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charlese wrote: Too late for the "before you restore" message. Tried that tonight and a Window came up when finished and said the restoring (s) didn't work. And they didn't!!! There has been no changes to my settings.

This message usually indicates that you have picked up a virus or spyware that blocks system restore. I had this happen on one of my machines and had to reinstall Winsows to get things back right.

There is a white paper on the Microsoft web site that talks to this. Just search "system restore not working".

I've never had much luck with Windows' System Restore. For one thing, it only backs up the Windows OS settings, not applications (like Flash or FireFox or Office) nor your documents. So if it's an application problem, System Restore probably won't fix it. Unless they've changed the way it works since I stopped using it.

dusty wrote: . . .

OR you might just need to start over with the restore effort but I thought Restore was to be used for when a system would not "START".
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RESTORE creates a backup of the registry. This allows 'restoring' the registry to a previous state.

The registry 'controls' windows in just about everything it does as well as software which also references it.

Any time you are about to make changes to the registry(install something new) it is prudent to create a b4 restore point. This allows 'going back' to the way it was if the addition/update/install/whatever bombs!:eek:

How's it feel to be a septogenerian(sp)?:D

JPG40504 wrote:How's it feel to be a septogenerian(sp)?:D

Pronunciation: \(&#716]noun[/I] Etymology: Late Latin septuagenarius seventy years old, from Latin, of or containing seventy, from septuageni seventy each, from septuaginta Date: 1805 : a person whose age is in the seventies

mickyd wrote:Charles - Can you view ANY Flash? Can you view this ShopSmith video that is posted on you tube?

This is an intermittent post during my process of removing and re-installing the Adobe plug-ins.

At first I could view all of the SS Videos on U-Tube. After un-installing all Adobe programs. I could still view them. I then ran search and found some Adobe things still residing on my hard drive - even though I had used the Microsoft un-install program. Found a "Flash un-install program" on one of the Adobe web sites and downloaded - saved- and used that. That program helped, but there is still several residual files. There is a Flash folder. It is "KB923789" (set up information). There are also two flash configuration devices. All of the other files are related to the un-install program.

That Adobe Flash player is a bugger to get rid of!:eek:

Hopefully all important files are now gone. I can no longer at this time) view any of the U-Tube Shopsmith videos That situation should be resolved soon.

Oh Yeah- Also removed all Java programs - will re-install them soon.

TA DA!! Re-installed the programs again today and everything works!!!

I most certainly thank all of you for your help solving this issue!
Thank you!!

The key to me was - even through my un-installs I was still able to view the U-Tube videos. It wasn't until I found, and used the Adobe Flash un-install program from the web, that I could no longer view the U-Tube videos. As soon as I could no longer see these, I had the feeling that all residual (video viewing) files had been removed and this was the right track.

Thanks again!

As an added note: My computer is now better off from all the grief it gave me. Things are now acting a fast as they once were. I don't know if removing Java programs had any thing to do with it, or not. What I do know is Flash player is a bugger to uninstall completely!

Glad to see that you have recovered your ability to view the Sawdust Sessions.

Yes, some applications are very hard to get rid of. AOL is one fine example that I have tried to get rid of.

One question: did you permanently uninstall JAVA? Was its' only function to enable the chat room?

Sorry, I thought I had said Java was going to be re-installed.

Yes, both the new versions of Java and Adobe are now installed.

Also just in case anyone else has a similar issue, here is a site where you can get the Adobe un-install program. http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewCon ... &sliceId=1

It removes files that the Windows XP Un-install program won't.

Thanks Charlese.

Great info to know.