Software deleted

Hello there, sOrry for the late reply. Yes, I used uninstall tool (sorry for that "deleted" word.. that's not what i meant.. :)) and I only discovered it two weeks later. And I could not restore it anymore.. it was gone... I uninstalled the whole software package (Excel, Word, Powerpoint and Media player) in my computer due to few bytes left. And that was really stupid... argh! I shouldn't have done that. But yeah, anyway, I bought a new laptop and I am now using Windows Vista. Still have to get use to this... Thank you for responding! Happy mylotting!

I just read mirage108's comment, and it is true that you want to leave a system restore partition alone entirely. But that is not the only situation that computers come with partitioned hard drives.

I agree with a lot of what you said. But you have programs that you are not using why not delete them they are serving no perpose. And you are right about reinstalling windows and because they have windows xp they can do a repair install and not lose anything. Other than that I agree with what you said. before you say it yes I know this is an old post

Both chkdsk /r and defrag are good ideas to do periodically, but only chkdsk has any chance of recovering space.

you seem to be pretty smart you are right about every thing you said

"Honestly", sorry wrong spelling...

Hi Long, sorry for the late response. No, I'm not that better you know. Only in HTML codes and webdesigning but not this kinda problem.. this is really frustrating. But yeah, problem solved already. Thanks!

Whew; you got a lot of response on this one. A lot of good advice too. I understand you when you say you need to keep all your current software and files. That is what everyone dreads the most is to have to re-install windows and lose all their personal data and added programs I think it has already been mentioned but you should first try to restore all the deleted files from your recycle bin, restart your computer and see where your at then. If yous still have problems then re-install windows media player and/or skype and any other programs you have problems with and restart computer again. If none of this works then you will have to try a restore cd. If you have the origional cd's that came with your computer new then there will be one that is a restore disk and you will have to use it. The trick to it is to make sure when the prompts come up that you choose the restore option saving your current files and programs. I believe almost all system restore disks have the option of restoring with current files and programs intact and restoring fully back to factory settings. The only problem with a full system restore is that you will have to re-install all extra software you have added and if you don't copy your personal files before you restore you will lose them. I know this sounds extreme but it may be necessary if nothing else works. I don't know what software you have but you may have something with a restore point in it. I know that Norton has this feature and you may have it in system tools or another software program. This feature allows you to restore your computer to a previous state according to a particular date. If you have this then it will be self explanatory when you open it. To re-cap; first try restoring deleted files from recycle bin, second try re-installing your affected programs, third see if you have a program such as Norton with a restore point on it, fourth see if your origional system cd has a recovery option to save all your current settings and files, and last if nothing else works you have no other alternative but to do a full windows re-installation. No matter what you end up doing the programs all have prompts along the way to help you. As long as you read what it says and take it slow you shouldn't have any problems. After you get your problem fixed you might want to make sure you have some kind of system maintenance program to help keep your system running smoothly. Norton is good and I also use "Advanced System Care". Also "Tune up Utilities" is another excellent program. These programs will clean up disc space safely for you and perform system checks, as well as defragmenting and optimizing to increase your computers performance. I highly recommend using one regularly. Also a must is an anti-virus prorgram such as http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html which is free. Hope this helps you in some way, I know how frustrating computer problems can be. I used to know a good website for help in this area but I can't find it again. I am looking for it and if I find it I will post.

hahahaha.. really very funny! ... it's not my windows OS but my WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER I am running Windows XP and using IE 6 .... thanks for responding anyway.. happy mylotting too!

ok, thanks!

is not a big matter just download it from rapidshare or some download sites and reinstall it thats it

yes it is... and i think you're right, assistance is what i need right now.. .. thank you for responding and have a great weekend!

Sure. Glad i can help. :D

I hope I can still find it in system tools. I deleted it last week... But I will try.. thank you for the help... ~May~

..oh sorry, i used the sad emoticon instead of this .. thanks again for responding...

no they're not... it's the windows media player not window messenger.. i use this software to listen to my music or view videos and also to use skype and yahoo messenger... but yes, maybe i will download the latest version of windows media.... thanks for responding! Have a great weekend!

Thank you so much for this tip. But I think I need a technician for this booting.. I don't know if I can do it by myself. I am now afraid of doing something stupid in my pc which i have done already.. but i guess this is also an option-- booting... thank you again and happy mylotting too!

Thank you busibee for responding... sure I will try this.. have a great weekend! Happy mylotting!

Thank you shiva for responding. I think I know already what to do.. Have a fantastic weekend!