Ronnie,
Thanks for your help, very much appreciated!

"Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote:

> You can easily restore the data files from the windows.old file by copying
> the files to the new installation folders.
>
> The programs will need to be reinstalled using the same media/files that you
> originally used to install the programs.
>
> --
>
> Ronnie Vernon
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
>
> "ggm_54" <ggm_54@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:BC9CEFB2-4C33-4C1D-AC90-327557FCE8D4@microsoft.com...
> >I removed an incompatible anti-virus program from my Vista. Upon
> >restarting
> > the computer, it would not fully reboot. I would get a taskbar, and a
> > blue
> > screen. When I moved the pointer into the taskbar area, I received a
> > "working" indication. I performed a Vista reinstall, which corrected the
> > boot problem. How do I reatore my original programs/data from the
> > Windows.old file? Please help..
>
>