No windows restore tab

On Thu, 10 Apr 2003 12:03:40 -0700, "W. Vassar"
wrote:

I just got a new computer and had the techician install
WinXP upgrade. When I went to check out the restore
function, there isn't one. I clicked on restore and got
this error message: "rstrui.exe -- entry point not
found. The procedure entry point
RemoteAssistancePrepareSystemRestore could not be located
in the dynamic link library WINSTA.dll." I went to the
system properties menu to make sure the restore function
was activated, but there was no System Resore tab.
Nothing. It seems that it somehow wasn't installed. I
know there is a way to extract files from the WinXP CDROM-
-e.g., to replace a damaged file--but I don't know how to
use it. What should I do? Wes

Wes,

you could try a repair.

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Boot the WinXP CD, run a repair installation. You will need your Product
Key for this, these are the steps:

1. Insert the Windows XP CD into your computer's CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM
drive.
2. Restart your computer. If you have to, change the BIOS settings to start
from the CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive, and then restart your computer
again.
3. At the "Welcome to Setup" page, press ENTER.
4. Press F8 to accept the Licensing Agreement.
5. Use the arrow keys to select the installation of Windows XP that you
want to repair, and then press R to start the automatic repair process.
6. When Setup is completed, activate Windows XP.

(Thanks to Rick Rogers for this.)
***

I have never done one, so I do not know if it repairs just what it finds
installed, or if it repairs everything. I hope that one of the XP gurus who
is listening in will tell us both.

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wrmst rgrds
Robin Bignall

Remote Hertfordshire
England

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