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Solve : Recover files from 'recycle bin' using cmd prompt?

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Hi, im new here and I am having trouble with my computer.

Long story short - I deleted a file (is now in the recycle bin) from my C drive and now I am unable to start windows. I can access the COMMAND prompt, so I was WONDERING if I could recover the file from the recycle bin using that. Any help :-?cam_s1..... Do you have any idea which file you deleted ?
Have you tried to boot up in safe mode ?
What operating system are you using ?


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cam_s1..... Do you have any idea which file you deleted ?
Have you tried to boot up in safe mode ?
What operating system are you using?

Yes I know exactly which file i deleted (and what directory it is located in)
Yes I have tried to boot in safe mode but it comes up with the same MESSAGE as when trying to use normal mode
Operating system: Windows 98 Second Edition

EDIT: by the way the file is: C:\WINDOWS\system\VMM32\IOS.VXD

Another solution could be by someone else posting this file (in a ZIP file) so I could copy it to its original location and hope that it works.Before you attempt to recover a file from the Recyle Bin please READ this.

You cannot recover your file using its original path/filename as it will have been renamed.

Try running SFC from the command prompt, it might work.

Good luck

Yes it WORKED. thanks for that info on the recycle bin.

I opened the directory of the 'hidden' recycled folder and the file was sitting right there, so I copied and renamed back to its orginal place and eureka! it workedCam_s1 - thanks for getting back to us with your good news, most posters don't come back to let us know if our suggestions were successful or not.

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