Computer not remembering settings

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AllNightNerding

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#16529 14-Oct-2007 10:49

I have just restored my pc and have installed all the windows updates it has vista ultimate on it but it doesnt remember my outlook email settings or data and also some other things such as side bar and also some programs.

Please help as this is really really anoying lol.

Thanks in advanced

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#90977 14-Oct-2007 11:22

When you say you have restored Windows, I take it that you have used the recovery CD? If this is the case, you lose all of your files / data as well as settings. It is like retoring it back to the first time you turned on the computer.

If you have actually tried to restore your PC to an earlier date, your files and programmes should still be there. Anyway, please tell us what you did exactly.

AllNightNerding

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#90978 14-Oct-2007 11:24

I restored it meaning that i wiped everything off the harddisk. i have copyed it all back on and i was setting up outlook with my 2 email accounts and importing my data back in and configuring it to be just how i liked it then had to restart my computer because of some random update. and then all the settings were gone.

i then did it all over again and restarted my pc and it lost it again.

Hopefully that makes it clearer.

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heavenlywild

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#90979 14-Oct-2007 11:28

Ah I see. How about trying this? Set everything to your liking and then do a backup in Outlook again - that is, create a new backup file. Load the new backup file to Outlook and hopefully this time the settings don't disappear on you. Perhaps the original backup data file is corrupt?

Give it a go and good luck.

AllNightNerding

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#90981 14-Oct-2007 12:08

that seems to be working, or at least for the moment. Thanks

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#90985 14-Oct-2007 13:23

Brilliant! Good to hear!