[softwarelist] Re: Ov Pro windows
- From: Dave Symes <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: davidpilling@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2011 18:06:47 +0000 (GMT)
In article <VSQFd2H2lrTNFwFC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
David Pilling <flist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
> In message <51a1573ecfdave@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Dave Symes
> <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
> >> macrospath="<HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVers
> >> ion\\Explorer\\Shell
> >> Folders\\AppData>\\DavidPilling\\OvationPro\\AutoRun\\!Macros.csc";
> >This does not exist.
> What we're looking for is
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer
> \\Shell Folders\\AppData
> without the double \\'s
> and
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\DavidPilling\\OvationPro\\
> This latter one does exist, because you sent me a copy of the registry
> values.
> I think, it's back to the scorched earth policy. We discussed above
> clearing out App Data, but I forgot to say also get rid of the main
> program stuff i.e.
> C:\Program Files\DavidPilling\OvationPro
> I don't really like all this uninstall, install, etc. presumably getting
> into a mess, with no idea what's gone on, what's on disc or in the
> registry.
> You mentioned "minor apps" as being the event that took place between it
> working and not working. Are those Windows apps, or OP applets.
> One problem is that if OP was working, you did nothing to OP, but
> changed the environment outside OP, and it then stopped working, it is
> unlikely that OP will start to work again, no matter how many times you
> install it.
> System restore doesn't always put everything back exactly where it was.
> We've made a lot of progress in the last day. It is difficult though, I
> have very little information here about your system. There can be things
> like virus checkers that are unpacking .exe files and not putting them
> back correctly - who knows.
> There's the worry that if this 'multiuser' variable we're talking about
> is being messed up, even if I sort that out, how do I know that other
> variables in the program are not being changed.
Sorry David, I've had folks visiting, so have been away from the machines
for a while... Your above posting must have passed my upline to you about
the resolution of the problem. (15:06)
Do you have anything to add?
Thanks
Dave
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