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bhupati
Apr 25, 2008, 10:29 PM
Dear Sir,

When I restored my computer it was showing the system can't be restored.Sir my OS is XP
Service pack 2 and I want to know what is the problem that it is not restoring.Sir tell me something about Corrupted files because when I told this problem to one of my bosom friend he told it due to some of your auto run file has corrupted.After booting the system
Immediately when I try to open "My Computer" it is searching the icons of disk drives and it
Coming after 4/5 minutes.Sir I am very depressed that I am not able to getting all the data access of my computer system soon.Also in the notificatoin area the anti virus icon ,option
For internet icons are coming after 4/5 minutes

progunr
Apr 26, 2008, 10:49 AM
Does your computer have the "system recovery" partition installed?

This is a common option on HP/Compaq computers and allows you to recover the computer to it's "out of box" state.

If you can't eliminate this specific problem, I would back up anything you HAVE to have, keeping in mind that if you backup the corrupted file, when you re-install the backup, you will create the same problem again.

Once you do the backup, if you do it, open the recovery console and choose advanced options, destructive recovery.

This will reformat the computer, wipe everything out, and you will be starting over as if you just purchased it.

Good Luck.

boredINmind
Apr 28, 2008, 05:25 AM
Good Answer, I disagree with your sig. you are a pretty good expert!

boredINmind
Apr 28, 2008, 05:37 AM
Progunr stole the words out of my mouth, Follow their advice!

ScottGem
Apr 28, 2008, 05:44 AM
Actually I have to caution you against using progunr's advice AT THIS POINT! There may come a time when you will have to use it, but you should try some other things first. The reason is that, as he said, this restores your PC to its out of box condition. This means all your data, any programs you have installed, and any settings you have customized will be wiped out.

The first thing is to tell us the EXACT error message you are getting then you try a System Restore. While it may mean nothing to you, it may give us a clue as to the problem.

Second, have you run anti-virus and anti-spyware scans? Its hard to tell but from your explanation it appears that you can boot, but its very slow. You also need to do a Disk Cleanup.

Try these things and report back the results.