reinstalling windows xp what its for?
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Re: Help Computer Problem!!!!
« Reply #10 on: April 25, 2009, 05:07:07 PM »
Windows was preinstalled on my computer so what do i do?
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« Reply #11 on: April 25, 2009, 05:07:31 PM »
The recovery Discs will restore your system to the state that the system was in when you first received it.
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Re: Help Computer Problem!!!!
« Reply #12 on: April 25, 2009, 05:08:34 PM »
Quote from: bob3160 on April 25, 2009, 05:07:31 PM
The recovery Discs will restore your system to the state that the system was in when you first received it.
So in other words the recovery discs should work?
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Re: Help Computer Problem!!!!
« Reply #13 on: April 25, 2009, 05:10:22 PM »
I think i tried the discs before and didn't know what to do so i ended up doing a restore in safemode and it worked.
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Re: Help Computer Problem!!!!
« Reply #14 on: April 25, 2009, 06:01:40 PM »
there has to be an easier way to fix command prompt and the system recovery.
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