[pchelpers] Re: Windows Vista System Restore

Hello,

I'm sorry, but that answer is just wrong! The one and only time I have 
ever used System Restore, was when I removed my normal Microsoft Works 
installation, and then installed a version that had been sent to me.

The new version turned out to be a special advertising infested one, so 
I used System Restore to go back to the previous day, and it removed the 
new version of Microsoft Works, and replaced it with the version I had 
before.

So, System Restore will restore program installations if you use the 
restore point that was made at the time you removed the program.

Later, Ray Parrish

Ekhart GEORGI (last name last) wrote:
> Hi Gerald
>
>   
>> Both AOL  and Mcafee became corrupted.  I get McAfee from AOL.  I
>> managed to uninstall Mcafee but the AOL  uninstaller in Add Remove
>> Programs did not work. The problem probably occurred around Monday
>> April 20,  2009.  No new programs were added to my notebook running
>> Windows Vista Home Premium recently.
>>
>> With that information would it seem best to try System Restore going
>> back to April 17th?  No assumptions PLEASE!
>>     
>
> System Restore does not put programs back that you've uninstalled - the 
> only thing it restores is the registry settings from the date you choose.
>
> There is no harm in trying a restore operation - if it doesn't help, you 
> can always go back to today's settings. But if you have problems with a 
> program, the normal and usually only way to fix it is to reinstall it. 
> It's usually best to first uninstall the old version, but sometimes that 
> doesn't work and you have no choice but to first install a new or same 
> version on top of the corrupted version.
>
> Both AOL and McAfee are really bad programs. Why on earth would you want 
> to use them?
>
>
>   

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