>>Sorry Spots, I had no idea how to to a fix...and I,m really glad I had the sledge in the toolbox.
First, never apologize to anybody <g>.
Second, sledge hammers are good. Good for lots of things. Windows,
water heaters, etc <G>.
Third, sounds like you used ZP's KOT idea exactly as he
proposed it, which is good. My only variation on it would be
to try a couple of other recoveries first (primarily,
a register restore). Actually, I would try an uninstall first,
just as you did.
I'm not against the clone idea at all. If it's
a fresh clone, it's probably the simplest solution. As you proceed,
though, the clones themselves take more and more managing, and
they're not small. The result is likely to be that sooner or
later you will have your choice between an old clone and
other methods. THEN you can apologize if you haven't learned
how to back up the registry. Except you should never apologize <g>.
BTW, there's a registry key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Windows\CurrentConfig\Run
which has entries that are run when Windows starts. If
you remove a trouble maker, you can reboot and delete
it. There's another in HKEY_CURRENT_USER. |
