Solve : I found it!?

1.	Solve : I found it!?
Answer» After extensive searching on my desktop (literally a desktop), I finally found it on an old piece of paper. No one seemed to know about this, so I am posting it here for everyone's edification. To use restore from the DOS prompt: %SYSTEMROOT%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe This will save you multiple headaches when trying to retrieve a workable version of Windows. Write it down. Don't lose it like I did. But I would still appreciate a response to my "Three bootup options in XP" question below.I knew about this, but it is usually unecessary. it CAL also be accessed through Start->All Programs->Accessories->System tools->System Restore, and Safe mode, which prompts to start it. Either way, it only affects a single installation of windows ANYWAY and thus would have no bearing on multiple installed OS's.I never said anything about multiple OS's. You can address this function through the method you mentioned but you have to get into Windows to do it. This is through the DOS prompt only. It has saved me before, perhaps it will others too. Quote This is through the DOS prompt only. IE: a command window after windows has started. It won't work from recovery console. your multiple OS's were regarding your other thread, where you racked your brain for this "restore" DOS command. I personally thought you MIGHT have been thinking of RESTORE or RECOVER for MS-DOS, not a windows program such as rstrui. it's a useful reference if one cannot get explorer.exe started or can only start windows with the Safemode command prompt only. Which won't PROVIDE the prompt I mention (it's actually explorer.exe that starts and detects safe mode and offers to start system restore) But... one still needs to be able to at least start in safe-mode command prompt.

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After extensive searching on my desktop (literally a desktop), I finally found it on an old piece of paper.

No one seemed to know about this, so I am posting it here for everyone's edification.

To use restore from the DOS prompt: %SYSTEMROOT%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe

This will save you multiple headaches when trying to retrieve a workable version of Windows. Write it down. Don't lose it like I did.

But I would still appreciate a response to my "Three bootup options in XP" question below.I knew about this, but it is usually unecessary. it CAL also be accessed through Start->All Programs->Accessories->System tools->System Restore, and Safe mode, which prompts to start it.

Either way, it only affects a single installation of windows ANYWAY and thus would have no bearing on multiple installed OS's.I never said anything about multiple OS's.

You can address this function through the method you mentioned but you have to get into Windows to do it. This is through the DOS prompt only.

It has saved me before, perhaps it will others too. Quote

This is through the DOS prompt only.

IE: a command window after windows has started. It won't work from recovery console.

your multiple OS's were regarding your other thread, where you racked your brain for this "restore" DOS command. I personally thought you MIGHT have been thinking of RESTORE or RECOVER for MS-DOS, not a windows program such as rstrui.

it's a useful reference if one cannot get explorer.exe started or can only start windows with the Safemode command prompt only. Which won't PROVIDE the prompt I mention (it's actually explorer.exe that starts and detects safe mode and offers to start system restore)

But... one still needs to be able to at least start in safe-mode command prompt.

Solve : I found it!?

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