In the event that your system crashes as described in my previous posts, you can take out your magic wand. But wait! Before you wave it, you must first place the Operating System CD into the computer, switch it on and the computer will boot. Also, before it boots, it may prompt you to boot from the CD by pressing “any key”. If it does that, press any key on the keyboard and the system will run. After a few seconds, it will prompt you to press “F2” in order to run “Automated System Recovery”. So watch out for that prompt. You don’t want to miss it! When it comes up, Press “F2” at which point the system will instruct you to put in the “Windows Automated System Recovery Disk” that you have made. Now you can wave your magic wand. Slip in the floppy. The computer will read the information and restore your system state settings, create a partial windows installation and use the backup to restore your computer to its previous state.
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Hi Collin,
ReplyDeleteI think the information you've provided is super. I'm going to copy or print this for safekeeping but I HOPE I NEVER HAVE TO USE IT, COLIN KARR!
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Thanks Lee. And I hope that it never comes to that! I also plan to chat about a powerful, free recovery program soon where data on a hard drive or flash drive, for example, is deleted and you want it back.
ReplyDeleteYou should have your magic wand handy, just in case. A computer can fail at anytime - without warning.