I suggest if his PC is unusable to reinstall....he may lose some pron email
and pics...but anyone creating real work already knows how to do backups.
Unless he is 12, then you can probably help him.
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"Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall@xxxxxx_mvps.com> wrote in message
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> "Hobbes" <Hobbes@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:g1d2h9$jsg$1@xxxxxx Quote:
>> sfc / scannow never works...only a lunatic offers that as a suggestion.
>> It is a broken piece of crap.
>> With my backups, and installation disk...I would be already up and
>> running....as maybe the OP already is.
>> But...I know how to use a PC....And MVP cut and paste answers are beyomd
>> actual usage.
>> SFC.... what a useless three letter word
>>
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>> Hobbes
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>> "Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall@xxxxxx_mvps.com> wrote in message
>> news:OnyGLssvIHA.2292@xxxxxx Quote:
>>> "Hobbes" <Hobbes@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:g1d03a$c0o$1@xxxxxx
>>>> Its a MVP ... not really sure what they "know".
>>>> Not much, from what I see.
>>>> They can copy and paste...must be that online course they took.
>>>> Or they use Video Doctor...or PC doctor...whatever that rediculous
>>>> course on TV is.
>>>> They are funny...give them that.
>>>>
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>>>> Hobbes
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>>>> "philo" <philo@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>> news:u152lWsvIHA.5472@xxxxxx
>>>>>
>>>>> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>>> news:OOZ$9eqvIHA.552@xxxxxx
>>>>>> Classic example of what may happen if one uses a
>>>>>> so-called registry cleaner. All you can do now is
>>>>>> reformat the hard drive and reinstall Windows Vista.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> That's an absurd answer!
>>>>> Chances are a system restore will un-do the damage.
>>>>> It's certainly the first thing to try
>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Carey Frisch
>>>>>> Microsoft MVP
>>>>>> Windows Desktop Experience -
>>>>>> Windows Vista Enthusiast
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Cluelessnoob" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:180a08b01e33c61de46f556656ae9abc@xxxxxx-gateway.com...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I installed a new registry cleaner, RegCure I think, ran it, cleaned
>>>>>> like 12k errors, more than I thought I should have, turned off my
>>>>>> computer and went to bed. I come back and its acting like windows
>>>>>> 2000!
>>>>>> None of the services are working, I can't access the backups I made,
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> I can't use the system restore because the... host program wont
>>>>>> respond,
>>>>>> or something... I ran safe mode and got SOME of the drivers working
>>>>>> again, as I thought I would, so it sort of seems my computer has
>>>>>> amnesia... Does anyone know how I can get more services to work
>>>>>> without
>>>>>> reformatting my computer? I wouldnt mind that if i could even get the
>>>>>> disk drives to work... Help would be greatly appreciated.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Cluelessnoob
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> OK, so what do you suggest that the OP does next?
>>>
>>> Maybe place his drive in another machine and get his important files off
>>> of it?
>>>
>>> Then maybe run sfc /scannow being as system restore is crippled?
>>>
>>> Trouble is that SFC can only do so much, do you agree?
>>>
>>> Now what? Use his complete system backup?
>>>
>>> Maybe you should ask if the OP has one?
>>>
>>> Doubtful though, because the OP would have tried that already..
>>>
>>> I started the ball rolling.. now you finish by giving the OP an idea of
>>> what he can do. Carey has already suggested something, most likely what
>>> the OP will have to do.
>>>
>>>
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>>> >> >
>
> SFC doesn't fix a lot of things, and when used to fix problems beyond its
> range, it seems not to work at all. no real fault of SFC, eh..
>
> Your backups and installation media will be of less use to the OP than
> SFC, so what do you suggest the OP does?
>
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