problem is that for some unknown reason I only have restore point up to the
07/09.
and the problem happend on 07/07

"Michael Solomon" wrote:
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> "Eli" <Eli@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> > Problem:
> > vista ultimate X64
> > I was trying to switch users on my PC.
> > during switching it locked.
> > Mouse was moving but screen was blue/blank.
> > after about 10 minutes of inactivity I forced shutdown.
> > when loged back on.
> > all my filed and shortcuts disapeared.
> > after doing some searching I found that there are 2 folders called
> > Desktop.
> > one is at users\"name"\desktop. The other one is at
> > users\"name"\favorites\destkop. For some reason when I log one my default
> > destkops is in favorites\destkop and not where it should be.
> > any idea how this could of happend and how do i fix it?[/color]
> How it happened likely has something to do with the lockup you mentioned
> which probably led to some corruption.
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> You might try using the System Restore feature to return your settings and
> registry to a date and time prior to when this happened.
> All Programs\Accessories\System Tools\System Restore. While System Restore
> should only restore your settings and registry, you should make sure your
> data is well backed up before using this feature.
> --
> Michael Solomon
> Backup is a PC user's best friend
> DTS-L.Org: [url]http://www.dts-l.org/[/url]
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