Re: "Restore my Active Desktop" doesn't work

From: Galen (galennews_at_gmail.com)
Date: 06/28/05 

Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 09:37:58 -0400

In news:9C618917-5E08-4CA1-93DD-29304454D3BB@microsoft.com,
Margrit <Margrit@discussions.microsoft.com> had this to say:

 My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> Thanks Galen,
>
> I got into the SAFE Mode, but now my Modem doesn't work. Something
> could have changed in the setup. It looks like BestBuy or some other
> shop will have to check this out.
> Thanks anyway for your prompt help.

Your modem will not work in safe mode without networking. I was (mistakenly
it seems) under the impression that you were on that PC when you posted
this. Try a restore point with safe mode. If it works then you should do the
cleaning as described in the earlier post/site. If not then you can do a
repair installation of Windows. "Reloading the CMOS info..." Probably
nothing there would help.

For a clean installation just pop the CD into the tray, make sure it's set
to boot to CD, reboot, and follow the directions.

For a repair installation:

How to perform an inplace upgrade (reinstallation) of Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315341

You can download the programs mentioned in the earlier post and burn them to
CD on another computer, install them on the non functioning computer in safe
mode and scan. The downloads should contain reasonably updated definitions
already. That would be the route that I'd try first.

Galen 

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with which he prefaced it, was, if you will believe me, Watson, the
very first thing which ever made me feel that a profession might be
made out of what had up to that time been the merest hobby."
Sherlock Holmes

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