Have you any idea what it would cost them? (Your last sentence).
They cannot help being a monopoly. They're good. You can always go to Apple
or Linux.
They get in trouble only when they try to protect their software such as
what your last sentence suggests.
"Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:ul8QTBFwIHA.2064@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Restore points are broken if they are created when a removable drive was
> being monitored and it is subsequently removed.
>
> They are a monopoly. They totally dominate the market for computer
> operating system. Do you think they are not in a monopoly situation?
>
> I was not suggesting they should stop third party security software being
> installed. They ought to be able to prevent that software from preventing
> System Restore from restoring the Registry to an earlier version of the
> Registry.
>
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> Gerry
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> FCA
> Stourport, England
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> Unknown wrote:
>> 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
>> news:%23jCqxlCwIHA.5096@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> 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
>>> ~~~~
>>> FCA
>>> Stourport, England
>>> Enquire, plan and execute
>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>
>>> 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? ~~~~
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Gerry
>>>>> ~~~~
>>>>> FCA
>>>>> Stourport, England
>>>>> Enquire, plan and execute
>>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>>>
>>>>> 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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