How to recover my Windows?
How to recover my Windows?
About Windows Recovery:
When your Windows gets corrupted or unstable, Windows Recovery can restore it with your backup files (by our Windows Backup). Even more, our Windows Recovery is so powerful that even if you have not done any backup before, you will still have chances to repair your Windows with our automatic repair tools. However, we still recommend you to do Windows Backup when your Windows is in good condition.
Environment for use of Windows Recovery:
This function can run only after your computer boots from the Spotmau CD.
Procedure of recovering my Windows:
- Put our Spotmau CD into your CD drive and restart your computer. Then it will show the following page. Choose Spotmau Standard Mode to enter our PowerSuite 2009.
2. Later it will show the interface of PowerSuite 2009. Then click “Windows Recovery” on the main menu, as followed:
3. It will enter Windows Recovery page.
4. If you have backed up your Windows/MBR/Registry/DPT by Windows Backup in the Spotmau WinCare, please select one of the following options to begin the recovery.
5. Option 1: Recover Windows From Backup File
a. Choose 
to enter it. then you will see the following dialog:
b. Select the Windows that you want to recover from the pull-down menu:
(Tips: You do not have to change this option if there is only one operation system on your computer.)
c. Select the path of the backed up file that you want to recover by clicking “Browse…”.
Then it will enter this dialog:
d. In the “Select a backup file” page, find your backed up file from the pull-down menu and file list, as followed: (After selecting the backed up file, the file name:
will be automatically displayed.)
(Tips: Usually, you can find your backed up file in the path where you kept it before. However, there is still exception in the special situation. You may find your backed up file in D:, instead of E: where you kept it before.
That means, when you boot from the Spotmau CD, sometimes it may change some disks in your computer, which makes them unrecognized. Therefore, the disk that you kept your backed up file may sometimes be recognized as another one.
But it’s a rare situation, and to most of the users, it will not happen. )
e. After selecting the backed up file, click “OK” to continue.
f. Click “Recover” to finish recovery.
The path of selected file is shown:
The process of recovery:
6. Option 2: Recover MBR From Backup File:
a. Choose
to enter it, then you will see the following dialog:
b. Select Master Boot Disk from the pull-down menu:
(Tips: Please ignore this option if there is only one Hard Disk on your computer.)
c. Select the path of the backed up file by clicking “Browse…”:
Then it will enter this dialog:
g. In the “Select a backup file” page, find your backed up file from the pull-down menu and file list, as followed: (After selecting the backed up file, the file name: will be automatically displayed.)
(Tips: Usually, you can find your backed up file in the path where you kept it before. However, there is still exception in the special situation. You may find your backed up file in D:, instead of E: where you kept it before.
That means, when you boot from the Spotmau CD, sometimes it may change some disks in your computer, which makes them unrecognized. Therefore, the disk that you kept your backed up file may sometimes be recognized as another one.
But it’s a rare situation, and to most of the users, it will not happen. )
h. After selecting the backed up file, click “OK” to continue.
i. Click “Recover” to finish recovery.
The path of selected file is shown:
The process of recovery:
7. Option 3: Recover Registry From Backup Files:
a. Choose to enter it, then you will see the following dialog:
b. Select the Windows from the pull-down menu:
(Tips: Please ignore this option if there is only one operation system on your computer.)
c. Select the path of the backed up file by clicking “Browse…”:
Then it will enter into this dialog:
j. In the “Select a backup file” page, find your backed up file from the pull-down menu and file list, as followed: (After selecting the backed up file, the file name: will be automatically displayed.)
(Tips: Usually, you can find your backed up file in the path where you kept it before. However, there is still exception in the special situation. You may find your backed up file in D:, instead of E: where you kept it before.
That means, when you boot from the Spotmau CD, sometimes it may change some disks in your computer, which makes them unrecognized. Therefore, the disk that you kept your backed up file may sometimes be recognized as another one.
But it’s a rare situation, and to most of the users, it will not happen. )
k. After selecting the backed up file, click “OK” to continue.
- Click “Recover” to finish recovering the backup file.
The path of selected file is shown:
The process of recovery:
8. Option 4: Recover DPT From Backup File:
a. Choose 
to enter it, then you will see the following dialog:
b. Select Master Boot Disk from the pull-down menu:
(Tips: Please ignore this option if there is only one Hard Disk on your computer.)
c. Select the path of the backed up file by clicking “Browse…”:
Then it will enter this dialog:
d. In the “Select a backup file” page, find your backed up file from the pull-down menu and file list, as followed: (After selecting the backed up file, the file name: will be automatically displayed.)
(Tips: Usually, you can find your backed up file in the path where you kept it before. However, there is still exception in the special situation. You may find your backed up file in D:, instead of E: where you kept it before.
That means, when you boot from the Spotmau CD, sometimes it may change some disks in your computer, which makes them unrecognized. Therefore, the disk that you kept your backed up file may sometimes be recognized as another one.
But it’s a rare situation, and to most of the users, it will not happen. )
e. After selecting the backed up file, click “OK” to continue.
f. Click “Recover” to finish recovery.
The path of selected file is shown:
The process of recovery:
9. If you have NOT done any backup before, please try the options below one by one until you can enter Windows successfully.
9.1. Missed File Recovery:
Missed File Recovery can help you check system files and recover the missed files. When your Windows fails to boot with one of the following error messages—-NTLDR is missing; BOOTMGR is missing; Ntoskrnl. exe is missing; NTFS. SYS is missing; Ntdect. Com is missing; Hal. dll is missing, Missed Files Recovery can automatically scan these files and help you restore them.
a. Choose 
to enter it, then you will see the following dialog:
b. Select the Windows from the pull-down menu as followed:
(Tips: Please ignore this option if there is only one Operation system on your computer.)
c. By click “Scan” to begin scanning your Windows to check whether the system file is damaged or lost.
d. The scanned result is shown:
e. If you Windows still cannot boot up normally, then the boot files may be damaged. Click “Recover” to fix the problem.
f. Recovery is finished.
9.2. MBR Recovery/Repair:
a. Choose 
to enter it, then you will see the following dialog:
b. Select Master Boot Disk form the pull-down menu as followed:
(Tips: Please ignore this option if there is only one Hard Disk on your computer.)
c. Then click “Recover” to recover/repair the MBR.
d. Recovery is finished.
9.3. Registry Recvoery:
Registry Recovery can restore your registry to the premier state you installed Windows. You don’t have to re-install Windows or pay hundreds of dollars to fix your computer. You can safely clean and repair the Windows registry with a few simple clicks.
a. Choose
to enter it. Then you will see the following dialog:
b. Select the Windows from the pull-down menu as followed:
(Tips: Please ignore this option if there is only one Operation System on your computer.)
c. Click “Recover” to recover the registry.
d. Soon registry recovery is finished.
(Tips: Some of your programs (MS Office\Anti-virus\Drivers, etc.) cannot be used if you restore your registry to Windows premier state. You need to reinstall these programs after you restore the registry.)
9.4. Boot. ini/Windows Registry Editor
a. Choose 
to enter it, then you will see the following page:
b. If you want to edit Boot. ini file manually, click here:
c. Then it will enter the editing page. You can edit the Boot.ini here.
(Tips: It’s risky when you edit Boot.ini manually. Therefore, if you do not know well how to change it, please do not enter this operation.)
d. If you want to edit Windows Registry manually, click here:
- Click “Yes” to continue.
f. Then it will enter the “Regedit” page like this. You can edit Windows Registry here.
(Tips: It’s risky when you edit Windows Registry manually. Therefore, if you do not know well how to change it, please do not enter this operation.)