I'm running Home Premium 64Bit a new rig less than 2 weeks old. I was trying to copy my old Google Earth 'myplaces' file from my old rig to my new one. UAC, or something, wouldn't allow me access to my Users/App directory. I searched the forums and then, stupidly, started trying to do things with permissions, things I no longer remember.
Now each time I boot I get two errors: one is from Acrobat Distiller saying that it can't create a file that already exists (error 183) and a MS Visual C++ Runtime Error. The error message says "Program C:\Program..." with no additional name or info "has requested runtime to terminate in an unusual way."
My wallpaper has disappeared, all the taskbar icons are gone, all startup items haven't started, and most programs won't run. Some shortcuts, like to Excel, do work. However, I am denied access to my outlook.pst files so Outlook won't start and MS Word 2003 gives me a dialogue box mostly in Japanese referencing a file 'Omso.ad' in English followed by another Japanese box with only an OK sign followed by a seemingly endless series of warnings about invalid signatures and macros. Actually, almost all my programs will no longer run. I'm sending this message from my old computer.
Since there is no program identified at the boot screen I don't know where to start. I tried sfc /scannow but the result was a cmd window open and closed so fast I almost couldn't see it. I tried to remember what I did and go back and undo it, but I honestly don't remember and access to most everything is now routinely denied saying I don't have permissions or the disk is locked.
Owing to horrid experiences with XP I never turned on System Restore. I had installed ERUNT in the beginning but never could get it to work. Clearly I had no idea of what I was getting into. Feeling very stupid, here.
I really don't know where to go from here. I don't want to have to wipe my disk on this OEM installation. I can't get access to my Users directory so I can copy my Outlook pst files and so data loss seems highly likely.
Is there any way to revert back to previous permissions status or someway that will allow me total access so I can work my way back to the previous status?
Any suggestions will be gratefully received.
Thanks.
Now each time I boot I get two errors: one is from Acrobat Distiller saying that it can't create a file that already exists (error 183) and a MS Visual C++ Runtime Error. The error message says "Program C:\Program..." with no additional name or info "has requested runtime to terminate in an unusual way."
My wallpaper has disappeared, all the taskbar icons are gone, all startup items haven't started, and most programs won't run. Some shortcuts, like to Excel, do work. However, I am denied access to my outlook.pst files so Outlook won't start and MS Word 2003 gives me a dialogue box mostly in Japanese referencing a file 'Omso.ad' in English followed by another Japanese box with only an OK sign followed by a seemingly endless series of warnings about invalid signatures and macros. Actually, almost all my programs will no longer run. I'm sending this message from my old computer.
Since there is no program identified at the boot screen I don't know where to start. I tried sfc /scannow but the result was a cmd window open and closed so fast I almost couldn't see it. I tried to remember what I did and go back and undo it, but I honestly don't remember and access to most everything is now routinely denied saying I don't have permissions or the disk is locked.
Owing to horrid experiences with XP I never turned on System Restore. I had installed ERUNT in the beginning but never could get it to work. Clearly I had no idea of what I was getting into. Feeling very stupid, here.
I really don't know where to go from here. I don't want to have to wipe my disk on this OEM installation. I can't get access to my Users directory so I can copy my Outlook pst files and so data loss seems highly likely.
Is there any way to revert back to previous permissions status or someway that will allow me total access so I can work my way back to the previous status?
Any suggestions will be gratefully received.
Thanks.