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05-24-2008
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| Member | Need help with program files. i messed something up last night. i accidentally changed something to make my program files open in windows media player. when i double click on a program from my desktop, windows media player comes up and gives me the "windows cannot play this file" message. how do i fix this? |
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05-24-2008
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| Senior Member | Re: Need help with program files.  Quote: Originally Posted by austinzor  i messed something up last night. i accidentally changed something to make my program files open in windows media player. when i double click on a program from my desktop, windows media player comes up and gives me the "windows cannot play this file" message. how do i fix this? Do a system restore, choosing the date before you "messed something up". |
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05-24-2008
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| Member | Re: Need help with program files. thank you, good sir. scratch that, i tried to do a system restore. but, when i double clicked on the system restore icon, windows media player popped up. what am i to do?! |
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05-24-2008
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| Senior Member | Re: Need help with program files. Quote: Originally Posted by austinzor thank you, good sir. scratch that, i tried to do a system restore. but, when i double clicked on the system restore icon, windows media player popped up. what am i to do?! Go to Safe Mode ( power off, then power back on. Use the "up"/"down" arrow keys and navigate to Safe mode. Press ENTER key.) Now do a system restore there. |
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05-24-2008
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| Member | Re: Need help with program files. Quote: Originally Posted by t-4-2 Hello austinzor, Go to Safe Mode ( power off, then power back on. Use the "up"/"down" arrow keys and navigate to Safe mode. Press ENTER key.) Now do a system restore there. |
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05-24-2008
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| Guest | Re: Need help with program files. HOW TO Start System Restore Tool from Command Prompt (Q304449): http://support.microsoft.com/support.../q304/4/49.asp -- Mark L. Ferguson .. "austinzor" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message news:e5318d1c1ea62c64a0647e63d6570f3f@xxxxxx-gateway.com... Quote: > > t-4-2;721262 Wrote: Quote: >> Hello austinzor, >> Go to Safe Mode ( power off, then power back on. Use the "up"/"down" >> arrow keys and navigate to Safe mode. Press ENTER key.) Now do a system >> restore there. > i cannot find where the icon for system restore when im in safe mode. > any help? > > > -- > austinzor |
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05-24-2008
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| Senior Member | Re: Need help with program files. Quote: Originally Posted by austinzor i cannot find where the icon for system restore when im in safe mode. any help? Open Start menu( the round logo, bottom left corner), on the search column( bottom left ), type System restore. Look up, click system restore, click Continue or password when prompted. You are now on system restore window. Click" Choose a different restore point", click Next. Now pick the date Before you "messed up", click Next, click Finish. System Restore is now in progress. Just wait. |
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05-24-2008
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| Member | Re: Need help with program files. Quote: Originally Posted by t-4-2 Hello austinzor, Open Start menu( the round logo, bottom left corner), on the search column( bottom left ), type System restore. Look up, click system restore, click Continue or password when prompted. You are now on system restore window. Click" Choose a different restore point", click Next. Now pick the date Before you "messed up", click Next, click Finish. System Restore is now in progress. Just wait.  |
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05-24-2008
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| Senior Member | Re: Need help with program files. Quote: Originally Posted by austinzor thank you very much, that worked. |
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