RE : Missing file

I get the following message when i start my PC "user.dat not found" ....what
does this mean and is there someway to fix this?

Thanks

Well, that is part of your Registry. The other part is System.dat.

(1)
http://search.support.microsoft.com/...SD=GN&LN=EN-US MSKB
Search "User.dat"; Windows 98; Full Text; Exact Phrase; does come up
with a bundle, including...

http://support.microsoft.com/default...10&Product=w98
Description of the Registry Files in Windows 98/95
(250410) - This article describes the registry files in Windows 95,
Windows 98, and Windows 98 Second Edition.

http://support.microsoft.com/default...86&Product=w98
Description of the Microsoft Windows registry
(256986) - Describes the Microsoft Windows registry and provides
information on how to edit it.

http://support.microsoft.com/default...32&Product=w98
Error Message: Error Backing Up the System Registry
(149632) - When you start Windows, you may receive the following error
message: Windows encountered an error while backing up the system
registry. Make sure you have enough space on the drive for three copies
of the file c:\windows\user.dat. This error should...

http://support.microsoft.com/default...47&Product=w98
Scanreg.exe Does Not Back Up User.dat Files When Using User Profiles
(245147) - When you configure Windows to use user profiles and run the
Windows Registry Checker tool (Scanreg.exe) to back up the computer
registry, the User.dat files that are associated with each profile are
not backed up.

http://support.microsoft.com/default...23&Product=w98
Mandatory User Profiles Do Not Work on Local Computer
(250323) - Although you can use local user profiles on a Windows
95-based, Windows 98-based or Windows Me-based computer, you cannot make
the profiles mandatory. Attempting to rename a User.dat file to User.man
in a local profile folder does not work properly....

http://support.microsoft.com/default...78&Product=w98
Error Message: Restore Operation Failed
(220878) - When you attempt to manually restore a previous copy of your
computer registry using the scanreg command with the /restore switch
(scanreg /restore), you may receive the following error message: Restore
Operation Failed

http://support.microsoft.com/default...91&Product=w98
Cannot Complete Setup After Receiving Scanreg Error Message
(183091) - When you attempt to install Windows 98 or Windows Millennium
Edition (Me), you may receive the following error message from Registry
Checker (Scanreg.exe): Windows found an error in your system files and
was unable to fix the problem. Try deleting...

(2) Well, here is how to recover an older Registry...
http://support.microsoft.com/default...87&Product=w98
Description of the Windows Registry Checker Tool (Scanreg.exe)
(183887) - When you start your computer successfully, the Windows
Registry Checker tool (Scanreg.exe) creates a backup of system files and
registry configuration information (including user account information,
protocol bindings, software program settings, and...

Boot to DOS (hold Ctrl as you boot for the Startup Menu, & select
"Command Prompt Only"), and Enter

SCANREG /Restore

It will offer five, one for each of the last five separate days you
booted successfully. Start with the one of the day the problem began, as
these backups of the entire Registry (& System.ini & Win.ini) are done
at boot, not at shut down.

CAVEAT: A /Restore restores settings only. If there was a file change
(other than to System.ini & Win.ini), those cannot be undone this way.
That could be a problem, especially if there was a hardware change or
large un/in-stall since the backup was made.


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| I get the following message when i start my PC "user.dat not found"
.....what
| does this mean and is there someway to fix this?
|
| Thanks