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Profile settings gone after repair
Name: Jarett Date: May 10, 2007 at 15:11:19 Pacific OS: Windows XP CPU/Ram: . Product: Compaq laptop
Comment:
XP wouldnt load, so I had to repair windows using the backup registry and copying over the files, SAM, SYSTEM, SECURITY, etc. And now windows will load and seems to be working properly. My problem is, is that all of my desktop icons are gone, and all of my bookmarks for IE, and my user settings. Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can get that back, or am I out of luck?
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