[pchelpers] Re: Firefox

Ekhart GEORGI (last name last) wrote:
> Hi George
>
>   
>>>>>>> This
>>>>>>> happened after I installed SP2 on a vista Home Premium system. IE8 won't
>>>>>>> work either, but Google's Chrome works fine. I don't want to use Chrome.
>>>>>>> I want my FF back. For some reason my system restore points keep
>>>>>>> disappearing so I can't go back to before IE8. Has anyone else had such
>>>>>>> problems after installing IE8 or Vista SP2? I've run anti-malware scans
>>>>>>> and found nothing. I have the latest version of Firefox. My email is
>>>>>>> working fine so far.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>               
>>> I think the main problem or at least another one is that you should have
>>> SP3 for security and other reasons, especially before installing IE 8. I
>>> think you can uninstall IE 8 and get back IE 7 by simply going to the
>>> Control Panel. See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957700
>>>
>>>       
>> I went to that page and checked on Google. There is no SP3 for Vista yet.
>>     
>
> Since i didn't even know that there already was a SP2 for Vista, i 
> assumed you were talking about XP and simply forgot you said Vista, sorry.
>
>   
>>>> I also tried doing a System Restore only to find that my restore points
>>>> were gone. I think if I could get instructions on how to remove IE8
>>>> things might return to normal. I tried HijackThis! and found nothing
>>>> unusual. This, along with the above, has been the extent of my own
>>>> attempts to solve this.
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> I wouldn't be surprised if a SP removes all system restore points. A SP
>>> is such a major change that it probably prevents the system restore
>>> function and instead requires an uninstallation of the SP.
>>>
>>>       
>> System Restore points that I create after installing Vista SP2 keep
>> disappearing.
>>     
>
> Have you tried uninstalling IE8 using Control Panel\Programs and 
> Features? If that doesn't get rid of the system restore problem, i'd 
> definitely uninstall SP2.
>
>
>   
I got rid of IE8. I wish I could be sure what caused my problems. I 
wouldn't be surprised if it was IE8. Apparently a lot of people are 
unhappy with it and uninstalling it. In Vista you can uninstall it by 
going to Start>Windows Update>View Update History>Installed 
Updates>Uninstall An Update.



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