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huckleberryhound

Devout Agnostic.

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07 Apr 11

huckleberryhound

Devout Agnostic.

DZ-015

Joined: 12 Oct 05
Moves: 42584

07 Apr 11

My computer just screwed up on me for no reason. After the start screen (with the windows logo) it fails to show the login screen saying there is a bad image.

This is a total pain.

Is there a way of fixing without using the recovery disc? I'm sure there was a way to restore from a previous point, but i forgot how to do it....any help appreciated.

Huck

Sahuaro

old pueblo

Joined: 03 Apr 11
Moves: 17421

07 Apr 11

Accessories -> System tools -> System restore

but that only works if you can get on. There's supposed to be something you can do while it's booting, but I forget what.

HandyAndy

Read a book!

Joined: 23 Sep 06
Moves: 18677

07 Apr 11

Originally posted by Sahuaro
Accessories -> System tools -> System restore

but that only works if you can get on. There's supposed to be something you can do while it's booting, but I forget what.

Pray.

SmookieP

Lead, Follow, or..

Saint Petersburg, FL

Joined: 17 Aug 06
Moves: 135502

07 Apr 11

Originally posted by huckleberryhound
My computer just screwed up on me for no reason. After the start screen (with the windows logo) it fails to show the login screen saying there is a bad image.

This is a total pain.

Is there a way of fixing without using the recovery disc? I'm sure there was a way to restore from a previous point, but i forgot how to do it....any help appreciated.

Huck

Windows Vista, if I'm not mistaken lets you go back to a date where things were working.

Nordlys

The sky

Joined: 05 Apr 05
Moves: 10385

07 Apr 11

Originally posted by huckleberryhound
My computer just screwed up on me for no reason. After the start screen (with the windows logo) it fails to show the login screen saying there is a bad image.

This is a total pain.

Is there a way of fixing without using the recovery disc? I'm sure there was a way to restore from a previous point, but i forgot how to do it....any help appreciated.

Huck

You'll have to convince your computer that the image isn't that bad. Not an easy task.

mlprior

Joined: 23 Mar 06
Moves: 20827

07 Apr 11

Originally posted by huckleberryhound
My computer just screwed up on me for no reason. After the start screen (with the windows logo) it fails to show the login screen saying there is a bad image.

This is a total pain.

Is there a way of fixing without using the recovery disc? I'm sure there was a way to restore from a previous point, but i forgot how to do it....any help appreciated.

Huck

If your computer is screwed up, how are you posting this?

Hmmmmmmm

😠

Sahuaro

old pueblo

Joined: 03 Apr 11
Moves: 17421

07 Apr 11

Originally posted by Nordlys
You'll have to convince your computer that the image isn't that bad. Not an easy task.

Ah. The image really isn't bad; it just had a rough childhood.

huckleberryhound

Devout Agnostic.

DZ-015

Joined: 12 Oct 05
Moves: 42584

07 Apr 11

Originally posted by mlprior
If your computer is screwed up, how are you posting this?

Hmmmmmmm

😠

Using the wife's laptop, angry puss 😛

Of course, if i had marked the recovery disk as "put in an obvious place in case of emergencies" when we moved to the new house,this would not be a big problem.

huckleberryhound

Devout Agnostic.

DZ-015

Joined: 12 Oct 05
Moves: 42584

07 Apr 11

Got it back. Found the disk but not the box. I'm lucky that a restore point worked, or i'dve been in big trouble. Need to find the box just in case.

mikelom

Ajarn

Wat?

Joined: 16 Aug 05
Moves: 76863

07 Apr 11

Originally posted by huckleberryhound
Got it back. Found the disk but not the box. I'm lucky that a restore point worked, or i'dve been in big trouble. Need to find the box just in case.

Are u going to restore the garden?

Let it grow, let it grow; thru the grass, 'cross the snow.

Restore points are normally where trojans hide.

You bring them back. 😉

-m.

huckleberryhound

Devout Agnostic.

DZ-015

Joined: 12 Oct 05
Moves: 42584

07 Apr 11

Originally posted by mikelom
Are u going to restore the garden?

Let it grow, let it grow; thru the grass, 'cross the snow.

Restore points are normally where trojans hide.

You bring them back. 😉

-m.

If bringing back the trojan is the cost of getting my videos out and playing my games...then trojaway.

If AVG doesn't catch it, there's not a lot i can do anyway.