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    Help restore

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by stealthsniper96, Jul 23, 2008.

  1. stealthsniper96

    stealthsniper96 What Was I Thinkin'?

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    I'm trying to restore a vista pc (hp desktop). It looks like theres a partition on the internal drive that might have the backup, and theres two external drives and the owner thinks each has a backup on it. Only thing is I don't know anything about vista and can't figure out how to restore the system. What do I do? Is there software I need?
     
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    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    What sort of a "restore" are you doing? Winding back an otherwise functioning system to an earlier date, or trying to repair a nonfunctioning installation?

    Generally for the first kind, there's an MS utility under Programs-Accessories->System Tools called "System Restore."
     
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    System restore wasn't seeing the backup. I did find what I think is an image of the disk on one of the external drives and I could get the files back that way but it would mean going through 300+ folders and copy and pasting everything. The system right now works because they re installed windows but theres files that I guess they want.
     
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