I had/have problems with having deleted some java files/folders. So I thought I would do a system restore.
So I took my computer back to 15 hours prior.
while my computer indicated that it was doing a system restore, I don't think it actually did. The Java 6 Update 22 that I had at the restore point was not there. Plus m y internet history showed current items.
I also noticed that my NIS virus defs were for today and not 15 hours prior. So thinking that system restore DID not happen (there always has been some problems with getting my HP machine to actually do a restore
But if it did actually restore, Can that mess up my NIS functioning? Should on, God forbid, gave to reinstall NIS?
If the restore had worked there would have been a Windows screen telling you that the system had been successfully restored to a particular date. If the restore failed, there would have been a Windows screen telling you that the system could not be restored to the date you selected. Check Windows Event Viewer to see if there is a record of what happened. Your Norton program is not messed up. If it were messed up you would know it instantly. No need to reinstall.
System Restore is not a reliable method of solving most issues, by the way. It basically transports your registry back to a time that the rest of your system has left far behind. A rollback to a very recent date is good for curing system instability that may have been introduced with new software, but it is easy to end up with programs that can no longer find files that they need, and other hard-to-unravel issues.
First, in order to do a system restore you must turn OFF Norton Tamper Product protection in Misc. Settings. Otherwise it will fail every time.
Secondly there is always a chance that a system restore might put NIS out of sync in some way because of some files used by NIS being restored and not others. I would expect that this would typically happen when there is a version difference between now and when the system restore point was created.
In general it should be OK for NIS but I have seen times when it could cause a problem for NIS. I think these are few and far between again assuming the NIS version is the same at both points in time.
I also don't know that the definitions would be affected by the system restore. E.g., I am not sure they are even backed up as part of system restore. I can do a bit of testing on this to confirm.
If you need to do a system restore for some reason, feel free to do so but don't do it just for the fun of it! The worst that can happen is that you might have to reinstall NIS if it were to cause a problem (unlikely). And if it were to cause a problem it would be readily obvious as NIS would report some problem or other.
Basically what I am saying is that if you use system restore do NOT automatically uninstall and reinstall NIS. Only do so if it reports some problem afterwards.
Would a system restore reinstalll my Java 6 update 22?
I had uninstalled it but may have manually deleted some needed folders
Hi Calls,
Possibly, provided that the system restore backed up all of the necessary files along with the registry. No guarantees. If you want JAVA back why not just it directly from them?
Well system restore is not exactly just a reinstatment of the registry and yet it is not a "system restore" in the full meaning of the words. For a registry restore I recommend Erunt (you can Google). Just redownload any programs not now working, dont try to figure out system restore and not restore to the position before you applied the restore because that will only make matters worse.
Well system restore is not exactly just a reinstatment of the registry and yet it is not a "system restore" in the full meaning of the words. For a registry restore I recommend Erunt (you can Google). Just redownload any programs not now working, dont try to figure out system restore and not restore to the position before you applied the restore because that will only make matters worse.
System restore has always had limited usability. It's best use is probably when a driver is installed and creates system instability, in that case system restore will usually work. Or if new software is installed and something goes wrong and system restore is used right away it will usually work.
But the longer it has been since the restore point you want to use, the less likely it becomes that it will work correctly.
Well system restore is not exactly just a reinstatment of the registry and yet it is not a "system restore" in the full meaning of the words. For a registry restore I recommend Erunt (you can Google). Just redownload any programs not now working, dont try to figure out system restore and not restore to the position before you applied the restore because that will only make matters worse.
there in lies the problem. I am unable to reinstall Java ( I have a specific post under tech)
But it surely sounds like using system restore is NOT the way for me to resolve this issue
Wsa directed to this string from another dealing with an error message (3043,1). I did a system restore because of a glitch in my windows media player codecs. I followed all the Norton fix-it prompts and had an unsatisfying session with Norton's virtual tech support. I get the "Error: 3043,1" every time I boot. Recommendations?
The worst that can happen is that you might have to reinstall NIS if it were to cause a problem (unlikely). And if it were to cause a problem it would be readily obvious as NIS would report some problem or other.
