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MS system restore on 1 of 2 drives

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Had a serious system crash and all data on one drive was corrupt. Was hoping for a system restore on one of the two drives I have. possilbe?

Name: Johnw
Date: July 1, 2005 at 04:38:40 Pacific

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Can you get into safe mode?

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Name: XpUser
Date: July 1, 2005 at 04:48:35 Pacific

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XP System Restore is designed to restore saved points to all drives that it monitored. There is no option to preselect drive to be restored. i_XpUser

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i can get into safe mode...@xpuser that is what I think...but you never know...

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Name: XpUser
Date: July 1, 2005 at 07:13:59 Pacific

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There is no You never know according to my readings of M$ SR FAQs and whitepapers. You may be the exception. Let us know :-) i_XpUser

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Will do

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