I am glad most you found value, I most certainly did too. I have never had the misfortune of doing this but I if I get a USB drive with all the system recovery data then it will save me a lot of effort and potentially a lot of money. Thank you everybody. Stay blessed and keep spreading the Love.
I was able to follow the steps mentioned then later on my pc says that SYSTEM RESTORE UNSUCCESSFUL because it was not able to access a file due to anti virus. It further states that i need to temporarily disable the Anti-virus. Do you have any idea how to do so?
Thanks in advance for your reply..
What would you do if you had all of these:
1. I have a full, recent backup image.
2. I have a recent System Repair Disc.
3. My current/damaged version of Windows is not bootable.
4. My BIOS is locked, so I can never change the boot order.
5. My BIOS is currently set to “HD boot” only.
Surely too late for Julie Jackil but for others who could read this message, on some laptops with the bios locked, there is a key on the keyboard to temporary override the boot order, you must do it again every time you want to change the Boot order. For example, on my laptop it’s F9.
In my case, to boot one time from a device other than the default device specified in Boot Order, I restart the computer and press F9 when the F10 = Setup message appears on the screen. When POST is completed, a list of bootable devices is displayed. Use the arrow keys to select a device and press the Enter key.
i can no longer log in. this has been going on for a little while. How do i get my google apps back? These apps are gone from the bottom of the screen. My laptop is a chromebook.
hi,
I never logged in on my laptop as an admin so there is no account.
Is there another solution, because apparently to repair I need an admin account!
Thank you
Steph, you *are* missing something. If you go back and read the info under the first heading “How to Start System Restore Using Advanced Boot Options in Windows 8 & Windows 8” you will see you need to use a different computer to create a boot disk/flash drive and then use it to get into Windows on your own computer.
Great write up! I’ve had the misfortune of getting a lot of viruses and computer failures in the past, both software and hardware and so was always on the lookout for ways to save my computer. Having said that, this was one of the major frustrations I had with System Restore, along with the mysteriously disappearing restore points. There are software programs however that are able to restore one’s computer – I can attest to this, I’m saying this from my personal experience – even when Windows fails. Try reboot restore rx. Don’t mean to spam, but just wanted to share my experience with others.
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I am glad most you found value, I most certainly did too. I have never had the misfortune of doing this but I if I get a USB drive with all the system recovery data then it will save me a lot of effort and potentially a lot of money. Thank you everybody. Stay blessed and keep spreading the Love.
NONE OF THIS WORKS FOR ME AS C DRIVE WAS STOLEN OFF THE NETWORK …NOW WHAT?
I was able to follow the steps mentioned then later on my pc says that SYSTEM RESTORE UNSUCCESSFUL because it was not able to access a file due to anti virus. It further states that i need to temporarily disable the Anti-virus. Do you have any idea how to do so?
Thanks in advance for your reply..
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What would you do if you had all of these:
1. I have a full, recent backup image.
2. I have a recent System Repair Disc.
3. My current/damaged version of Windows is not bootable.
4. My BIOS is locked, so I can never change the boot order.
5. My BIOS is currently set to “HD boot” only.
Surely too late for Julie Jackil but for others who could read this message, on some laptops with the bios locked, there is a key on the keyboard to temporary override the boot order, you must do it again every time you want to change the Boot order. For example, on my laptop it’s F9.
In my case, to boot one time from a device other than the default device specified in Boot Order, I restart the computer and press F9 when the F10 = Setup message appears on the screen. When POST is completed, a list of bootable devices is displayed. Use the arrow keys to select a device and press the Enter key.
Can it be used on your own computer and if so how do you start it? Jut put it in the drive and it automatically does the job?
i can no longer log in. this has been going on for a little while. How do i get my google apps back? These apps are gone from the bottom of the screen. My laptop is a chromebook.
I can’t log in and have no admin acct so what can be done?
hi,
I never logged in on my laptop as an admin so there is no account.
Is there another solution, because apparently to repair I need an admin account!
Thank you
Unfortunately I cannot log into windows to get to the start menu…so none of these solutions appear to work (unless I am completely missing something?)
Do you have any advice on “How to Start System Restore When You Can No Longer Log Into Windows?”
Steph, you *are* missing something. If you go back and read the info under the first heading “How to Start System Restore Using Advanced Boot Options in Windows 8 & Windows 8” you will see you need to use a different computer to create a boot disk/flash drive and then use it to get into Windows on your own computer.
I never set a password for my computer is there a default password I can put in?
Great write up! I’ve had the misfortune of getting a lot of viruses and computer failures in the past, both software and hardware and so was always on the lookout for ways to save my computer. Having said that, this was one of the major frustrations I had with System Restore, along with the mysteriously disappearing restore points. There are software programs however that are able to restore one’s computer – I can attest to this, I’m saying this from my personal experience – even when Windows fails. Try reboot restore rx. Don’t mean to spam, but just wanted to share my experience with others.