Jan, System Restore is normally less than an afterthought to me, but your situation is precisely the sort of issue it was designed to fix. WU Validation is usually a rather quick affair, but doing a Restore may have thrown it for a bit of a loop. Peace, GMan http://reddit.com "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask!" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan Robey" <hrstreak@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 9:03 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- HELP--EXPLORER NOT RESPONDING > Hello G Man, > > All went well with removing Explorer & I really didn't loose too much in > the > way of programs. Went to get Windows update & it has been lingering on > for > over twenty minutes, now it wants to install a validation tool. Looks > like > this might be a lengthy process. But at least he will get his computer > back > & be able to use it. > > Thanks again, > Jan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "GMan" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 7:46 PM > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: HELP--EXPLORER NOT RESPONDING > > > Jan, > First, see if there's a listing for IE7 in Add/Remove Programs. It MAY > let you remove what it started to install. If not, do a System Restore to > the most recent point you can find. You'll have to redo the other stuff > you > already did, but at least the system won't be mush when you give it back. > > Peace, > GMan > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and > everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. > > To unsubscribe or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: > pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > --------------------------------------------------------------- > --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------