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| | System Restore? My husband did something to the sound card or the program that creates sound on my computer. The computer thinks it no longer has a sound device. I wanted to restore to the point before he did this but it was a few months ago. When i try to do a system restore to that date it wont let me go back that far. I am not sure how to do this? Is there a way to restore windows to the orignal? I bought the computer with windows vista on it so i do not have a backup disk for windows it jsut came with it, but is there a way i can still re-install it. Will that solve my problem? |
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| | Re: System Restore? "Michelle" <Michelle@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: > My husband did something to the sound card or the program that > creates sound on my computer. The computer thinks it no longer has a > sound device. I wanted to restore to the point before he did this but it > was a few months ago. When i try to do a system restore to that date it > wont let me go back that far. I am not sure how to do this? since the change. Vista's restore points take up much space, and old ones are overwritten relatively quickly. Quote: > Is there a way to restore windows to the orignal? Instead, head over to the computer or sound card manufacturer's download pages, download the drivers for your soundcard and reinstall them. Quote: > I bought the computer with windows vista on it so i do not have a > backup disk for windows it jsut came with it, but is there a way i can > still re-install it. disks, Windows installation disks or a procedure to restore to factory default at startup. If no disks came with the computer, you may have a program installed that will burn such disks for you. I can not say without knowing the make and model. Charlie42 |
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| | RE: System Restore? STOP multi-posting in these Newsgroups. It is rude and ignorant. You have answers elsewhere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -- Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia "Michelle" wrote: Quote: > My husband did something to the sound card or the program that creates sound > on my computer. The computer thinks it no longer has a sound device. I wanted > to restore to the point before he did this but it was a few months ago. When > i try to do a system restore to that date it wont let me go back that far. I > am not sure how to do this? Is there a way to restore windows to the orignal? > I bought the computer with windows vista on it so i do not have a backup disk > for windows it jsut came with it, but is there a way i can still re-install > it. Will that solve my problem? |
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| | Re: System Restore? That could have been handled better. "Mick Murphy" <MickMurphy@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:05275B3A-5F92-4FAB-BB31-2BF9A8D7198B@xxxxxx Quote: > STOP multi-posting in these Newsgroups. > It is rude and ignorant. > > You have answers elsewhere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > -- > Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia > > > "Michelle" wrote: > Quote: >> My husband did something to the sound card or the program that creates >> sound >> on my computer. The computer thinks it no longer has a sound device. I >> wanted >> to restore to the point before he did this but it was a few months ago. >> When >> i try to do a system restore to that date it wont let me go back that >> far. I >> am not sure how to do this? Is there a way to restore windows to the >> orignal? >> I bought the computer with windows vista on it so i do not have a backup >> disk >> for windows it jsut came with it, but is there a way i can still >> re-install >> it. Will that solve my problem? |
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| | Re: System Restore? On Tue, 6 May 2008 08:02:14 +0200, "Charlie42" <Charlie42@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: > "Michelle" <Michelle@xxxxxx> wrote: > Quote: > > My husband did something to the sound card or the program that > > creates sound on my computer. The computer thinks it no longer has a > > sound device. I wanted to restore to the point before he did this but it > > was a few months ago. When i try to do a system restore to that date it > > wont let me go back that far. I am not sure how to do this? > System Restore does not sound like an option here, it has gone too much time > since the change. Vista's restore points take up much space, and old ones > are overwritten relatively quickly. Right. Also two other reasons: 1. There's a maximum of 90 days for keeping any restore point. 2. Trying to go back more than a week or two is dangerous. It may solve one problem, but create others by getting registry entries out of synch with other files on the drive. Quote: > Quote: > > Is there a way to restore windows to the orignal? > There should be, but I do not think you have to go to that extreme just yet. > Instead, head over to the computer or sound card manufacturer's download > pages, download the drivers for your soundcard and reinstall them. > Quote: > > I bought the computer with windows vista on it so i do not have a > > backup disk for windows it jsut came with it, but is there a way i can > > still re-install it. > The OEM's provide different ways of restoring Vista: Factory default restore > disks, Windows installation disks or a procedure to restore to factory > default at startup. If no disks came with the computer, you may have a > program installed that will burn such disks for you. I can not say without > knowing the make and model. > > Charlie42 Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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| | RE: System Restore? it's more rude and inappropriate to ask a person to stop multi-posting. when you use all caps in your post (like STOP) that is equivalent to creaming or shouting at anyone's face. sometimes when one post in a newsgroup, one thought that her first try to post did not go thru - and one is promted to make another try - and Mr Murphy you could have handled this in appropriate manner. you are rude boy! go and drink a glass of milk... or may it's time for your mom to breastfeed you again for the day... "Mick Murphy" wrote: Quote: > STOP multi-posting in these Newsgroups. > It is rude and ignorant. > > You have answers elsewhere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > -- > Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia > > > "Michelle" wrote: > Quote: > > My husband did something to the sound card or the program that creates sound > > on my computer. The computer thinks it no longer has a sound device. I wanted > > to restore to the point before he did this but it was a few months ago. When > > i try to do a system restore to that date it wont let me go back that far. I > > am not sure how to do this? Is there a way to restore windows to the orignal? > > I bought the computer with windows vista on it so i do not have a backup disk > > for windows it jsut came with it, but is there a way i can still re-install > > it. Will that solve my problem? |
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