Microsoft software is really not fragile. What makes it difficult getting it
to work properly is all the trash people
download thinking they need the trash. Virus programs for example. If you
don't click on unknown URL's or all
those 'click here' enticements you won't get viruses. I've never gotten one.
What do you mean 'removable drive issue'?
As far as security software interfering, they have to be extremely careful
so as not to be accused of being a monopoly.
How can they prevent someone such as NORTON installing their programs on a
Microsoft operating system?

"Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks for clarifying what you meant.
>
> The Microsoft software is fragile and many have difficulty getting to work
> as it should. Microsoft should have dealt with the removable drive issue
> long ago.
> They could also have taken steps to stop security software from
> interfering. I suspect they have made no changes to System Restore since
> the early days of XP.
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> Gerry
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> Unknown wrote:
>> Security software is the trash. Some security software providers are
>> incapable of providing software that does not interfere
>> with the proper running of the operating system simply because they
>> cannot test their software to the thousands of variations
>> in configurations.
>> System restore is great and one of the best ideas MS has come out
>> with. "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message
>> news:e9%23c5FBwIHA.3760@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> Which is trash? System Restore or the security software? Why are some
>>> security software providers incapable of providing software that
>>> does not interfere with the proper running of the operating system?
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>>> Gerry
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>>> FCA
>>> Stourport, England
>>> Enquire, plan and execute
>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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>>> Unknown wrote:
>>>> Precisely why I do not use any of that trash.
>>>>>>>> "Joseph Ferraro" <jsjf@optonline.net> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:4839cc5d$0$25051$607ed4bc@cv.net...
>>>>>>>>> When I run the system restore and choose a restore point, the
>>>>>>>>> system starts the restore; and then after the reboot, I get
>>>>>>>>> the message that the restore did not complete, no changes were
>>>>>>>>> made. How can I resolve this? Any help is greatly appreciated
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