aah you don't need to fix that removal with a system restore, its in the add windows setup components I have seen it its like a seperate item. if its checked, uncheck and then recheck it gagain and it should work. At 10:18 a.m. 11/10/2009, you wrote: >I'd really rather not reformat if I can avoid it, not the least because I >don't have a windows xp disk and it'd mean taking my computer 100 miles back >to Nottingham to get it done. > >as for user accounts, ---- I hate! the things, sinse every single problem my >pc has ever had has derived from them. > >I didn't actually remove outlook express while installing java, ----- I >installed Java and the access bridge first, this just randomly happened when i >attempted to fix that removal with a system restore unfortunately. > >Beware the grue! > >Dark. >----- Original Message ----- From: "shaun everiss" <shau...@xtra.co.nz> >To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> >Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2009 8:04 PM >Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Crysis! > > >>ok, wow you should never try to diddle with your system during an install. >>Found that the hard way myself and had to fiddle but got it mostly working. >>I suggest you reformat. >>Next time wait till java is installed all the way. >>you should be able to remove msn explorer from windows setup in add remove. >>you should be able to add outlook express in the same way. >>uninstall java and put it back in. >>make a new user for yourself find and delete the other user, better yet if >>you can get in user accounts and delete the other user then make it again. >>At 02:58 a.m. 11/10/2009, you wrote: >>>Hi. >>> >>>I have a small problem, ---- well actually a rather large! problem. >>> >>>During installation of Java I happened to notice msn explorer was stil on my >>>compter. I attempted to remove it in add/remove programs and by mistake >>>removed outlook express. >>> >>>"no problem" I thought "time for a system restore" >>> >>>However, that's when things went very! wrong. >>> >>>When windows xp restarted, a random window appeared, then it restarted with >>>a default user profile. >>> >>>After several restarts, another go at a system restore and lots of swearing, >>>I read the random window with ms narrator. >>> >>>Said random window says: >>> >>>" windows cannot load the user's profile but logued you on with the default >>>profile for the system. the system has attempted to load or restore a file >>>into the registry but the specified file is not in a registry file format" >>> >>>Needless to say, this is a baaaaaad! state of affiars, and what's worse, >>>outlook express is stil awol! >>> >>>Luckily I A, have this laptop to communicate etc with, and B, have backups >>>of everything on my external harddrive. >>> >>>Stil, the idea of starting everything from scratch on the default profile is >>>pretty hiddeus in terms of amount of work, ---- pluss I'm not sure what I'd >>>be unable to access from my old user profile. >>> >>>Normally, I'd phone dolphin tech support with this sort of issue, but >>>they're not open at weakends, and I'd prefer this fixed Asap. >>> >>>while I know this isn't a tech support list, I'd really! appreciate some >>>help from some of the cleverer people here so as to get this sorted out. >>> >>>If people would prefer to take this off list, just E-mail me on >>>d...@xgam.org. >>> >>>Any help much and distinctly appreciated. >>> >>>Btw, as I said, I'm using windows xp. Luckily hal, ---- though not my >>>individual settings or installs of dolphin orphius, is accessible from the >>>default profile, so poking around windows will at least be possible. >>> >>>sorry again for this, ---- but I am rather stuck here. >>> >>>all the best, >>> >>>Dark. >>>--- >>>Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >>>If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>>gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >>>You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>>http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>>All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>>http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. >>>If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, >>>please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. >> >> >> >>--- >>Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >>If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >>You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. >>If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, >>please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > > >--- >Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. >If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, >please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
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