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Run System Restore in Safe Mode with Command Prompt

By: PowAxx | September 7, 2009 at 12:05 pm | Posted in XP
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About: Running System Restore under a Safe Mode with Command Prompt is one effective way to revert any unnecessary changes to your Windows XP Operating System.

If you require to restore your Windows to an earlier state but having problems or cannot boot normally, you can run Windows XP System Restore while in Safe Mode with Command Prompt.

This is useful if an added program or virus infection made misbehavior on computer and cannot do anything but to restore the computer to its previous restore points. To start System Restore using the Command Prompt under Safe Mode, follow this procedure.

1. Turn On computer and hold F8 key during boot-up just before Windows logo appears
2. Select “Safe mode with a Command Prompt” on the options by using up/down arrow keys of the keyboard
3. If it prompts for log on, please log-in the account with administrative privilege
4. Go to Start > Run and type cmd at the field “Open:”
5. Type %systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe and press Enter.
6. Follow the instructions on the screen to restore your computer to a previous known operational state.

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