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Old December 23rd 08, 09:00 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
Charles Eaves
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Default System restore in xp home

I am a newbie especially when using system restore.
Anyway, I can never get system restore to work in xp.
I downloaded the 8.1.3 version of adobe reader and after the program was
installed, the computer would not work right.
I had read a post about system restore and the solution was to put the
computer in safe mode.
I did that and system restore worked great.
No adobe icon on the desktop and I am using Adobe reader 8.1.2.
I checked the microsoft website and i can't find anything about using system
restore in the safe mode.
Can you use sytem restore without using the safe mode?
Thanks


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Old December 23rd 08, 10:14 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
Gerry
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Default System restore in xp home

Charles

What is your anti-virus software? What firewall are you using?
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/srfail.html


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Charles Eaves wrote:
I am a newbie especially when using system restore.
Anyway, I can never get system restore to work in xp.
I downloaded the 8.1.3 version of adobe reader and after the program
was installed, the computer would not work right.
I had read a post about system restore and the solution was to put the
computer in safe mode.
I did that and system restore worked great.
No adobe icon on the desktop and I am using Adobe reader 8.1.2.
I checked the microsoft website and i can't find anything about using
system restore in the safe mode.
Can you use sytem restore without using the safe mode?
Thanks



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Old December 23rd 08, 01:58 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
Leonard Grey[_3_]
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Default System restore in xp home

You are confusing System Restore with backing up. The role of SR is to
store a relatively small number of key system and user files that can be
used to restore the essential underpinnings of Windows. This allows you
to use the many troubleshooting and problem solving utilities built into
Windows.

System Restore was not designed to back out of failed application
installs (although sometimes it works that way) so you can't count on it
to remove Adobe 8.

The best place for help with Adobe software is the Adobe website, where
you'll find technical support and a user forum.

As Gerry suggests, sometimes a failure in System Restore is the sign of
a malware infection.
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Errare humanum est

Charles Eaves wrote:
I am a newbie especially when using system restore.
Anyway, I can never get system restore to work in xp.
I downloaded the 8.1.3 version of adobe reader and after the program was
installed, the computer would not work right.
I had read a post about system restore and the solution was to put the
computer in safe mode.
I did that and system restore worked great.
No adobe icon on the desktop and I am using Adobe reader 8.1.2.
I checked the microsoft website and i can't find anything about using system
restore in the safe mode.
Can you use sytem restore without using the safe mode?
Thanks


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Old December 23rd 08, 03:17 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
Charles Eaves
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Posts: 19
Default System restore in xp home

Norton internet security 2007.
"Gerry" wrote in message
...
Charles

What is your anti-virus software? What firewall are you using?
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/srfail.html


--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Charles Eaves wrote:
I am a newbie especially when using system restore.
Anyway, I can never get system restore to work in xp.
I downloaded the 8.1.3 version of adobe reader and after the program
was installed, the computer would not work right.
I had read a post about system restore and the solution was to put the
computer in safe mode.
I did that and system restore worked great.
No adobe icon on the desktop and I am using Adobe reader 8.1.2.
I checked the microsoft website and i can't find anything about using
system restore in the safe mode.
Can you use sytem restore without using the safe mode?
Thanks





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Old December 23rd 08, 03:21 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
Charles Eaves
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Posts: 19
Default System restore in xp home

Sorry, typo NIS 2008.
I found the answer in the provided link below.
Thanks
"Charles Eaves" wrote in message
...
Norton internet security 2007.
"Gerry" wrote in message
...
Charles

What is your anti-virus software? What firewall are you using?
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/srfail.html


--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Charles Eaves wrote:
I am a newbie especially when using system restore.
Anyway, I can never get system restore to work in xp.
I downloaded the 8.1.3 version of adobe reader and after the program
was installed, the computer would not work right.
I had read a post about system restore and the solution was to put the
computer in safe mode.
I did that and system restore worked great.
No adobe icon on the desktop and I am using Adobe reader 8.1.2.
I checked the microsoft website and i can't find anything about using
system restore in the safe mode.
Can you use sytem restore without using the safe mode?
Thanks







 




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