[ale] OT: Windows Setup message

[Matt Magee]

In Win 98 there is a system recovery program in the \tools\sysrec\ folder
called pcrestor.bat  You can run that to "restore" system files.  That will
roll the system files back to the original setup.  Usually, this causes
other problems, but at least it makes the PC bootable to restore a backup.

Also, there is the System file checker SFC.EXE that can help you restore
system files one at a time from the install CD.

I am not sure if you could get the same result by running \WIN98\setup.exe
off the CD.  It would be a shame to actually follow the directions and trash
the sysem, wouldn't it?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Adrin" <haswes at mindspring.com>
To: ale at ale.org
To: "Chris Fowler" <cfowler at outpostsentinel.com>; <ale at ale.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2002 2:58 PM
Subject: RE: [ale] OT: Windows Setup message


> Some versions of windows the setup.exe options that would allow you to
just
> reinstall system files, mostly the .dll files I think.  It may do
something
> with the registry file also.
>
> It is funny how Microsoft can even write in buggy software for their on OS
> sometimes. Kind of makes you wonder if they use it.
>
> Adrin
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Fowler [mailto:cfowler at outpostsentinel.com]
> Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 5:32 PM
> To: ale at ale.org
> Subject: [ale] OT: Windows Setup message
>
> I just got a message on a PC that says:  "Invalid Device Driver VxD...
> Please run Windows Setup to correct the problem.  Whay does it not say.
> "Please resinstall windows."  I see no option that corrects these types of
> errors.
>
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