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My computer is used by several people, all newbies, and they all like to mess around, so the machine has one problem or another almost every day (for example, the registry gets modified, the homepage gets changed, the resolution and colors get changed, etc.). I want to write a batch command so that every time it boots up it can restore the state from the previous boot. I tried using Restore Wizard, but after using it the system became much slower. I've been to some Internet cafes, and they didn't have Restore Wizard installed, but every time they booted up their machines returned to the previous state. So how is that batch command written? Please, an expert give me some guidance.
I'm a newbie, so please write it in a bit more detail. Thanks!

Why is nobody answering me... Urgent...
Just stepped out for a bit..
Now the machine has to install the graphics card driver again...

scanreg /restore

This is for restoring the registry.

This command does work... but they don't know how to use the other few things (there are girls using it)... When I'm not around they can't use the computer. Can someone help me write a batch file like the ones used in Internet cafes... Urgent...

State your specific requirements, and someone on the forum will help you (be more specific).
The reason Restore Wizard is slow is that you didn't put the swap file and temporary files on an unprotected partition, or there is a lot of reading from drive C. After moving them to another drive, this problem can basically be solved.

The specific requirement is:
Every time it boots up... restore the main system files such as system.dat system.ini user.dat win.ini.

Most Internet cafes use hard disk protection cards; you can buy one too.

Try the following method and see if it works:
1。Create a new folder c:\windows\sysbak
2。Back up the files system.dat system.ini user.dat win.ini into c:\windows\sysbak.
3。Add the following to CONFIG.SYS:
device=c:\windows\himem.sys
device=c:\windows\ifshlp.sys
4。Add the following to AUTOEXEC.BAT:
ATTRIB -R -S -A -H C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM.DAT
ATTRIB -R -S -A -H C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM.INI
ATTRIB -R -S -A -H C:\WINDOWS\USER.DAT
ATTRIB -R -S -A -H C:\WINDOWS\WIN.INI
COPY /Y c:\windows\sysbak\*.* c:\windows\

What the poster above said doesn't work.... What should I do...
I wrote one myself as follows:
@ECHO off
cd c:\windows
attrib system.dat -h -r
attrib user.dat -h -r
del system.dat
del user.dat
del win.ini
del system.ini
cd system
cd regdate
copy . c:\windows

But it still doesn't work. Can someone tell me what's wrong?
Also, what's wrong with the one above?
Urgent urgent urgent...
Could some expert spare just a little time to help me?

The following is quoted from 菜菜菜 at 2003-4-3 9:40:57:
What the poster above said doesn't work.... What should I do...
I wrote one myself as follows:
@ECHO off
cd c:\windows
attrib system.dat -h -r
attrib user.dat -h -r
del system.dat
del user.dat
del win.ini
del system.ini
cd system
cd regdate
copy . c:\windows

But it still doesn't work. Can someone tell me what's wrong?
Also, what's wrong with the one above?
Urgent urgent urgent...
Could some expert spare just a little time to help me?

When writing batch files, try to use absolute paths as much as possible. Like what you wrote above,
cd system
cd regdate
the directories can easily get mixed up,

Brother above, can you help me write it? Because I only started learning DOS not long ago. I don't understand how to write it. Thanks.

At most these only restore the WIN registry; it's impossible to restore other stuff. If you really want full system restoration, then go buy a restore card, and then just use the system protection program that comes with it.

That would be fine too... how should it be written? Thanks in advance, moderator.

We're all poor students. So if we can save even a little, we save it. Moderator, could you help me write one? As long as it can restore the registry, that's enough.

For that, of course you first need a hard disk restore card, so there is no need to write a batch file. Another method is to make a hard disk image, using software like Ghost, but full system recovery takes an especially long time, so it is not suitable for normal use and can only be used in some special situations (such as when WIN can't boot, etc.).