Because System Restore will not fix everything as you believe. It will only fix the original files that was used to install and it will put them back to their original state. It will not fix a virus infected system nor will it fix Office issue as it will not fix IE that was returned from a Beta incorrectly . It will certainly not fix the OP's problem with IE7 after the uninstall of the Beta 2 of IE8.
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"AJR" <ajrjdr@comcast.net> wrote in message news:eTTUnKVNJHA.4440@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Certainly Peter you may ask. May I ask your opinion of the main function of
> System Restore if not to "restore" a computer to the state it was in prior
> to installation of software.
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> Also note that I recommended a restore date prior to onset of symptoms - the
> user may have incorrectly associated the problem with IE8.
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> "Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uZEFN6UNJHA.5692@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Why if I may ask ???
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> "AJR" <ajrjdr@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>> Run System Restore to a date prior to the onset of symptoms.
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>> "mwemdub" <mwemdub@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:11D1661E-78BC-4913-A936-70971A9E8FFE@microsoft.com...
>>> When in control panel I am unable to bring up classic view. Nothing
>>> happens
>>> when I click it. this has been since I uninstalled IE8 and I had to
>>> reset
>>> IE7 to original defaults. Plus now everything having to do with internet
>>> is
>>> sluggish, very very sluggish at times. Any suggestons
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