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How to Restore the Registry Using the Command "scanreg /restore" in Microsoft® Windows® Millennium Edition (Me)
Discussion
If restoring the system with the System Restore utility is unsuccessful or you cannot use the utility, it may be possible to restore a backup copy of the registry using the command scanreg /restore.
For more information regarding System Restore in Windows Me, please refer to Dell Knowledge Base article: TT1037690 "How do I restore a previous system configuration using the System Restore utility in Microsoft® Windows® Millennium Edition (Me)?"
Solution
To restore a backup copy of the registry from with in the operating system, perform the following steps:
Click the Start button, click Run, and then type scanreg /restore in the Open box. Click OK.
The Registry Checker window appears.
Click Yes.
The Restore Registry window appears.
Click to highlight the most recent date your system was working properly.
Click OK.
To restore a backup copy of the registry from MS-DOS, perform the following steps:
Boot to the Dell Product Recovery CD for Windows Millennium Edition and select Start computer without CD-ROM support using the Up Arrow or Down Arrow keys and then press the Enter key.
The a: prompt appears.
NOTE: For more information on how to change the boot sequence in the BIOS to the CD-ROM as first boot device, refer to the following Dell Knowledge Base articles:
Dimension™ systems: TT1032262
OptiPlex™ systems: TT1035127
Latitude™ systems: TT1035156
Inspiron™ systems: TT1035144
Inspiron 3700 or 3800 systems: TT1035169
Boot the system to a Windows startup disk.
Type c:\windows\command\scanreg /restore and press Enter.
The Microsoft Registry Checker screen appears.
Select a date before the problem started, using the Up or Down arrow keys and press Enter.
" The You have Restored a Good Registry window appears ".
Remove the floppy disk and restart the system.
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Thank you for using the Dell Community Forum.
How do you know you are in safe mode?
Do you get a message that you are in safe mode?
The following may help.
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How to Restore the Registry Using the Command "scanreg /restore" in Microsoft® Windows® Millennium Edition (Me)
Discussion
If restoring the system with the System Restore utility is unsuccessful or you cannot use the utility, it may be possible to restore a backup copy of the registry using the command scanreg /restore.
For more information regarding System Restore in Windows Me, please refer to Dell Knowledge Base article: TT1037690 "How do I restore a previous system configuration using the System Restore utility in Microsoft® Windows® Millennium Edition (Me)?"
Solution
To restore a backup copy of the registry from with in the operating system, perform the following steps:
Click the Start button, click Run, and then type scanreg /restore in the Open box. Click OK.
The Registry Checker window appears.
Click Yes.
The Restore Registry window appears.
Click to highlight the most recent date your system was working properly.
Click OK.
To restore a backup copy of the registry from MS-DOS, perform the following steps:
Boot to the Dell Product Recovery CD for Windows Millennium Edition and select Start computer without CD-ROM support using the Up Arrow or Down Arrow keys and then press the Enter key.
The a: prompt appears.
NOTE: For more information on how to change the boot sequence in the BIOS to the CD-ROM as first boot device, refer to the following Dell Knowledge Base articles:
Dimension™ systems: TT1032262
OptiPlex™ systems: TT1035127
Latitude™ systems: TT1035156
Inspiron™ systems: TT1035144
Inspiron 3700 or 3800 systems: TT1035169
Boot the system to a Windows startup disk.
Type c:\windows\command\scanreg /restore and press Enter.
The Microsoft Registry Checker screen appears.
Select a date before the problem started, using the Up or Down arrow keys and press Enter.
" The You have Restored a Good Registry window appears ".
Remove the floppy disk and restart the system.
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