Re: lost my newsgroups

~BD~ <BoaterDave'remove'@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in
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> wrote:
>> I tidied up my desktop and moved dozens of folders around. Now, when I
>> open OE 6 I can find my email section but not my newsgroups. I know I
>> have not deleted anyhing so they are all there, but I can't find them.
>> Its not only the downloaded messages that are missing, its the whole
>> section of OE that has the names of my subsribed newsgroups. Any ideas
>> what I have to do to put things back where they were?
>>
>>
>
> Before all the technical gurus arrive .......
>
> Have you tried a System Restore?

Again. System restore will *not* create files that no longer exist. It
will only change system settings. OE stores the newsgroups, subscribed
newsgroups and login settings for this and mail in such files.


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~BD~ <BoaterDave'remove'@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in
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> chuckcar wrote:
>> ~BD~ <BoaterDave'remove'@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in
>> news:G-:
>>
>>> wrote:
>>>> I tidied up my desktop and moved dozens of folders around. Now, when
>>>> I open OE 6 I can find my email section but not my newsgroups. I
>>>> know I have not deleted anyhing so they are all there, but I can't
>>>> find them. Its not only the downloaded messages that are missing, its
>>>> the whole section of OE that has the names of my subsribed
>>>> newsgroups. Any ideas what I have to do to put things back where
>>>> they were?
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Before all the technical gurus arrive .......
>>>
>>> Have you tried a System Restore?
>>
>> Again. System restore will *not* create files that no longer exist.
>
> Anne218 (the OP) said "I know I have not deleted anything so they are
> all there"
>
But not where they originally were. As she said.

>
>> It will only change system settings. OE stores the newsgroups,
>> subscribed newsgroups and login settings for this and mail in such
>> files.
>
> I don't understand why, from what she said, you feel that a 'Restore'
> wouldn't work. Not even worth a try?
>
Nope. Because of any changes made then being undone. Not knowing why
something won't work is the same as not knowing what will.

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chuckcar

~BD~ <BoaterDave'remove'@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in
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> chuckcar wrote:
>
>>>>> Have you tried a System Restore?
>>>> Again. System restore will *not* create files that no longer exist.
>>> Anne218 (the OP) said "I know I have not deleted anything so they are
>>> all there"
>>>
>> But not where they originally were. As she said.
>
> So you are saying that is just as bad as deleting files. Is that
> correct?
>
No, I'm saying it does something which is completely irrelevant to the
problem. The fix is one of two things. *if* the directories can be
restored to their proper place without an error, that is the prefered
solution. Otherwise, a backup of documents and a reinstall of windows
after a format is required.

>>>> It will only change system settings. OE stores the newsgroups,
>>>> subscribed newsgroups and login settings for this and mail in such
>>>> files.
>>> I don't understand why, from what she said, you feel that a 'Restore'
>>> wouldn't work. Not even worth a try?
>>>
>> Nope. Because of any changes made then being undone. Not knowing why
>> something won't work is the same as not knowing what will.
>
> OK
>
> May I ask for a second opinion on this?
>
So long as it's a legitmate source and not one of the troll twits that
post here. However, I *am* sure that I'm correct on this. The registry is
one file in c:\windows. If *that* directory was moved, windows wouldn't
even load.



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