Another computer prob.

[Lefty]

I use Windows Explorer a lot. Yest. I was using it and when I clicked it on the Program line, my finger slipped a little and it diappeared. Guess I accidently deleted it off the prgm line. I went to Windows to look for it but couldn't find it even though when I use Find it shows it's there. How do I get it back? I use Win98SE.
Thanks, in advance.

[Buddha]

what do you mean by program line?

[JustRalph]

Lefty....... I guess you are talking about the "address bar" ?

"View" Toolbars " address bar"

that should take care of it..........

[Lefty]

Buddha, thanks. I meant when you click start, then go to programs and then all your prgms listed on that bar. I use Win Explorer(prob. as most do) to move filesaround and delete files)Hope we're talking about the same thing.

[JustRalph]

if it is Winxp.... I recommend you do a "system restore" to before you did this.........

start-run- type in "msconfig" hit enter. On the bottom of the app that loads is "launch system restore" restore back to before you performed this heinous act.

from your description you could have to rebuild your programs group..........would take all day........do it with restore......as long as it has only been a day or so.......it shouldn't be a problem at all

[Lefty]

Ralph, still running Win98 SE

[JustRalph]

maybe try scanreg..........


Using ScanReg
Another of those enhancements which should make using Windows 98 more user friendly is the ScanReg Registry Checker.

Each day, after a successful boot, a backup copy of your registry is created (containing the System.dat, User.dat, System.ini and Win.ini files). By default Windows 98 allows you to keep up to 5 copies (rb???.cab - rb???.cab) of your registry (which are saved in the \Windows\Sysbckup folder by default), saved in Windows cabinet files (*.cab).

When Windows notices a problem with your registry, it will automatically replace the registry with a backup copy. The good thing about this new feature is that you can easily restore a previous registry "by hand":

Start Windows in MS-DOS mode (press the Ctrl key as soon as your PC starts. This will get you the Bootup menu. Once the menu is up, choose Command prompt only)
Type Scanreg /restore at the prompt
You will get a screen where you can select which registry backup to use
Choose your backup and press Restore
When ready you'll be prompted to Restart your computer
If you receive an Out of Memory error message when you try to run Scanreg with the /restore (or /fix) switch, you need to free conventional memory. ScanReg needs 340KB or more conventional memory, depending on the size of the registry and the amount of damage.

To increase the amount of free conventional memory, restart your computer, press and hold down the Ctrl key until the Windows 98 Startup menu appears, and then choose Safe mode command prompt only. Then, run Scanreg.exe with the /fix or /restore switch.

Now for those of us who regularly install Shareware programs, only to find after a day that the don't bring what we expected, this is a great way to keep the registry clean. Before you install a new piece of software, run ScanReg (click Start > Run and type scanreg in the Open dialog box. Windows will scan your registry, and when it doesn't find any errors, will prompt you to back-up your registry. At this stage you would choose Yes.

Now if you find after a day that you don't like the program you installed, just uninstall the program in the normal way (see the help- or readme file accompanying the program) and restore the registry you made just before you installed the program, using the method described above.


ScanReg Command-Line Switches
These are the command-line switches supported by ScanReg:

Switch Description
/autoscan Automatically scans the registry and backs it up without displaying any prompts if there is already a backup for that date.
/backup Backs up the registry and related files without displaying any prompts.
"/comment=<text>" Enables you to add a descriptive comment to the registry backup.
filename Scans the registry file specified and displays a message indicating whether or not any errors were found. This switch does not back up the registry.
/fix Repairs any damaged portions of the registry, and optimizes it by rebuilding it without unused space.
/opt Compacts the registry. It will automatically do this during its boot up check if there's more than 500KB of empty space. It will also do this when running /fix.
/restore Displays a list of available backup files, sorted by the date and time the backup was created.
/scanonly Scans the registry and displays a message if any errors are found. This switch does not back up the registry.