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   JimH to bob@surfwriter.net.not   
   Re: Q: How long should windows restore t   
   17 Aug 09 17:44:12   
   
   From: nvm@nunya.biz   
      
   "Bob F (on the laptop)"  wrote in   
   news:obuh8519q90uvfk2pl53tjc2vmhhcrpddq@4ax.com:   
      
   > On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:35:27 +1200, Bob on rhe laptop   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >>OS: WinXPpro   
   >>   
   >>Due to a major software f/u I'm having to restore my PC to a restore   
   >>point I created yesterdat just before I installed and subsequently   
   >>uninstalled some software that's caused all sorts of problems.   
   >>   
   >>I started the restore process over three hours ago and it's still   
   >>going (eg: Windows has not restarted itself). Since I've never had to   
   >>restore before now I'm wondering if 3+ hours is normal and how long it   
   >>usually takes to restore a system? TIA   
   >   
   >   
   > Make that 6+ hours and counting. Should I leave it running or reboot   
   > and try again? TIA   
   >   
      
   Personally, I would reboot. However, I don't have anything on my computer   
   that would bother me all that much if I lost it.   
      
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