Your very welcome. Let us know if you need anything else.
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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User
"ggm_54" <ggm54@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> 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..
>>
>>