Help With Laptop

waddler_8

If no joy we'll try a system restore - you should find that option under reinstall windows - Do you have backups of your data?

What's the exact make/model of this and OS (I'm presuming vista)

sweetme

No I don't have back ups, yes I know that's daft

It's an advent Roma 2001 and it was Windows 7.

Thanks for your help so far.

waddler_8

See how you go with chkdsk

sweetme

It hasn't budged from

X:\windows\system32>if exist c:\applications CHKDSK C: /F
X:\windows\system32>if exist d:\applications CHKDSK /F

I'll leave it for an hour or so see if anything happens.

waddler_8

Do you see "CHKDSK is verifying files <stage 1 of 3>...." yet?

sweetme

Nope, it's just sat on what I posted above. Doesn't seem to be actually doing anything.

waddler_8

Reboot, f8 > advanced options > command line > type:

rstrui.exe

Click enter

sweetme

It says: To use system restore you must specify which Windows installation to restore.

Restart this computer, select an operating system and then select system restore.

waddler_8

Reboot, f8 > advanced options > command line > type:

rstrui.exe /OFFLINE: C:\windows

Note the spaces between rstrui.exe & /OFFLINE: & /OFFLINE: & C:\windows

Click enter

sweetme

There was an unexpected error:

The parameter is incorrect. (0x80070057)

Please close System Restore and try again.