Hoster stopped working

[mindonstrike]

Originally Posted by George

Have come to the conclusion that system restore does not work unless there has been a change in the operating system, and/or related settings

Several times when I've encountered product glitches and tried to restore, got the message that a restore could not be done as there were no changes in the system.

Maybe that's why they call it "system" restore.

I'd still try it if all else fails, and I continue to do so, but with crossed fingers, as it fails more times than it works.

Except for one time when I had a bad block on the disk right where the restore settings were located, it has always worked for me. Even after removing and installing an upgrade that wouldn't work, I could restore to before the removal and the old version would be there fully functional.

Not a gaurentee by any means, but something worth trying.

Sam

[George]

Originally Posted by mindonstrike

Except for one time when I had a bad block on the disk right where the restore settings were located, it has always worked for me. Even after removing and installing an upgrade that wouldn't work, I could restore to before the removal and the old version would be there fully functional.

Not a gaurentee by any means, but something worth trying.

Sam

Yes, but in each of those instances you cited, a change was made in the registry which caused a restore point to be created. When the restore worked you were still faced with having to reinstall the current version.

In Beta Testing the endless installations triggering registry changes makes the probability of a successful restore on the first try very high. Not so with the rank and file users.

When no such restore point events occur, no new software or upgrade installations triggering a rergistry change, and things are going along well, then suddenly a glitch pops up, the probability of a system restore working are next to nill, unless one keeps going back in time on a trial and error basis. That appears to be the case here and is why I opted to cut to the chase and re-install the software to begin with.

In thinking this through I realized the obvious solution is to create one's own restore points on a regular basis. I intend to do that weekly from now on, just prior to cloning my drive.

I'll bet hardly anyone thinks to create their own restore points when things are working. I know I never have.

[George]

Originally Posted by George

In thinking this through I realized the obvious solution is to create one's own restore points on a regular basis. I intend to do that weekly from now on, just prior to cloning my drive.

I'll bet hardly anyone thinks to create their own restore points when things are working. I know I never have.

So much for that brainstorm. A restore point that one creates has the same effect as automatic restore points. If no system changes have been made since the restore point date, the self created restore point will have no effect.

In the meantime I wonder how Notesman55 is making out.

[Beavis]

how old is the computer ???

maybe it needs some dusting inside the cover

i bet the cpu fans is clogged solid