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Can't uninstall Python 3.4.2 from Windows 7 after system restore

A couple of days after uninstalling Python 3.4.2 I had to carry out a system restore (I'm using Windows 7) due to accidentally installing a bunch of rubbish-ware that was messing with my computer even after installation. This system restore…
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Creating System Restore Points - Thoughts?

Is it "taboo" to programatically create system restore points? I would be doing this before I perform a software update. If there is a better method to create a restore point with just my software's files and data, please let me know. I would like…
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How to REINSTALL Java 6 on Mac OS X Snow Leopard

OK, I am idiot and messed with my Java install trying to get Resin to work. Now, things are broken. I figured I could just reinstall the developer tools that came with my new Mac (brand new 13" MacBook Pro) and that would take care of it. Alas, I…
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How can I check programmatically if a drive is subject to system restore feature in windows?

As the title tells, I need a programmatic way to find out if a particular disk drive is subject to System Restore in Windows. You may see this information in Control Panel/System/System protection tab. I'm developing a security-related app for…
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How to set System Restore points in Win8

Using D5, I'd like to have an application that creates a System Restore point with a description. I have found several freebies online but they do not work with Win8, but they do work with Win7. I found this question, which has me half way to…
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How can we exclude settings in the registry from Windows Restore?

We have some settings we keep in the Windows registry (preferably under HKLM) which shouldn't be deleted or overwritten if the user resets the system to a previous state. I didn't find a way to manage this. We have to support Windows XP and newer.…
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Shutting down and Restarting PC via C++ in WSL

Here is my program to shutdown the PC in c++, and I use vs code editor and WSL to run this program: #include #include int main() { system("C:\\Windows\\System32\\shutdown /i…
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What is the real use of system restore point in windows installer?

To optimize the MSI installation, I have disabled the system restore point (MSIFASTINSTALL=3) in my installer. Now installation time is reduced as I expected. But I want to know whether it is a good practice or not? Is there any drawback of…
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Does SRSetRestorePoint of the system restore API work slower for non-newly-installed OS?

Is it true that the API to create system restore points (SRSetRestorePoint) works faster on a newly installed Windows OS? It sounds logical because for couple of years the system registry (and whatever other areas are "backed up" by System Restore)…
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How to disable Windows to create an automatic restore point when installing my kernel driver?

I developed a NDIS 6.x LWF kernel driver and wrapped it into an installer using NSIS 2.46. I found that after its installation, Windows will automatically create a system restore point named Device Driver Package Install: Nmap Project Network…
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Whole-System Snapshot on windows server 2008 R2

I am working with a server farm with sharepoint 2010, MS SQL Server 2008 and other required softwares installed in it. Is there any tool available with the help of that I can take the snapshot of the whole running system for replication onto another…
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How to make my environment variable can be edited more than 1 column (Windows 8.1)

When I want to edit an environment variable I only see one column to edit the value. in the user variables and system variables options.This is the user variable And this is system variable I see some people on YouTube have more than 1 column to…
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How to perform system restore (c#)

Is there is some way to perform system restore from c# code? Any links\sample? The program can be run form local or remote, whatever is better. EDIT: I have a machine that can be used by many users. I want to write a program that after the user…
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Create System Restore Point in Windows 10

I want to use Window API to create System Restore Point (SRP). However, creating SRP is limited in 24 hours. Here're my steps Add SystemRestorePointCreationFrequency under the registry key HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows…
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How to make Windows System Restore ignore some of my application files?

I am experimenting with software copy protection ideas and now I have the following problem. I have a trial version of my application. Trial data are stored in a certain file and also in some certain registry keys. Of course I know that user can…
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