I tried XP Repair Pro 2006 based on some reviews I had read on the web since it was highly rated. It messed up 2 of my computers and a friends. I did not even let it repair anything. I just ran it in diag. mode to see what it thought was wrong. I did not let it fix anything, and it still messed up 2 computers. It did not trash the computer, but strange things now happen that did not happen before I ran it.
I normally use Acronic True Image V8, which I like a lot, but as Murhpy's law states, this was one time had failed to do that!! Another Murphy''s law was I also failed to backup the Registry before starting. It is one of those hind sight issues, I know what I should have done but failed to do it. I have tried some Repair Points but they have not fixed the problem that when QP start processing the posting of data, it will not allowing any other program to come to the front. I help repair another friends computer that was infected with a virus. I tried using another top ranked Registry repair on his computer. It also failed to fix his registry. If I let it fix it, it would not boot after it was shut down. I finally used Winternals to restore his computer useing Restore Point to a point prior to the infections. I cannot remember the name of that program. Since then I have read more about Registry repair programs and many statements claim they did more damage than they ever repaired. At 08:39 AM 12/14/2006, you wrote: >George -- >That's a shame about the registry repair program. Do you mind posting >the name of the one you used, to forewarn the rest of us. > >BTW, in the future you might want to back up your entire partition >before using anything that might change the registry. I use Image for >Windows ($27, http://www.terabyteunlimited.com). It is a bit geeky and >takes awhile to learn how to use it. But once you get over the learning >curve, it's very nice and fast. > >There's lot's of info on other disk imaging programs at >http://www.thefreecountry.com/utilities/backupandimage.shtml. >-- Keith > >George wrote: > > > > I highly agree. It really gets in the way and I never read it. > > > > I have a problem with my system that I cannot figure out. About 2 > > months ago, I tried a Registry repair program that mess up my system. > > Now, once QP starts posting the data, I cannot get anything else to > > work until it finish its posting. The IE windows is in front and > > nothing I try will get rid of it. Even the Task Manager will not come > > up. Even if other programs are running before I start the data > > posting, no other program will come up until after the posting. > > > > Is there some place in Windows I can look to fix this problem? I > > currently have learned not to post the downloaded data until I am > > ready to not use the computer. > > > > At 03:20 PM 12/13/2006, you wrote: > > >Gary -- > > >Can you make it possible for the user to disable the _automatic_ display > > >of the "Daily Market Report" during data download. I rarely look at the > > >report and I find its automatic display rather annoying. > > > > > >Thank you. > > >-- Keith > > > > > > > > > > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
