How to Do a Restore If You Lost the Windows XP Disk
- 1). Boot to "Safe Mode." To log in to "Safe Mode," press the "F8" button continuously during the first nine seconds of the booting process. The following screen will show you a list of booting options. Select "Safe Mode with Command Prompt."
- 2). Go to the "Start" menu and access the "Run" application.
- 3). Type "%systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe" into the text box and press "Enter." This will open the "System Restore" program.
- 4). Select a date that you want to restore the system to and click "Next" to start the system restore process.
- 5). Restart your computer for the changes to take effect.
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