Cannot change system settings in Vista
My Vista machine is in a strange state where I can't seem to change all the settings. For example:
Opening Control Panel and clicking on "Classic view;" changes the display but the next time I open the Panel it's return to the standard mode
Opening of "Folder Options" and selecting "Show hidden files and folders" having no effect. next time I open the Folder Options, it's back to the 'hide hidden folders ".
* Every time I open IE, I get the dialog box "IE is not your default browser." I select 'Make IE my default browser' but that selection, never 'stick.' I am warned again the next time I open IE. Ditto for the client to Outlook e-mail and by default
Also and apparently my Start menu not displayed any programs recently used or pinned items.
I did a system restore to a point at which everything worked - didn't help, so it doesn't seem to be a registry setting that does this.
Any ideas?
I suggest you run a full scan of viruses and malware.
- Click on launch, and then type cmd in the box to start the search .
- Right-click cmd in the programs list and then click run as administrator.
- If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type your password or click continue
- At prompt command, the following line, and then press ENTER:sfc/scannow
I hope this helps.Peace be upon U.
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