help help help im new and plz help me asp this is serious

[dude27]

my computer won't go into any of my files it just goes you program not found its dun it to everything word,acsess, everything what do i do plz im beging you plz help soon as possible i have n i.t project that has to be handed in like in three days

[sea69]

try typing scanreg / restore in a DOS prompt and going back to the day before this happened.

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[dude27]

i did it but it said program not found when i entered it. im usin windows 98. theres got to be sumthing else i can do help

[sea69]

it's there, you just didn't type it right.

try it from your boot menu- (press F8 to get there)

and choose Option 6- Command prompt Only

then type: scanreg /restore

only go back to ONE day prior to this event.

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[dude27]

yeh it starts sayin sumthin like ?; display usage
back up
restor
fix
is that it and if it is what do i do next

[sea69]

restore is what you want to try 1st.

that doesn't work try "fix"

then go get updated virus definitions and run a scan!

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[dude27]

what do you mean there were all typed under each other. i mean what am i supposed to right to do all this

[sea69]

I have never seen what you describe.

try highlighting "restore" and press enter




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[dude27]

this is what it says exactly after if typed scanreg / restore in ms dos prompt.
(option)
?:displays usage
backup: backup the registry and related syst configuration files.
restore: chose a backup to roster
fix: repair the registry
comment= "<comment>"
adds the specified comment to the CAB file while backing up


and thats what it says plz help me out here what do i do

[dude27]

PLZ HURRY I LIVE IN ENGLAND AND I RELLY NEED TO GET STARTED ON THIS PROJECT SOO ANYTHIN THAT MAY HELP ILL EXEPT

[sea69]

I just rebooted into win98 for the first time in a month and tried it.

from within windows in a DOS prompt it would NOT restore- error message said it HAD to be done from true DOS.
(before windows loads)

I then did it as I outlined above from Command prompt only and got the regular blue screen, and options to choose different dates/cab files to restore to.

can you type RESTORE there?


also please chill out- one of my colleagues will hopefully try another approach and be able to help, caps are not needed.

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[dude27]

O NO I HAD THE CAP'S LEFT ON FROM MS DOS .DORRY OK DUDE IM NOT TECNIQLY MINDED LIKE U SO COULD U DUM IT DOWN A LIL PUT IT IN MY TURMS. CUSE IVE GOTTA TELL U I AINT THAT BRAINNY

[dude27]

dude r u still there

[dude27]

dude if you find out what to do leave it here and ill check it tomorow and thats the same for anybody that can help my situation out. plz hurry i need replys by 2moro.

ps thanx 4 helping
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[mjc]

If you typed scanreg/restore (notice that there is no space between the "g" in scanreg and the "/") or some other way than scanreg /restore (it must have one and only one space between the "g" and the "/") it might come up with what you described...the list of optional switches that you can run scanreg with...

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[sea69]

some of you may remember here lately all the debate about how this command will work without the sp_ace in the command so I didn't stress the SPACE being needed as I always used to.

If running the command: scanreg_/restore from booting to Command Prompt Only - (option 6 by pressing F8 at boot BEFORE windows starts)

with the _ between scanreg_/restore do not type in the _ it is just there to signify a spa ce.

get it??


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[Paul Komski]

Dude; maybe scanreg /restore has worked OK for you but I note that:-

my computer won't go into any of my files it just goes you program not found its dun it to everything word,acsess,

The above only mentions office programs specifically. Are there any programs like Internet Explorer and Notepad that do open correctly. Is everything actually everything or are there exceptions. If it is ONLY office programs then I would try reinstalling office.

If you are still not sorted-out give us a few more details of what your pc is doing/not doing and how/when this started.

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