Hi,

If this is the case, when did your dad perform the restore? And is there
a restore point available for the day before this restore?

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Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org

quebi wrote:
> 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.