Solved After Windows update, cannot login nor restore system

[amilatie]

After I finish moving files, would it make sense to create a new guest account for the same reason?

 

[Kaktussoft]

Got it. Just moved all documents over. Thank you!

Now do the same agian but do in #59 videos instead of documents.

Then same with pictures
Then same with music
Then same with desktop
Then same with downloads
Then same with favorites

Post back results

 

[amilatie]

There is a folder called "Tracing" in the Kat folder that I've not seen before. It has a folder labeled "WPPMedia" and a file labeled "Communicator-uccapi-0.uccapilog". Should I delete this folder?

 

[Kaktussoft]

my music, my videos, my pictures are as you want it now?
Desktop has all the icons again?
Internet favorites in internet explorer are back again?

Any other stuff you want to move from old to new profile? Look in old profile what is still there and look in its folders (except appdata folder!)

 

[Kaktussoft]

There is a folder called "Tracing" in the Kat folder that I've not seen before. It has a folder labeled "WPPMedia" and a file labeled "Communicator-uccapi-0.uccapilog". Should I delete this folder?

Tracing.... is for crashes. No need to move
WPPMedia is for windows mediaplayer. Will be recreated automatically.
Communicator-uccapi-0.uccapilog ... looks like a log file. Useless.

 

[amilatie]

my music, my videos, my pictures are as you want it now?
Desktop has all the icons again?
Internet favorites in internet explorer are back again?

Any other stuff you want to move from old to new profile? Look in old profile what is still there and look in its folders (except appdata folder!)

I don't see my bookmarks in Firefox, but everything else seems to look good.

 

[Kaktussoft]

my music, my videos, my pictures are as you want it now?
Desktop has all the icons again?
Internet favorites in internet explorer are back again?

Any other stuff you want to move from old to new profile? Look in old profile what is still there and look in its folders (except appdata folder!)

I don't see my bookmarks in Firefox, but everything else seems to look good.

Many bookmarks?
Most likely they are in c:\users\oldusername\appdata\....\mozilla\....somefolder
But faster is to recreate them. you also have to reinstall all addins. And configure all software because all settings are default now.

 

[Kaktussoft]

Now it's time to enable system restore on C drive. All other drives... it's up to you
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/330-system-protection-turn-off.html
and create a restore point manually.

Afterwards you can go back in time in case of problems!

 

[amilatie]

Done! I will just recreate my bookmarks (probably had too many in the first place). My system protection is on. I also created a new guest profile - just in case.

I can't thank you enough. I know this has been a process, but you hung in there with me and helped me solve this problem. So, thank you very much.

 

[amilatie]

In the future, what should I do about Windows updates? Should I be concerned?

 

[Layback Bear]

If I may ask a question.

amilatie are you using Windows 7/64 Enterprise as you system specs indicate?

 

[amilatie]

If I may ask a question.

amilatie are you using Windows 7/64 Enterprise as you system specs indicate?

yes, I am.

 

[Kaktussoft]

In the future, what should I do about Windows updates? Should I be concerned?

Not concerned at all. You can do "system restore now" to go back in time (only for settings and system files). Why was system restore not enabled?

Windows updates modifies system files and settings. No idea why your userprofile was corrected all of sudden. It wasn't related to the updates I assume.

We didn't rollback the patches anyway.
In a few weeks you can delete in C:\users the folders (and all inside it): oldusername . There's also a temp for your username.... deleet that as well

 

[amilatie]

In the future, what should I do about Windows updates? Should I be concerned?

Not concerned at all. You can do "system restore now" to go back in time (only for settings and system files). Why was system restore not enabled?

Windows updates modifies system files and settings. No idea why your userprofile was corrected all of sudden. It wasn't related to the updates I assume.

We didn't rollback the patches anyway.
In a few weeks you can delete in C:\users the folders (and all inside it): oldusername . There's also a temp for your username.... deleet that as well

I'm not sure why system restore was not enabled? I hadn't paid attention to it before I needed it. Would you recommend doing a system restore now even though it's been a good amount of time now and everything seems to be functioning correctly under the new profile?

 

[Shimshom]

There is no need to use restore if it's all working just make sure you keep using system restore for later references. Firefox by default keeps a backup of your bookmarks in your profile in AppData as a file called Some_Date.json so you'll be able to restore your bookmarks from your old profile but you'll need to 1st show hidden files and folders by going to My Computer/Organize/Folder options/View and tick Show Hidden Files and Folders apply and OK then go to "C:\Users\oldusername\AppData\Roaming\Mozila\Firerfox\Profiles\Random number.default\bookmarkbackups" and open the bookmarkbackups folder to see what's there. If you have the .json files then open Firefox click on the bookmark symbol click show all bookmarks then click on Import & Backup choose Restore, Choose a File and point it to the location of the .json files and select the latest date. You can also copy the .json files to your desktop or another location and point Firefox to that

 

[amilatie]

There is no need to use restore if it's all working just make sure you keep using system restore for later references. Firefox by default keeps a backup of your bookmarks in your profile in AppData as a file called Some_Date.json so you'll be able to restore your bookmarks from your old profile but you'll need to 1st show hidden files and folders by going to My Computer/Organize/Folder options/View and tick Show Hidden Files and Folders apply and OK then go to "C:\Users\oldusername\AppData\Roaming\Mozila\Firerfox\Profiles\Random number.default\bookmarkbackups" and open the bookmarkbackups folder to see what's there. If you have the .json files then open Firefox click on the bookmark symbol click show all bookmarks then click on Import & Backup choose Restore, Choose a File and point it to the location of the .json files and select the latest date. You can also copy the .json files to your desktop or another location and point Firefox to that

Thank you so much. I was able to restore all of my bookmarks. I really appreciate it.