re: Deleted User.dat file Thursday, December 4, 2003 at 2:59 pm Windows Me Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by worm (792 messages posted) 1. Boot the machine into Safe Mode. To do that, hit the F8 key a few times immediately after the BIOS screen disappears as the machine boots. 2. At the Windows Startup menu, choose #3 Safe Mode. 3. When the machine boots to the desktop in Safe Mode, you'll get a full screen "Help & Support" window. You don't need that, so just close it. 4. Now go to Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore. Choose the option to "Restore my computer to an earlier time". 5. The next thing you'll see is a calendar. Choose a "Restore Point" from that which is prior to the moment when you deleted the User.dat file. Windows will restore the configuration which was valid at that time. On Thursday, December 4, 2003 at 2:38 pm, J. Goodroad wrote: >I was trying to clean up my computer. I deleted the user.dat file, which obviously >was a big mistake. I restarted my computer only to get the following message: Internet >Explorer Script Error >Line: 38 >Char l >Error: 1 >Code: 0 >URL:file://C:\Windowns\Fonts\msoffice.hta >Then it will ask me if I want to continue running scripts on this page. Several >of my shortcut icons have been removed, and I am unable to access any of my folders. > I am also not able to get onto the internet. What options do I have to be able >to operate on my computer? Written in response to: Deleted User.dat file (J. Goodroad: Thursday, December 4, 2003 at 2:38 pm) There are presently no replies to this message. All messages in this thread [show all] Deleted User.dat file (J. Goodroad: Thu, Dec 4, 2003, 2:38 pm) re: Deleted User.dat file (worm: Thu, Dec 4, 2003, 2:59 pm) re: Deleted User.dat file (Jack Gulley: Thu, Dec 4, 2003, 3:03 pm) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows Me Discussion Forum