Hubby deleted all kinds of stuff from pc

sitcom321

My hubby who is completely techni phobic has been on the pc and randomly deleted all kinds of stuff because someone told him at work that their pc had got viruses on from cookies!!! he has no idea what he has deleted. I cant get the racing commentary on from his sporting life website, when i have gone into properties it says internet protection mode off, also, a couple of sites wont let me log on and sign in they are saying must enable cookies, i have typed the website addresses into the enable cookies and applied but they are still not allowing me on, can anyone help???:mad:

Figment

First check in the Recycle Bin, or you could use something like Recuva and see if finds what he's removed - could be a bit hit and miss though. To give you the best chance, get the portable version and install on a USB stick.

You could also try using System Restore to go back to before hubby got his hands on it. Any system files he deleted should be restored, but any deleted data won't be.

sitcom321

thanks, how do i get to system restore?

palmski

It depends on what windows you are running but if Xp or similar then you go to your start menu, Then accessories, System Tools, Then System restore , Then select a previous date and restore.... Then Ban Hubby for good.

closed

knowing which browser would be useful

IE, tools, internet options, advanced, reset internet explorer settings ok

or download another browser, opera, firefox etc.

spannerzone

I bet all the internet history has all magically been deleted as well



sorry couldn't resist.

Whenever I used to deal with computer problems that the husband had caused it was usually down to one reason.

johnmc

spannerzone wrote:

Whenever I used to deal with computer problems that the husband had caused it was usually down to one reason.

or "the kids downloaded it".

spannerzone

johnmc wrote: »

or "the kids downloaded it".

oh yes, "the kids" were often blamed for ruining the PC despite the same kids being PC experts according to their parents, and yet they still paid me to come along and fix the problems.

:rotfl:

andy2004

other option in case he has completely screwed up the OS, and if your system has it, FACTORY RESTORE which will take it back to the day you bought it, note: make a copy of all your browser favorite sites, any files you have downloaded on to that partition. old emails you want to keep.
To be used if problems occur and the above computer restore palmski posts. aka you try running certain programs and it says error alot.
also note its advisable to use backup software regularly, like TO DO backup. freeware which is what i use.

sitcom321

Thanks for all advice everyone, I have done a system restore which seemed to work, well I thought it had!! just plugged my iphone in to download some piccys and it is not being recognised, got message to say drivers for iphone not installed, it gave me an option to reinstall iphone drivers but has come up as not installed sucessfully, not a bloody clue what he has done!!!

sitcom321

oh not sure if it will help but i am using windows 7 and sky internet