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Please help. Messed up my computer. Windows XP Problem
26 April 2011
| Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin
Posted on 04/26/2011 1:01:00 PM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
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Really need some help. Please PM a phone number to call if you are willing.
To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
Shut down, boot up while pressing the F8 key, then take the option to restore to a previous point in time from the menu.
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posted on
04/26/2011 1:03:06 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(When and why did Steve Dunham change his name to Barack Hussein Obama? When he converted to Islam?)
To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
have you tried booting up in safe mode?
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posted on
04/26/2011 1:04:08 PM PDT
by
mainevet
(Get an M1911 or two or three or four)
To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
Sounds like a spyware issue I had this past week.
Try this, navigate to the Desktop in C: Documents and Settings\ (user) and then right click on it and go to Properties. On the Attributes check and see if it the box for ‘Hidden’ is checked - if so, uncheck it.
Start there. :-)
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posted on
04/26/2011 1:04:46 PM PDT
by
MeganC
(NO WAR FOR OIL! ........except when a Democrat's in charge.)
To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin; E. Pluribus Unum
Shut down, boot up while pressing the F8 key, then take the option to restore to a previous point in time from the menu. Great suggestion. I hope you had System Restore turned on.
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posted on
04/26/2011 1:05:18 PM PDT
by
backwoods-engineer
(Any politician who holds that the state accords rights is an oathbreaker and an "enemy... domestic.")
To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
Start -> Accessories -> System Tools -> System Restore.
Click Next.
Select a date to restore to.
Click Next.
Click Next.
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posted on
04/26/2011 1:05:18 PM PDT
by
Smogger
To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
Right click on desktop. Choose “Arrange Icons By...” and make sure there is a check mark under “Show Desktop Icons”
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posted on
04/26/2011 1:05:21 PM PDT
by
Mygirlsmom
(Libs, we thought we made it clear in Nov....CAN YOU HEAR US NOW??????????)
To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
Click your Start button and go to “Help and Support.”
Click the “Undo changes to your computer with System Restore” link.
In the screen which pops up, click NEXT.
Click a date on the calendar from before this happened and click NEXT.
Click NEXT one final time.
Then let it do its thing and once it’s rebooted, you should be back to normal.
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posted on
04/26/2011 1:05:48 PM PDT
by
library user
(Just because you're homeless doesn't mean you're lazy.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Agreed. Try system restore first.
To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin; rdb3; Calvinist_Dark_Lord; GodGunsandGuts; CyberCowboy777; Salo; Bobsat; ...
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posted on
04/26/2011 1:06:28 PM PDT
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Best way is from the command prompt. He can do the restore from Windows without programs. This is usually my first method on a system as bad as his.
To start System Restore using the Command prompt, follow these steps:
* Restart your computer, and then press and hold F8 during the initial startup to start your computer in safe mode with a Command prompt.
* Use the arrow keys to select the Safe mode with a Command prompt option.
* If you are prompted to select an operating system, use the arrow keys to select the appropriate operating system for your computer, and then press ENTER.
* Log on as an administrator or with an account that has administrator credentials.
* At the command prompt, type %systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe, and then press ENTER.
* Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to restore your computer to a functional state.
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posted on
04/26/2011 1:07:12 PM PDT
by
BushCountry
(Make Love Not Kinetic Military Action)
Comment #12 Removed by Moderator
To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
Let’s start with what you think you deleted...
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posted on
04/26/2011 1:07:51 PM PDT
by
roamer_1
(Globalism is just socialism in a business suit.)
To: BushCountry
%systemroot% = windows (most cases).
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posted on
04/26/2011 1:09:21 PM PDT
by
BushCountry
(Make Love Not Kinetic Military Action)
To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
Do you have a start menu?
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posted on
04/26/2011 1:10:03 PM PDT
by
allmost
To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
Open up Recycle Bin and restore files there...
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posted on
04/26/2011 1:11:19 PM PDT
by
Lucky9teen
(Jobs? Nope! Economy? Nope! Disarm the U.S? Yep! Impeach the treasonous Marxist Muslim usurper bast)
To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
This would be a good time to back up your files.
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posted on
04/26/2011 1:11:43 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
Pull the plug, reinsert plug, hit f8.
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posted on
04/26/2011 1:12:49 PM PDT
by
allmost
To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
If what I suggested in #8 doesn't work, try this:
Download unhide.exe & save it to your desktop.
Double-click on unhide.exe to run it.
Reboot
This will unhide folders/files that were set to be hidden (in the event of an infection).
Let me know if that solved your problem.
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posted on
04/26/2011 1:13:33 PM PDT
by
library user
(Just because you're homeless doesn't mean you're lazy.)
To: Mygirlsmom
Right click on desktop. Choose Arrange Icons By... and make sure there is a check mark under Show Desktop Icons Do this first, before you do a system restore or run any malware program!!!!
It sounds like you've just changed the desktop settings to hide the icons. No bigger deal than changing the desktop wallpaper, just change it back.
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posted on
04/26/2011 1:14:25 PM PDT
by
Brookhaven
(Moderates = non-thinkers)
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