Start System Restore from a command prompt

Start System Restore from a command prompt

You can start System Restore from a command prompt window if you can’t start your computer in any mode other than safe mode with command prompt.

You may also launch the utility from a standard command prompt or from the standard Run dialog command. The executable name for the utility is rstrui.exe.

Commands to run system restore from a real mode prompt are detailed below.

1.  Start your computer in safe mode with command prompt or…

a. Open an elevated command prompt window use the following command: C:\Windows\System32\runas.exe /user:mymachine\administrator cmd

b. Enter the password for the Admin account to access the elevated prompt.

2. At the command prompt, type rstrui.exe, and then press ENTER. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

a. If starting System Restore from a eleveted window prompt the syntax is as follows:  C:\Windows\system32>start rstrui.exe

Note: If you use System Restore when the computer is in safe mode, you can’t undo the restore operation. However, you can run System Restore again and choose a different restore point if one exists.

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Android – 700,000 new activation every day, and…

A few items of interest.

Android Hits 700000 Daily Activations:

http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/smart_phones/232300932

and… WordPress for Android …

ATF-Cleaner – A Freeware Temp file cleaner for Windows OS, IE, and Firefox

Here is a personally favorite utility and a great addition to the Microsoft Disk Cleanup Utility (cleanmgr.exe) that ships with Win 95, XP, Vista, and Win7.

This is a good temp file cleaner that can perform the job safely and without removing files that are crucial to windows.

ATF-Cleaner now supports Windows 98/ME/2K/XP and Vista. It cleans Internet Explorer cahes,  Firefox cahes, and Windows temporary files.

Info: http://www.atribune.org/

Download1—>http://majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=4949

Download2—>http://www.softpedia.com/get/Security/Secure-cleaning/ATF-Cleaner.shtml

Download3—>http://atf-cleaner.en.softonic.com/

20 of the Best Tips and Tricks for Getting the Most out of the Windows Command Line | How-To Geek

20 of the Best Tips and Tricks for Getting the Most out of the Windows Command Line

“Do you use the command line in Windows to get things done? If you are more comfortable typing commands to accomplish tasks than using the mouse, we have compiled 20 of the best Windows command line tips and tricks to help you become a command line guru. “

Facebook Bug Revealed Private Photos

“Facebook could not say how many peoples’ private pictures had been viewed as a result of the flaw – and it appears that all users of the social network were able to exploit it.”

“The flaw appears to have existed in Facebook since an update to its system in mid-November and lets users view others’ private photos by first reporting their profile picture as “pornographic”.”

“Once a profile picture was reported as supposedly pornographic, Facebook’s reporting system would then give them the opportunity to view the user’s other pictures – including, due to the error, private ones. The theory was that other pictures could be reported to Facebook too.”

Facebook fixes bug that can let adults view childrens’ private photos

Facebook Bug Revealed Mark Zuckerberg’s Private Photos

Tip of the Day – Bookmark all tabs

Generally… Use the Keyboard Shortcut: CTRL+SHIFT+D

From: http://uis.georgetown.edu/publications/tips/browsers/uis.tips.bookmarkalltabs.html … “If you’re like me, you  always have multiple tabs open in your browser. But what do you do if you need to close your browser, but  don’t want to lose any of those Web pages that it took you precious time   to find? You can bookmark them, but then you’d have all these bookmarked pages that you’d have to find and organize. There’s now a much easier way to do this. You can now save all those pages, and have them stored in a separate folder, in one step. Below are steps for how to do this in Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Safari.  Bookmarking all Open Tabs in Internet Explorer 8 , Bookmarking all Open Tabs in Firefox 3.x , Bookmarking all Open Tabs in Safari 5 … “

Also See:

1. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Tabbed-browsing-frequently-asked-questions
2. http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20060227192533174
3. http://lifehacker.com/261169/bookmark-all-tabs-from-your-keyboard-and-sync-for-later
4. http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Chrome/thread?tid=37ed26a386ed45fb

Have a Great Day! DE

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How to Geek | The Painless Way to Ditch Your Old Windows XP for a More Secure Linux

 

“Windows XP just isn’t secure anymore! If the expense of the new Windows operating systems is too great, here’s an easy and painless way to get a completely free Linux, keep your old Windows XP installation, and start surfing securely.” —> http://www.howtogeek.com/96541/the-painless-way-to-ditch-your-old-windows-xp-for-a-more-secure-linux/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=311011

A new search engine… DuckDuckGo

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More info at: Google Puts A Price On Privacy