Restore system settings after windows\systems32\config file corrupt
I have dual boot win xp system (both OS win xp).
My Windows XP showed windows\system32\config\"some file" to be missing or corrupt. Without giving a second thought I booted to my working second win xp, deleted five files (system, software, security, sam, default) and copied files from windows\repair folder and just pasted into the config folder without realizing what I was doing.
Now, somehow the system is booting fine but it seems all the system settings have changed; like there is nothing on the Desktop except some windows default icons and no programs are visible in the Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel. Also, one thing I noted is that the systems has created a new administrator folder in the Documents and Settings folder with name Administrator.#### (#### being my computer name). Also, my system has no restore point. However, I do see a restore folder in System Volume Information folder with date one day prior to this incident. Can it somehow be restored with the previous settings?
I have dual boot win xp system (both OS win xp).
My Windows XP showed windows\system32\config\"some file" to be missing or corrupt. Without giving a second thought I booted to my working second win xp, deleted five files (system, software, security, sam, default) and copied files from windows\repair folder and just pasted into the config folder without realizing what I was doing.
Now, somehow the system is booting fine but it seems all the system settings have changed; like there is nothing on the Desktop except some windows default icons and no programs are visible in the Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel. Also, one thing I noted is that the systems has created a new administrator folder in the Documents and Settings folder with name Administrator.#### (#### being my computer name). Also, my system has no restore point. However, I do see a restore folder in System Volume Information folder with date one day prior to this incident. Can it somehow be restored with the previous settings?
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