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Hi
Trying to fix a friend of mine's computer that is running windows me. I moved the user dat file to a folder I named Pat's and I cant seem to move it back using dos cant do much at all in windows without it. Can anybody tell me how to move it back, its a hidden file, before she finds out what I did to her computer. Thanks Pat |
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Running SCANREG /RESTORE from a DOS prompt after booting to DOS with a
floppy might help if one of the five backed up copies of the registry offered for restoration predates the problem. If more than one, choose the most recent prior to the problem. -- Mike Maltby Bart wrote: boot to DOS cd \path_to_normal_location_of_user.dat\ attrib -s -r -h user.dat copy user.dat user.old cd \path_to_Pat's_folder attrib -s -r -h user.dat copy user.dat \path_to_normal_location_of_user.dat\ Not sure if this is gonna help you repairing Windows though. |
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Op Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:03:21 -0400 schreef "Pat"
: Hi Trying to fix a friend of mine's computer that is running windows me. I moved the user dat file to a folder I named Pat's and I cant seem to move it back using dos cant do much at all in windows without it. Can anybody tell me how to move it back, its a hidden file, before she finds out what I did to her computer. Thanks Pat boot to DOS cd \path_to_normal_location_of_user.dat\ attrib -s -r -h user.dat copy user.dat user.old cd \path_to_Pat's_folder attrib -s -r -h user.dat copy user.dat \path_to_normal_location_of_user.dat\ Not sure if this is gonna help you repairing Windows though. Bart -- Bart Broersma (ff _ANTISPAM_ wegpoetsen uit dit adres natuurlijk) |
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Mike M wrote:
Running SCANREG /RESTORE from a DOS prompt after booting to DOS with a floppy might help if one of the five backed up copies of the registry offered for restoration predates the problem. If more than one, choose the most recent prior to the problem. Going by the subject I had thought the OP was posting a list of Windows ME dos. Expected a subsequent post of Win ME don'ts. Who knew it was DOS ? w MowGreen [MVP 2003-2009] =============== *-343-* FDNY Never Forgotten =============== |
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"Bart" wrote in message ... Op Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:03:21 -0400 schreef "Pat" : boot to DOS cd \path_to_normal_location_of_user.dat\ attrib -s -r -h user.dat copy user.dat user.old cd \path_to_Pat's_folder attrib -s -r -h user.dat copy user.dat \path_to_normal_location_of_user.dat\ Not sure if this is gonna help you repairing Windows though. Thanks for all the info guys but I still cant get it to work. About the only dos commands I can get to work are the dir command with the ah to find the file I can see it but I cant move it. Cant get the attrib comand to work I was going to copy it to the Windows folder where it was to begin with but no luck so far. Wish I could get to DOS shell its a little easier to manupulate. Ive been playing with it most of the day maybe Ill try again tomorrow. Posted this last nite but I posted it as an answer to the question I asked. Cant find it anywhere. Are the microsoft ng's in fact in a fritz ? thanks Pat |
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What EXACT error did you see when you ran SCANREG /RESTORE for the DOS
prompt? Do this and you will have no need to use ATTRIB or COPY as scanreg will do everything for you. Cant find it anywhere. Are the microsoft ng's in fact in a fritz ? No, working fine and you posted your message as a reply to Bart's post and not to your own however that could have been an earlier message if you posted it twice. The problem could be if you are using the Communities feature in Windows Mail, something that rarely works as intended and often seems to cause messages to go missing. -- Mike Maltby Pat wrote: Thanks for all the info guys but I still cant get it to work. About the only dos commands I can get to work are the dir command with the ah to find the file I can see it but I cant move it. Cant get the attrib comand to work I was going to copy it to the Windows folder where it was to begin with but no luck so far. Wish I could get to DOS shell its a little easier to manupulate. Ive been playing with it most of the day maybe Ill try again tomorrow. Posted this last nite but I posted it as an answer to the question I asked. Cant find it anywhere. Are the microsoft ng's in fact in a fritz ? N |
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"Mike M" wrote in message ... What EXACT error did you see when you ran SCANREG /RESTORE for the DOS prompt? Do this and you will have no need to use ATTRIB or COPY as scanreg will do everything for you. Mike, I just retried it, it says Bad command or filename I tried it about 10 times once with a space between the prompt once without once in caps onee in lower case once with a back slash once with a forward slash once with a space between scanreg and the forward slash it keeps telling me Bad comand or filename. Pat |
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Did you leave the space between SCANREG and /RESTORE as in SCANREG /RESTORE?
Harry. "Pat" wrote in message ... "Mike M" wrote in message ... What EXACT error did you see when you ran SCANREG /RESTORE for the DOS prompt? Do this and you will have no need to use ATTRIB or COPY as scanreg will do everything for you. Mike, I just retried it, it says Bad command or filename I tried it about 10 times once with a space between the prompt once without once in caps onee in lower case once with a back slash once with a forward slash once with a space between scanreg and the forward slash it keeps telling me Bad comand or filename. Pat |
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Yes, I tried it just about every way possible, with a space without space.
Pat "webster72n" wrote in message ... Did you leave the space between SCANREG and /RESTORE as in SCANREG /RESTORE? Harry. "Pat" wrote in message ... "Mike M" wrote in message ... What EXACT error did you see when you ran SCANREG /RESTORE for the DOS prompt? Do this and you will have no need to use ATTRIB or COPY as scanreg will do everything for you. Mike, I just retried it, it says Bad command or filename I tried it about 10 times once with a space between the prompt once without once in caps onee in lower case once with a back slash once with a forward slash once with a space between scanreg and the forward slash it keeps telling me Bad comand or filename. Pat |
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I see now you did say to have tried that.
You also said it is a hidden file. Did you think to 'unhide' your files, by any chance? "Pat" wrote in message ... Yes, I tried it just about every way possible, with a space without space. Pat "webster72n" wrote in message ... Did you leave the space between SCANREG and /RESTORE as in SCANREG /RESTORE? Harry. "Pat" wrote in message ... "Mike M" wrote in message ... What EXACT error did you see when you ran SCANREG /RESTORE for the DOS prompt? Do this and you will have no need to use ATTRIB or COPY as scanreg will do everything for you. Mike, I just retried it, it says Bad command or filename I tried it about 10 times once with a space between the prompt once without once in caps onee in lower case once with a back slash once with a forward slash once with a space between scanreg and the forward slash it keeps telling me Bad comand or filename. Pat |
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