Originally, that's what I thought, too. However, some of the programs that I
installed the last time I was there are still on the computer, so I'm a bit
confused about what exactly happened.

What really pisses me off is that I told him specifically NOT to to what he
did. My dad is like a big kid. He just HAS to know what that button
does!!!! LOL

Thanks for your input.

"Ted Zieglar" wrote:

> Sounds like your father used the recovery partition in his computer. This erases the hard disk and reinstalls the software that was on the computer when it left the factory.
>
> You wouldn't want to restore to a point in time so long ago in any case. That would very possibly damage the computer.
>
> Ted Zieglar
>
> "quebi" <quebi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:8E490741-0A13-4188-9E63-D7A1B0FE2C89@microsoft.com...
> > Summary of Problem: When trying to restore to a custom restore point,
> > created in September, the calendar will not go back past October! Therefore,
> > I can't restore to the last custom restore point!
> >
> > More details: Recently, my parents computer was unbootable. My dad
> > answered "yes" to a system restore prompt at the DOS prompt. After that, all
> > the user settings and software configuration that I'd worked HOURS on, in
> > September, were gone. Since we don't live in the same city, I am trying to
> > provide system support, over the long-distance telephone line and I have
> > tried to walk my mother through the system restore process. However,
> > whenever we get to the calendar, she is unable to go back to September. She
> > can only see October and November. She is logged in as "Owner", since that
> > is the only user that was on the computer after my dad did the restore. Argh!
> >
> > What could be the problem? Why would the calander not go back beyond
> > October? I'm assuming that "owner" has admin rights, so that can't be it.
> > I'm lost.
> >
> >
>