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98 Users System Restore (so called)

98 users do not have the benefit of System Restore which is a godsend to most users, or so they claim. However, there is a simple utility in their Windows which many do not use, it is as follows:- Scanreg/restore The only problem being it is set to only keep four backups, which is plainly not enough, but help is at hand you can alter the number as follows :-

Got to >Start > Run > in the box type “ Scanreg.ini” ( Without the quotes ) Click Ok to edit with Notepad You will see a line “ MaxBackupCopies=” Change the number after the equals sign to say 30. This will give you thirty days to call back on and it only takes up some 50/60 Mb The problem you are now faced with is that the program only allows you to backup to four occasions, so in order to restore to an earlier time i.e. 30, you must follow the instructions below.

Go to Dos – Mode and at the chevron “ > “ type C:Cd[space]\windows Extract[space]/e[space]c:\windows\sysbckup\rb0??.cab At the end of each line press Enter to go to the line below Do not type in the space just leave one The two question marks ?? You replace with the number of the backup you want to go back to e.g. 30 You do have something like System Restore after all.  98 Users System Restore (so called)

98 users do not have the benefit of System Restore which is a godsend to most users, or so they claim. However, there is a simple utility in their Windows which many do not use, it is as follows:- Scanreg/restore The only problem being it is set to only keep four backups, which is plainly not enough, but help is at hand you can alter the number as follows :-

Got to >Start > Run > in the box type “ Scanreg.ini” ( Without the quotes ) Click Ok to edit with Notepad You will see a line “ MaxBackupCopies=” Change the number after the equals sign to say 30. This will give you thirty days to call back on and it only takes up some 50/60 Mb The problem you are now faced with is that the program only allows you to backup to four occasions, so in order to restore to an earlier time i.e. 30, you must follow the instructions below.

Go to Dos – Mode and at the chevron “ > “ type C:Cd[space]\windows Extract[space]/e[space]c:\windows\sysbckup\rb0??.cab At the end of each line press Enter to go to the line below Do not type in the space just leave one The two question marks ?? You replace with the number of the backup you want to go back to e.g. 30 You do have something like System Restore after all.