CastleHeart
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One of my PCs running W98 has thrown me a curve 3 or 4 times now and it is getting frustrating.
After a lock-up (usually a fast one that goes for operational to total freeze instantly ) I reboot only to receive the message:
Instant Messenger 4.6 has been removed from your computer. Would you like to remove the personalized settings?
Entering a YES or NO gets you loaded - BUT
The desktop is no longer mine. The computer says it is logged in to me - my desktop/my docs/etc exist in WINDOWS/PROFILES exactly named as they should be - but the computer ignores them. I can correct it by renaming all my profile folders - then removing my profile - creating a new one - then delete it's files and replace them with my originals. But what a pain in the butt!
WORD/EXCEL quit working and say they must be reinstalled. The programs are basically all there so it zips through the install but it is still a pain in the butt!
I think the Quick launch bar is reverted to an old copy as well - at least one time displaying an icon that hadn't been used in two years.
Does anyone know what is happening here? I thought maybe it was a registry issue but registry check says it is fine and therefore doesn't let me restore an old copy.
It's always the same routine. And has been happening every few months.
- Castleheart
After a lock-up (usually a fast one that goes for operational to total freeze instantly ) I reboot only to receive the message:
Instant Messenger 4.6 has been removed from your computer. Would you like to remove the personalized settings?
Entering a YES or NO gets you loaded - BUT
The desktop is no longer mine. The computer says it is logged in to me - my desktop/my docs/etc exist in WINDOWS/PROFILES exactly named as they should be - but the computer ignores them. I can correct it by renaming all my profile folders - then removing my profile - creating a new one - then delete it's files and replace them with my originals. But what a pain in the butt!
WORD/EXCEL quit working and say they must be reinstalled. The programs are basically all there so it zips through the install but it is still a pain in the butt!
I think the Quick launch bar is reverted to an old copy as well - at least one time displaying an icon that hadn't been used in two years.
Does anyone know what is happening here? I thought maybe it was a registry issue but registry check says it is fine and therefore doesn't let me restore an old copy.
It's always the same routine. And has been happening every few months.
- Castleheart