Gary
Sun May 11 11:42:52 PDT 2008
The need for a Registry Restore is not clear, I'd just do it on GP.
--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com
"MEB" <meb@not here@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23yZswQ5sIHA.2064@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> I'm going with you on this one, the new information [which I failed to ask
> for, my mistake] indicates apparent corruption of the partition/drive.
>
> No one has indicated how to restore the registry, but that information may
> be useless until after the recovery of the partition/drive.
>
> --
> MEB
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> --
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>
> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
> news:exUsz04sIHA.4912@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> | Doesn't seem to be any rhyme nor reason, then it's probably due to the
> file
> | system getting majorly corrupted. Only thing to do is find someone who
> can
> | rebuild FATs by hand (I know one such person in South Africa), or run
> that
> | disk by some data recovery software. The routine is:
> |
> | 1. Pull the plug on the machine, don't start it again until this is
> over.
> | Every moment that machine is on is a moment it could be overwriting your
> | data with new stuff, making the old stuff hard or impossible to recover.
> |
> | 2a. Take the hard drive out of the machine and take it to a pro to
> recover
> | your data.
> |
> | 2b. Spend a couple of hundred dollars or more for DECENT recovery
> software
> | (there's a lot of crap out there -- I use RTT), install it on someone
> else's
> | machine (or another of your own if you're so fortunate), install the
> problem
> | hard drive to that machine, and do the recovery.
> |
> | 2b addendum: Since the problem MIGHT have been caused by a virus (I
> don't
> | think so, but you never know), the BEST thing would be to build an
> entirely
> | new system to do the above, making sure to load it with good AV
> software.
> | Then, when the data recovery is done, destroy that system using a full
> | reformat, perhaps repartitioning it first and even running a wipe
> program
> on
> | it from a protected floppy boot or CD
> |
> | 3. After putting that hard drive back into the problem machine, you may
> need
> | to reinstall/repair some applications and even an OS or two, and the
> first
> | thing I'd do is to restore a Registry backup. Has anyone told you how to
> do
> | that yet?
> |
> | --
> | Gary S. Terhune
> | MS-MVP Shell/User
> | www.grystmill.com
> |
> | "Tom" <Tom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> | news:736F4EEF-3A55-4EC0-8491-F6906864B3A8@microsoft.com...
> | >
> | >
> | > "PCR" wrote:
> | >
> | >> Tom wrote:
> | >> | Pentium 3. win98se. Prgs, data files, Win 98 & 98se updates,
> just
> | >> | dissappeared from my hard drive. Ran scandisk, all ok, no bad
> sectors,
> | >> | nothing.
> | >>
> | >> (1) Where were these items located before they disappeared--
> | >> (a) All over the place?
> | >> (b) In discrete folders in C:partition?
> | >> (c) On a separate partition?
> | >> (d) On a separate computer to which you connect
> | >> through file sharing?
> | >>
> | >> (2) If in a discrete location, did everything there disappear,
> | >> or did some of it survive?
> | >>
> | >> (3) Did anything happen before they disappeared--
> | >> (a) A crash?
> | >> (b) A big install or uninstall?
> | >> (c) Were you online when it happened?
> | >
> | > PCR
> | > One large physical hard drive, partitioned into three,C:, D:, and E:.
> | > All missing on D:, One prg and all the data for it in about eight
> | > different
> | > folders and all of the win98 and win 98se updates in one folder.
> GONE?
> | >
> | > The prg with the activeX thing has been reinstalled and running.
> | >
> | >>
> | >> | Any ideas how this could happen? Other prgs wont load, get message
> | >> | "error '429'
> | >> | activeX compone cant create object ". Any help appreciated.
> | >>
> | >> ActiveX ususally is involved when accessing remote locations on the
> NET.
> | >> Are you online at the time & trying to access files in a shared
> folder?
> | >>
> | >> (1) Maybe update your virus defs & run a scan.
> | >> (2) Can it be one of these doing it...?...
> | >>
> | >>
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896358/en-us
> | >> MS05-026: A vulnerability in HTML Help could allow remote code
> execution
> | >>
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892675/en-us
> | >> Certain Web sites and HTML Help features may not work after you
> install
> | >> security update 896358 or security update 890175
> | >>
> | >> (3) Close all open programs, then...
> | >> "START button, Run, DXDiag"
> | >> That is the DirectX Diagnostic Tool. Does it have a message?
> | >>
> | >>
> | >> --
> | >> Thanks or Good Luck,
> | >> There may be humor in this post, and,
> | >> Naturally, you will not sue,
> | >> Should things get worse after this,
> | >> PCR
> | >> pcrrcp@netzero.net
> | >>
> | >>
> | >>
> |
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