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Last night, When my brother turned on the pc "apparently2 it did a system restore by itslef, this was after i had been on the pc, i wa sblamed ofr not turning it off properly, when i know i did...:s

This means iv lost all my Documents, pictures coursewokr, games etc..:@

whats more confusing is that in add/remove programs it says all the games are missing yet there are still a few which are in the start menu which i can still play...

Anyhway anyone who can enlighten on what migth have happened and how i can prevent it it would be much appreciated (L)

thanks alot...:)


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RE: System Restore
Sounds very strange it could be a virus, creating this annoyance have you scanned your pc?
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If you suspect that it is a virus as Absorbation mentioned, and you are unable find or use your installed anti-virus program, I would suggest trying http://housecall.trendmicro.com. Its an excellent online virus scan, that does a good job of detecting and cleaning most viruses. Its also upto date.
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RE: System Restore
If you go to Start > Help and Support Center > System Restore

You can select "Undo my last restoration" (below)

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This should restore your computer to how it was before. :)

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02-23-2006 07:05 PM
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Thanx alot...:)

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This should restore your computer to how it was before. (Smilie)

how would it do this it seems i cant find any of my documets on the PC..:S

If this recovers my documents doesnt it mean i can find them manually..

And what about the add/remove program list..:s


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RE: System Restore
Usually, the system restore won't recover any lost files or documents. Its mostly just dealings with the registry and changes made there.
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02-23-2006 07:27 PM
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RE: System Restore

System restore doesn't delete documents? That's what i thought and i'm pretty sure i'm right.

Try searching for the documents you need via start/search and find out what location they're in if you find them? And copy them back to my documents.

As for the games. Well try going through my computer- c drive- (finding the game file there)

If you find the files there and the file is relatively big you know the game is still installed. In which case i'd try and uninstall it and reinstall again so it shows up!

Thats about all the help i can offer....i'd try undoing the last system restore first though
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System restore doesn't delete documents? That's what i thought and i'm pretty sure i'm right.


Yeah your right. So System Restore can't of deleted all your files, Negro_Joe. :S
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Ok i have found my old documents, but because on my old account, i had it private, now on my new account... i can access it...:s

Would it help if i renemaed my account ot the same name...:s


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