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laptop help pls

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  • sarah-t_4
    sarah-t_4 Posts: 427 Forumite
    found it and got
    System Volume Information is not accessible
    access is denied :S
  • sarah-t_4
    sarah-t_4 Posts: 427 Forumite
    which ive now been able to acces
  • sarah-t_4
    sarah-t_4 Posts: 427 Forumite
    Browntoa wrote: »
    connect the laptop hard disk to the pc so you can view it

    I've put C: below but this will be the drive letter for the laptop hard disk when connected

    1. Open one of these folders to locate a Snapshot subfolder. The following path is an example of a folder path to the Snapshot folder:
      C:\System Volume Information\_restore{D86480E3-73EF-47BC-A0EB-A81BE6EE3ED8}\RP1\Snapshot
    1. From the Snapshot folder, copy the following files to the C:\Windows\Tmp folder (you may need to create that folder
      ) :
    2. _REGISTRY_USER_.DEFAULT
    • _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SECURITY
    • _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SOFTWARE
    • _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SYSTEM
    • _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SAM
    1. Rename the files in the C:\Windows\Tmp folder as follows:
    2. Rename _REGISTRY_USER_.DEFAULT to DEFAULT
    • Rename _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SECURITY to SECURITY
    • Rename _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SOFTWARE to SOFTWARE
    • Rename _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SYSTEM to SYSTEM
    • Rename _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SAM to SAM
    These files are the backed up registry files from System Restore

    I've put C: below but this will be the drive letter for the laptop hard disk when connected


    rename c:\windows\system32\config\system to system.old
    rename c:\windows\system32\config\software to software.old
    rename c:\windows\system32\config\sam to sam.old
    rename c:\windows\system32\config\security to security.old
    rename c:\windows\system32\config\default to default.old

    copy c:\windows\tmp\system c:\windows\system32\config\system
    copy c:\windows\tmp\software c:\windows\system32\config\software
    copy c:\windows\tmp\sam c:\windows\system32\config\sam
    copy c:\windows\tmp\security c:\windows\system32\config\security
    copy c:\windows\tmp\default c:\windows\system32\config\default


    replace the hard disk in the Laptop and it should boot from the restore point chosen


    ive done the red color ones,,,but a bit stuck on the black ones pls :o
  • sarah-t_4
    sarah-t_4 Posts: 427 Forumite
    ok i did the red marked as suggested and got bored n put the hard drive back in the laptop and its working :D
    do i still need to do the rest (black colored as written above) pretty pls

    ty
  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,620 Forumite
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    no , if it's working then its ok
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    Long term forum member
  • Make sure you do a virus scan with malwarebytes and possibly a disk check, just in case there are any underlying problems that caused this in the first place.
    Northern Ireland club member No 382 :j
  • sarah-t_4
    sarah-t_4 Posts: 427 Forumite
    scanning and updating right now
    thankyou very very much for all your time and help browntoa your a star.:T
  • sarah-t_4
    sarah-t_4 Posts: 427 Forumite
    thankyou money grabber13579 ,,im scanning it right now.:)
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