Unable To Open Back Up File After Reformatting The System?
Jan 7, 2007
After formatting my new 120-gig outboard hard drive to NFTS,I backed up my entire C: drive - and yes, it did take ten hours - and I now have a 20-gig Windows .bkf file.I'd like to be able to open the file and see - and perhaps use - the contents if I do something dumb. I tried opening it using the suggested XP backup utility, but while it does seem to be able to return the the backup to the C: drive, it apparently doesn't 'unzip' the file for examination
Can anyone advise me on formating or reformating my hard drive. I am running windows xp pro and have a 20 gb maxtor hard drive. This is formatted as NTFS as one partition. I tried from windows explore and from my computer. I also tried to change to 32 bit partition. Can I do this with fdisk, if so how?
I recently switched back to XP after using Ubuntu for a couple years. I had no problems reformatting back to NTFS from XFS, no problems on install, but when I start up I have no sound, and no connection to the internet or to my other machine (which is also an XP machine).When I check the hardware my audio and ethernet come up yellow. I think the audio gives me a code 10 and the ethernet gives a code 28 (I could be wrong about the code 28 I didn't write it down). Now the really odd thing about this is that I put in my Ubuntu live CD and booted Ubuntu up, and right away I had audio and internet running straight from the live CD so I know the hardware must be good. I'm actually posting this from firefox running off of my live CD.I even tried installing a different ethernet card (the one I am using is integrated on the MOBO) and it recognizes it but won't let me get a connection.
Just few days ago this was working very well, now suddenly it has responding as mentioned below. When i try to open the swf file locally saved from IE 7. i get message box in IE telling as followed. Title: File Download. Do you want to open or save this file? with Open Save and Cancel options. And am unable to view any flash content online too.
I keep getting a message that says unable to uninstall when I am in add or remove program. It says "could not open instal.log file". I am totally confused. I recently had to do a system restore (lost my CD burner??) so I could get it back. That is working fine now, but now this problem.
im not able loginto my window it keeps logging me back out it happned after i restarted my computer from a few 'tweaks' i followed through Internet i think i might of accidently changed some important settings by accident i tried reformatting but it wont detect my hd at first it wasnt booting from the cd so i changed the boot device from first boot - floppy sec boot - hdd-0 third boot - cdrom to first boot - cdrom sec boot - hdd-0 third boot - floppy
I am trying to do a repair on IE 6.0 but I cannot get into windows add remove programs. I keep getting the error posted in the subject line. It tell me to contact the system admin. I am the Admin. I am running XP home with sp2 installed. The trouble seemed to start when I unistalled Mozilla Firefox!
I have some minor glitches in my system. I've been thinking about reformating the HD and reinstalling XP Pro. 2 questions: 1st is; if I back up my HD and then do a restore after reinstalling the os, won't I just restore the glitches I'm trying to get rid of? 2nd question; Since I've never done a reinstall and restore; will all my programs be restored just as if they have been installed (Drivers, programs, etc.); or do I have to reinstall all my programs and then do a restore so I get all the data that changed after they were installed?
when this problem occurs, when you move the mouse around, like in circles, it stops every now and then for a millisecond.then, when you play music or video, it also skips every now and then.i never had this problem before. it started 2 months ago and i have to restart my computer everytime it happens.i guessed that this is a memory problem because it happens when....azureus (torrent downloader) finishes a file and goes to seeding it i'm running azureus, yahoo messenger, i have ragnarok game open (vending) all at the same time#2 + watching videos see, this happens randomly. sometimes, i can open azureus, yahoo messenger, ragnarok and still watch a video with no problems.i don't want to resort to reformatting my drive yet so i
Hi,when I go to Control panel>add or remove programs>add/remove window components,I get an error message saying"setup was unable to open information file sidebar.inf"
I bought my Dell 4700 about 6 months ago and was just going through the discs that came with it. I remembered that the Dell did not come with a Windows XP install disc in case I need to re-format. Is this normal? There is an option under Start....Accessories....System Tools to create OS backup disc. Is that what I need to make a disc or should it have came with one?
I cannot open msconfig on my computer! Whenever I type in "msconfig" in the Run box, it says it cannot find it.And whenever I open System Information, it says that I need to start the service "Help and Support", but in the Services, there is no "Help and Support". I use SIW now, but I still wanna know why it won't work.
when I type in config in the run minue to open system configuration utility for xp configuration start tab does not appear therefore I can't get to the programs to uncheck the ones i want to disable. I get a system config folder. Is there any other way to open system configuration utility programs?
When I put in a CD Rom disk and I try to run a program there is an error window and it sais,"16 bit Windows Subsystem C:WINDOWSSYSTEM32AUTOEXEC.NT. The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Chose 'close' to terminate the application." Than there are two buttons Close and Ignore.When I click Ignore nothing happens.When I click Close nothing happens too.This only happens to a couple of my CD's, not all.They worked before but now they don't.
I have a USB 512-meg flash drive; brand new, outta the box. I used it on my computer at home with no problem--I plug it in, the computer recognizes it and it shows as another drive. However, my computer at work recognizes it and says "your device is ready to use" but it doesn't show up as a drive so I can't get into it. I've done the whole "troubleshoot" bit to no avail.Is there a way I can go to it manually or...? How can I see it so I can double click on it and get to the contents?
I was wondering if anyone can help with reformatting my hard drive. I am looking to reformat and install a clean xp. I have already transfered my files to an external drive. I was wondering if there is a;website if anyone has instructions how to re-format and clean install whats the difference when doing it from windows xp cd or a boot from windows 98?
Recently, I tried to open a very large file into Photoshop. It froze, and my computer crashed, so I restarted it by turning off and on the power. When it started up, it was normal, but it got to that screen that tells you that it was shut down incorrectly, and asks if you want to go into safe mode, normal mode, last good configuration, etc.When I go into normal mode (or last good configuration), it gets to the Windows Startup screen (flag w/ green bars moving below), but then the computer just restarts itself.
virus seems like to attack system volume information..what is system volume information?my antivirus(bit defender) can't delete virus contains in it.so how i managed to remove virus that infect system volume information?
A week after updating to most current Windows SP1critical updates (its only change I can think of) I happen to notice that I cannot run a disk error check, I am told that its a NTFS file system and Win cannot open volume for check. Also when I start computer I have to log on with my password every. I have tried to eliminate the password requirement to no avail. I cannot return to pre-update status with System Restore because its been a week and there is too much new data in the system. This is a free standing desktop PC. Can anyone help with these two things? I hope so as I do my error check regularly and find it frustrating to have to log on every time I restart .
help me after scanning my computer with avg i get this warning: "Windows cannot find "COCUME~1ADMINI~1LOCALS~1Tempservices.exe".Make sure you typed the same corrently, and then try again. To search for a file, click the start button, and then click Search.Ok. I want to get rid of this Warning. It appears on desk top whenever i startup computer. My friend tells me it is to do with regedit.
Can someone please help me with reformating my windows. i dont have the original windows cd because this computer was given to me and there is nothing that i want on there.
I have a Toshiba Protege laptop, at boot up I get the error message'Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:windows system 32configsystem It suggests trying a repair from windows CD.When I boot to windows xp pro cd, there is no option to repair, only option is new install I also have bootable cd with a load of tools on, I have tried running chkdsk and it says the disk is RAW.
Last access time stampsXP automatically updates the date and time stamp with information about the last time you accessed a file. Not only does it mark the file, but it also updates the directory the file is located in as well as any directories above it. If you have a large hard drive with many subdirectories on it, this updating can slow down your system.To disable the updating, start the Registry Editor by selecting Run from the Start menu, typing regedit in the Open text box, and clicking OK.
When the Registry Editor window opens, navigate through the left pane until you get to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControl SetControlFilesystemIn the right pane, look for the value named NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate. If the value exists, it's probably set to 0. To change the value, double-click it. You'll then see the Edit DWORD Value screen. Enter 1 in the Value Data field and click OK.If the value doesn't exist, you'll need to add it. Select New | DWORD Value from the Edit menu.
I am trying to back up my docs and system when I do on either the wizard or the advanced mode-it still tells me "the back up file name could not be used: "Eackup.bkf" " please ensure that it is a valid path and the you have sufficent access."
when ever i start any video application it shows that something has gone wrong and prog is to be closed,and pror closes everything on desktop closes and disappear only to reappear again after some time.
I was having this problem on my old install of XP, which desperately needed a new install. In any case, I'm now using a freshly installed version of XP, and everything has been running perfectly for about 2 weeks. Suddenly, this one problem reappears: The File Open / Save As dialog box (aka Windows Common Control / comctl32.dll) takes forever to open (20 seconds to 60 seconds). I just did a chkdsk and defrag, and that did not solve the problem. Also, there are no network drives connected which could be slowing things down. This happens in both MS programs (such as Notepad) and 3rd party programs (such as Firefox).
