[Ham-Computers] Blind Dude Blunders! Help!

[Philip, KO6BB]

Duane,

I forgot to add, I don't know how you managed to erase those files in the 
first place.  By default they are 'hidden' and cannot even be seen unless 
you go into folder options and tell it to display hidden system files.

Phil, KO6BB

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Duane Fischer, W8DBF" <dfischer at usol.com>

>
>
> Hi All,
>
> About midnight I accidentally erased the 'autoexec.bat' and 'config.sys' 
> files from the C:\ root directory on this Windows XP Home Edition system.
>
> I have 'NOT' shut the system off this this happened.
>
> Is there any way I can recover these two files from the system yet?
>
> If not, can I use the standard 'autoexec.bat' and 'config.sys' files that 
> come with Windows XP Home Edition from another computer? If I can, would 
> one of you be willing to send me an e-mail using Word Pad with these two 
> files pasted into it? Then I will configure them and put them back on the 
> hard drive.
>
> I was told, and I do not know this to be true or not, that if I shut this 
> system down without those two missing files being present, that it will 
> not boot up the next time I turn it on. True or not?
>
> I do have the original Windows XP Home Edition CD, as I had to buy it! 
> This Compaq system is a business model and had Win XP Pro on it to begin 
> with. However, since the screen reading software is $200 more for the XP 
> Pro then the XP HE version, I decided to put XP Home Edition on this 
> system. Ridiculous! The screen reading software is identical for both XP 
> HE and XP Pro, but the manufacturer has it blocked so end users can not 
> use it for both! You have to pay the extra $200 for the right to use it!
>
> The sad part is, I did not get a copy of Windows XP Pro, even though it 
> came on this system! When I bought the XP HE version, they kept the other! 
> Somehow that seems illegal to me, as I paid for both, I should have a copy 
> of both.
>
> Anyhow, to the problem at hand. I need help! Thanks.