Does restoring USER.DAT work?
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CAUTION: This procedure should be performed by an advanced Windows 95 user. Before making any modification to the Registry, be sure to make backup copies of the Registry files SYSTEM.DAT and USER.DAT. Using the Registry Editor to modify the Registry incorrectly could cause serious problems that may require the reinstallation of Windows 95. For more information about the Registry Editor or the Registry, please refer to the online Help topics.
NOTE: Restoring USER.DAT from a backup will change any user information that you configured since the backup of the Registry was created.
1) Reboot the computer by pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL.
2) Press F8 IMMEDIATELY when the 'Starting Windows 95' message appears. (The text-mode 'Windows 95 Startup Menu' appears.)
3) Select 'Command Prompt'.
4) To change to the C:\WINDOWS directory, type the following command, and press ENTER:
CD WINDOWS
5) To remove the file attributes of USER.DAT and USER.DAO, type the following, and press ENTER:
ATTRIB +S +H +R USER*.*
6) To make a backup copy of USER.DAT, type the following, and press ENTER:
COPY USER.DAT USER.XXX
7) o copy the previous backup over the user Registry USER.DAT, type the following, and press ENTER:
COPY C:\User.da0 USER.DAT
8) To restore the attributes, type the following, and press ENTER:
ATTRIB +S +H +R USER.DAT
9) Reboot the computer.
Question:
Does restoring USER.DAT work?
Responses:
Yes, restoring USER.DAT works
No, restoring USER.DAT does not work
