Hi , i have a question .

[Zacharyishere]

So i had a feeling there's something wrong with my internal windows system as i messed around with services. My windows 7 is running on a compaq cq35 , i was wondering in any case that my laptop happens to crash, can i just hit f11 and restore to factory settings and restore all my files using windows back up ? i have a external hard disk which i back up to often. After restoring, do you think my system files will have an issue? thanks.

 

[electrotune1200]

You can try to load the "default" services settings.

Windows 7 Services Registry Files and Information

If you scroll down the page You'll see a list of Windows 7 "default" registry patches. Just choose what edition of Seven you are running and download then install the patch file.

Let us know if this gets things stable again.

 

[Zacharyishere]

Oh yeah. is there a link for system fonts , cause i use adobe tools alot and i might have messed up my system fonts, thanks so much in advance.

Oh yeah, i remember now. i once typed something into CMD and it said verifying system information or something, and it said i had errors that could not be fixed. any ideas how to fix them .. i have the log in CBS or something.

 

[electrotune1200]

Go to Control Panel>Appearance & Personalization

Click change font settings.... Then restore fonts to default.

 

[mitchell65]

So i had a feeling there's something wrong with my internal windows system as i messed around with services. My windows 7 is running on a compaq cq35 , i was wondering in any case that my laptop happens to crash, can i just hit f11 and restore to factory settings and restore all my files using windows back up ? i have a external hard disk which i back up to often. After restoring, do you think my system files will have an issue? thanks.

Hi Zachary
Have you got the OS disk?
Also in future could you be more descriptive with your new topic title. "Hi I have a question" fits just about every Post on the Forum and that's thousands!

 

[manhunter2826]

So i had a feeling there's something wrong with my internal windows system as i messed around with services. My windows 7 is running on a compaq cq35 , i was wondering in any case that my laptop happens to crash, can i just hit f11 and restore to factory settings and restore all my files using windows back up ? i have a external hard disk which i back up to often. After restoring, do you think my system files will have an issue? thanks.

before u choose the full-blown factory restore, what about a system restore first? would that be of any help?

 

[Barman58]

If you have errors that cannot be fixed with a System File Check, although you could possibly fix these by trawling through the CBS log, I would suggest that the best solution is probably a re-install or resore to factory settings.

Once you have the system back to spec you could then add your main programs and current updates and image the system drive to your external to provide a secure and quick method to restore things if thisgs go astay in future

 

[Zacharyishere]

I do not have the OS disk .

Hi, Mr barman, my question is if i chose to restore to default factory settings, can i get everything back by restoring my system image and files from my external hard drive?

 

[electrotune1200]

Your PC will be exactly like when you brought it home from the place you bought it.

Just make sure you back up your files.

 

[Zacharyishere]

so as long as i have a back up file and system image, i will be fine? do i need to reinstall any drivers or updates?
Thanks alot, you guys are really helpful.

 

[electrotune1200]

You're welcome. I hope this helps you

I just have a few questions....

Are you re-installing from an image you had previously made?

or.... Are you re-installing from a recovery partition on your hard drive?

 

[Zacharyishere]

I am going to press F11 when boot up and recover into a system image by factory settings, or could i just recover into my external hard disk's backup?

 

[electrotune1200]

If you re-install from the system image.. You will probably need to update a few drivers....but Windows should take care of most of them from Windows Updates. All of your files and documents will get erased.

 

[Zacharyishere]

But after that i can just use my external hard drive back up to restore into the laptop?

 

[electrotune1200]

Yes.... If you made a successful backup, you will be able to restore it back to your PC.

 

[Zacharyishere]

Right now my laptop is working fine but i need to play it safe because of what the CBS said to me. Errors that could not be fixed. i will just keep my backup safe as i don't want to lose my 4gb of school resources which i need. In any case of breakdown, i have 5 years of covered warranty . Thank you so much sir, by any chance could you PM me your msn or aim ? you're a great help and cleared my doubts. you can find me at aim name:imazachary.

 

[electrotune1200]

Have you restored your "services" back to default settings for now ?

I'm glad we were able to help you. If you ever needed to contact me, just message me through the web site.

 

[Zacharyishere]

Yes, i have restored it using the patch. the registries entries were re-keyed back already.
thanks i will add you as a friend on this website.

 

[Zacharyishere]

Oh yeah, should i boot into safe mode and try this command prompt which showed i had errors again?

sfc /scannow

 

[electrotune1200]

It's really up to you. You wouldn't hurt anything by doing so.