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Lost All My E-Mail Addresses In Oe
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Hi,
Out of nowhere, I seem to have lost half my desktop icons but also, more of a nuisance, all my Contacts in Outlook Express.
The only .wab file I can find is well old & empty, have run a Chkdsk /F from safe mode (though had to "queue" it from my account, the PC hung when I tried to select Administrator) which did clear a problem with the PC freezing a while back, but that's made no difference this time. Contacts box in View -> Layout had been unchecked but ticking that's made no difference either.
I really don't want to restore, gawd knows how far back that'd go ... :(
Out of nowhere, I seem to have lost half my desktop icons but also, more of a nuisance, all my Contacts in Outlook Express.
The only .wab file I can find is well old & empty, have run a Chkdsk /F from safe mode (though had to "queue" it from my account, the PC hung when I tried to select Administrator) which did clear a problem with the PC freezing a while back, but that's made no difference this time. Contacts box in View -> Layout had been unchecked but ticking that's made no difference either.
I really don't want to restore, gawd knows how far back that'd go ... :(
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Have you tried the info at the following link to carry out a restore point, and if so is that when you could not find any restore dates to select from?
https:/
Also, have you checked your 'Recycle Bin' to see if any of the missing files are located there?
https:/
Also, have you checked your 'Recycle Bin' to see if any of the missing files are located there?
I hadn't looked at any links, pinkyboyid. I did check the recycle bin - not there.
I can't find any info on my PC about back up times etc. but I don't have a System Restore option under Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools so not sure how I'd go about doing it anyway. Don't remember seeing a Windows Advanced Options menu when I booted in safe mode earlier, but that doesn't mean it's not ! LOL Only one way to find out (!) & I really can't be r$ed now. Will come back to it tomorrow & work out what I might need to back up if I can find a way to restore not-too-far-back. If at all ! But appreciate the help ... :)
I can't find any info on my PC about back up times etc. but I don't have a System Restore option under Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools so not sure how I'd go about doing it anyway. Don't remember seeing a Windows Advanced Options menu when I booted in safe mode earlier, but that doesn't mean it's not ! LOL Only one way to find out (!) & I really can't be r$ed now. Will come back to it tomorrow & work out what I might need to back up if I can find a way to restore not-too-far-back. If at all ! But appreciate the help ... :)
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