On Tue, 20 Mar 2001 07:56:22 -0500 Charles Bennett
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> I inadvertantently ran Norton to clean up the computer and registry.
> I can now only boot under prompt commands.
>
> I brought the computer in to a tech that wants to format the hard
> drive and reload the set up software that came with (IBM Aptiva
> 1998)
>
> Charles Bennett

What I would do before contemplating tech's proposition,

First, try c:\scanreg\fix
Second, try c:\scanreg\restore
Third, try second again
Fourth, reinstall OS on top of existing OS

Demetri Kolokotronis
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