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Legacy_user
Legacy_user Posts: 0 Newbie
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I have tried to do a system restore on my computer and now its stuck on "restoring the registry" .How can I get out of this as its been running for quite a while

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  • Enterprise_1701C
    Enterprise_1701C Posts: 23,414 Forumite
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    What do you call quite a while?
    What is this life if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare
  • closed
    closed Posts: 10,886 Forumite
    switch it off, and if you don't have a backup, cross your fingers.
    !!
    > . !!!! ----> .
  • System
    System Posts: 178,374 Community Admin
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    its taken almost 12 hrs ! to restore but even though it is connected to the internet some apps and windows are saying it isn't so wont open/work properly.


    Any ideas how to sort windows out?
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  • closed
    closed Posts: 10,886 Forumite
    insufficient information

    turn mcafee firewall off
    !!
    > . !!!! ----> .
  • System
    System Posts: 178,374 Community Admin
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    SORTED -had to do a lenovo restore after the very lenghty system restore.
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  • bod1467
    bod1467 Posts: 15,214 Forumite
    ???

    That just sounds like you've restored it to factory settings (so lost all updates in the meantime).
  • 50Twuncle
    50Twuncle Posts: 10,763 Forumite
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    bod1467 wrote: »
    ???

    That just sounds like you've restored it to factory settings (so lost all updates in the meantime).



    and ALL of your data !!!
  • System
    System Posts: 178,374 Community Admin
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    there wasnt much data on it to loose, im not bothered whats been lost all photos are on the laptop any thing else on this computer wasnt that important.
    Its working fine now though so im happy.
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