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   Message 893 of 2,222   
   KLS to chrisv   
   Re: System Restore   
   16 Sep 06 09:01:17   
   
   From: kls@freenet.co.uk   
      
   Thanks, chrisv, but wouldn't installing new software change the registry?   
      
      
      
      
   "chrisv"  wrote in message   
   news:450973e2$0$16375$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com...   
   > KLS wrote:   
   >> Hi   
   >> I have been trying to do a system restore but always get a message   
   >> saying a restore is not possible because nothing has changed. This is   
   >> not the case as I have installed new software since the date I am   
   >> trying to restore to.   
   >>   
   >> Any thoughts on this matter would be much appreciated.   
   >>   
   >> Best regards   
   >   
   > If there were no Registry changes, System Restore will see "nothing   
   > changed". Windows System Restore should not use "System" because it's a   
   > lie, it only restores an old Registry image.   
   >   
   >   
      
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