Is Vista Hungry: Installed Applications Disappearing

[Guest]

Hi,

Bizare question...is anyone else experiencing disappaering applications in
Vista? I am currently "missing" two applications I KNOW I installed on my
new Vista Business Sony laptop: iOmega's Auto Backup 1.02 and Xara's Webstyle
4. Others have also disappeared but I was able to convince myself I just
never installed them yet.

Does Vista auto-uninstall when I'm not looking?

No, I'm not kidding,
RickB

 

[DanS]

Hi,

Bizare question...is anyone else experiencing disappaering
applications in Vista? I am currently "missing" two applications I
KNOW I installed on my new Vista Business Sony laptop: iOmega's Auto
Backup 1.02 and Xara's Webstyle 4. Others have also disappeared but I
was able to convince myself I just never installed them yet.

Does Vista auto-uninstall when I'm not looking?

No, I'm not kidding,
RickB

Do you mean uninstall....or remove a shortcut from the desktop ?

 

[Cal Bear '66]

Do you mean disappearing program icons on your Start Menu, or complete
uninstallation including program folder and files?

 

[Guest]

I mean complete uninstallation. No icons, no shortcuts, no folders in
C\Program Folder, no application. Gone. Almost like a system restore to a
point before the application was installed. I'm not crazy, I can prove it.
I use iOmega's Auto Backup to backup my stuff once a week. I plug in my
external hard drive to do the backup. No iOmega prgram. On my external hard
drive I have last weeks back up with dates. I'm perplexed.

Thanks, RickB

 

[Guest]

I mean complete uninstallation. No icons, no shortcuts, no folders in
C\Program Folder, no application. Gone. Almost like a system restore to a
point before the application was installed. I'm not crazy, I can prove it.
I use iOmega's Auto Backup to backup my stuff once a week. I plug in my
external hard drive to do the backup. No iOmega prgram. On my external hard
drive I have last weeks back up with dates. I'm perplexed.

Thanks, RickB

 

[gls858]

I mean complete uninstallation. No icons, no shortcuts, no folders in
C\Program Folder, no application. Gone. Almost like a system restore to a
point before the application was installed. I'm not crazy, I can prove it.
I use iOmega's Auto Backup to backup my stuff once a week. I plug in my
external hard drive to do the backup. No iOmega prgram. On my external hard
drive I have last weeks back up with dates. I'm perplexed.

Thanks, RickB

Anyone else have access to the PC?

gls858

 

[Guest]

I wish it were that simple. Unless, no...it couldn't be my golden retriever,
she doen't have opposable thumbs to open the lid.

 

[Lang Murphy]

Hi,

Bizare question...is anyone else experiencing disappaering applications in
Vista? I am currently "missing" two applications I KNOW I installed on my
new Vista Business Sony laptop: iOmega's Auto Backup 1.02 and Xara's
Webstyle
4. Others have also disappeared but I was able to convince myself I just
never installed them yet.

Does Vista auto-uninstall when I'm not looking?

No, I'm not kidding,
RickB

RickB,

Wow, that is, well... pretty effin' weird. You win the prize! (Just
kiddin'... no funds for prizes here... unless one lusts for an empty
Spagetti-O's can... ;-) )

You're using the same account (as the acct that installed the apps) when
attempting to access these apps?

System restore doesn't touch apps, as far as I know... so that shouldn't be
an issue. (If I'm mistaken in that assumption, no doubt others will gladly,
if not gleefully, point out my error. To be more specific... system restore
may whack the entries for your app in the registry but it is -not- going
to delete the files from the Programs dir. Unless my assumption is
incorrect... LOL!)

You're not using a third party imaging tool that you might've used to snap
an image of your seat that gets automatically restored to your seat by elves
in the middle of the night? (Definitely -not- kidding about this...)

Good luck!

Lang

 

[Guest]

Lang, system Restore will take out any programs that have been installed
after the restore point date that you set the system back to.
Or it did in XP; I have not had to use it in Vista yet, touch wood!

Hi,

Bizare question...is anyone else experiencing disappaering applications in
Vista? I am currently "missing" two applications I KNOW I installed on my
new Vista Business Sony laptop: iOmega's Auto Backup 1.02 and Xara's
Webstyle
4. Others have also disappeared but I was able to convince myself I just
never installed them yet.

Does Vista auto-uninstall when I'm not looking?

No, I'm not kidding,
RickB

RickB,

Wow, that is, well... pretty effin' weird. You win the prize! (Just
kiddin'... no funds for prizes here... unless one lusts for an empty
Spagetti-O's can... ;-) )

You're using the same account (as the acct that installed the apps) when
attempting to access these apps?

System restore doesn't touch apps, as far as I know... so that shouldn't be
an issue. (If I'm mistaken in that assumption, no doubt others will gladly,
if not gleefully, point out my error. To be more specific... system restore
may whack the entries for your app in the registry but it is -not- going
to delete the files from the Programs dir. Unless my assumption is
incorrect... LOL!)

You're not using a third party imaging tool that you might've used to snap
an image of your seat that gets automatically restored to your seat by elves
in the middle of the night? (Definitely -not- kidding about this...)

Good luck!

Lang

 

[gls858]

I wish it were that simple. Unless, no...it couldn't be my golden retriever,
she doen't have opposable thumbs to open the lid.

Hey... don't underestimate your golden they are really smart
dogs Have you done a search for the exe associated with these
programs? Maybe they accidentally got moved from the original
installation location. Probably wouldn't account for the loss of
the shortcuts though.

gls858

 

[Lang Murphy]

Lang, system Restore will take out any programs that have been installed
after the restore point date that you set the system back to.
Or it did in XP; I have not had to use it in Vista yet, touch wood!

Hi,

Bizare question...is anyone else experiencing disappaering applications
in
Vista? I am currently "missing" two applications I KNOW I installed on
my
new Vista Business Sony laptop: iOmega's Auto Backup 1.02 and Xara's
Webstyle
4. Others have also disappeared but I was able to convince myself I
just
never installed them yet.

Does Vista auto-uninstall when I'm not looking?

No, I'm not kidding,
RickB

RickB,

Wow, that is, well... pretty effin' weird. You win the prize! (Just
kiddin'... no funds for prizes here... unless one lusts for an empty
Spagetti-O's can... ;-) )

You're using the same account (as the acct that installed the apps) when
attempting to access these apps?

System restore doesn't touch apps, as far as I know... so that shouldn't
be
an issue. (If I'm mistaken in that assumption, no doubt others will
gladly,
if not gleefully, point out my error. To be more specific... system
restore
may whack the entries for your app in the registry but it is -not-
going
to delete the files from the Programs dir. Unless my assumption is
incorrect... LOL!)

You're not using a third party imaging tool that you might've used to
snap
an image of your seat that gets automatically restored to your seat by
elves
in the middle of the night? (Definitely -not- kidding about this...)

Good luck!

Lang

Not having first hand experience, I must admit surprise that system restore
does anything other than restore the registry and system files to a
previously known point. That system restore would actual whack non-system
level files is, well, astonishing to me. I mean, system restore ain't Norton
Go-Back or Ina-Quick Rescue.

Lang

 

[gls858]

Lang, system Restore will take out any programs that have been installed
after the restore point date that you set the system back to.
Or it did in XP; I have not had to use it in Vista yet, touch wood!

Hi,

Bizare question...is anyone else experiencing disappaering
applications > in
Vista? I am currently "missing" two applications I KNOW I
installed on > my
new Vista Business Sony laptop: iOmega's Auto Backup 1.02 and Xara's
Webstyle
4. Others have also disappeared but I was able to convince myself
I > just
never installed them yet.

Does Vista auto-uninstall when I'm not looking?

No, I'm not kidding,
RickB


RickB,

Wow, that is, well... pretty effin' weird. You win the prize! (Just
kiddin'... no funds for prizes here... unless one lusts for an empty
Spagetti-O's can... ;-) )

You're using the same account (as the acct that installed the apps) when
attempting to access these apps?

System restore doesn't touch apps, as far as I know... so that
shouldn't be
an issue. (If I'm mistaken in that assumption, no doubt others will
gladly,
if not gleefully, point out my error. To be more specific... system
restore
may whack the entries for your app in the registry but it is -not-
going
to delete the files from the Programs dir. Unless my assumption is
incorrect... LOL!)

You're not using a third party imaging tool that you might've used to
snap
an image of your seat that gets automatically restored to your seat
by elves
in the middle of the night? (Definitely -not- kidding about this...)

Good luck!

Lang

Not having first hand experience, I must admit surprise that system
restore does anything other than restore the registry and system files
to a previously known point. That system restore would actual whack
non-system level files is, well, astonishing to me. I mean, system
restore ain't Norton Go-Back or Ina-Quick Rescue.

Lang

From:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/plan/faqsrwxp.mspx

Does System Restore uninstall my program if I restore to a point before
the program was installed?

A. System Restore does not completely uninstall any program if restoring
to a point prior to the program installation. As System Restore is based
on an inclusionary model, any files added or modified by the
installation (which is not monitored by System Restore) or added to or
modified in a non-monitored drive will not be tracked. To remove all
changes an installation may have made to the system, the user should
first use the Add/Remove option in the control panel to remove the
application prior to using System Restore. System Restore will undo all
recorded changes made to the registry and monitored files caused by the
application install, including:

• Deleted or monitored files added to the system from the program
installation

• Undo modifications to monitored files made by the installation

• Replacement of the current registry with the registry snapshot taken
at the chosen restore point (some current values may persist)

gls858

 

[Lang Murphy]

Lang, system Restore will take out any programs that have been installed
after the restore point date that you set the system back to.
Or it did in XP; I have not had to use it in Vista yet, touch wood!


:

Hi,

Bizare question...is anyone else experiencing disappaering
applications > in
Vista? I am currently "missing" two applications I KNOW I
installed on > my
new Vista Business Sony laptop: iOmega's Auto Backup 1.02 and Xara's
Webstyle
4. Others have also disappeared but I was able to convince myself
I > just
never installed them yet.

Does Vista auto-uninstall when I'm not looking?

No, I'm not kidding,
RickB


RickB,

Wow, that is, well... pretty effin' weird. You win the prize! (Just
kiddin'... no funds for prizes here... unless one lusts for an empty
Spagetti-O's can... ;-) )

You're using the same account (as the acct that installed the apps)
when
attempting to access these apps?

System restore doesn't touch apps, as far as I know... so that
shouldn't be
an issue. (If I'm mistaken in that assumption, no doubt others will
gladly,
if not gleefully, point out my error. To be more specific... system
restore
may whack the entries for your app in the registry but it is -not-
going
to delete the files from the Programs dir. Unless my assumption is
incorrect... LOL!)

You're not using a third party imaging tool that you might've used to
snap
an image of your seat that gets automatically restored to your seat by
elves
in the middle of the night? (Definitely -not- kidding about this...)

Good luck!

Lang

Not having first hand experience, I must admit surprise that system
restore does anything other than restore the registry and system files to
a previously known point. That system restore would actual whack
non-system level files is, well, astonishing to me. I mean, system
restore ain't Norton Go-Back or Ina-Quick Rescue.

Lang

From:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/plan/faqsrwxp.mspx

Does System Restore uninstall my program if I restore to a point before
the program was installed?

A. System Restore does not completely uninstall any program if restoring
to a point prior to the program installation. As System Restore is based
on an inclusionary model, any files added or modified by the installation
(which is not monitored by System Restore) or added to or modified in a
non-monitored drive will not be tracked. To remove all changes an
installation may have made to the system, the user should first use the
Add/Remove option in the control panel to remove the application prior to
using System Restore. System Restore will undo all recorded changes made
to the registry and monitored files caused by the application install,
including:

• Deleted or monitored files added to the system from the program
installation

• Undo modifications to monitored files made by the installation

• Replacement of the current registry with the registry snapshot taken at
the chosen restore point (some current values may persist)

gls858

Hey, thanks for the post. I guess that makes sense; that system restore
would not touch the files themselves but restore the registry to the state
it was in when the restore point was snapped.

Thanks again,

Lang

 

[Guest]

I also am having trouble with disappearing applications in Wndows Vista,
namely Logitech Keyboard & Mouse software. I have the latest software from
Logitech. At first I thought it was Logitech's software, but now I have
discovered that if I reboot my computer, the software loads properly. I'm far
from being an expert, but it seems to me the problem lies in Vista Start-Up.
D.Wilson

Lang, system Restore will take out any programs that have been installed
after the restore point date that you set the system back to.
Or it did in XP; I have not had to use it in Vista yet, touch wood!


:

Hi,

Bizare question...is anyone else experiencing disappaering
applications > in
Vista? I am currently "missing" two applications I KNOW I
installed on > my
new Vista Business Sony laptop: iOmega's Auto Backup 1.02 and Xara's
Webstyle
4. Others have also disappeared but I was able to convince myself
I > just
never installed them yet.

Does Vista auto-uninstall when I'm not looking?

No, I'm not kidding,
RickB


RickB,

Wow, that is, well... pretty effin' weird. You win the prize! (Just
kiddin'... no funds for prizes here... unless one lusts for an empty
Spagetti-O's can... ;-) )

You're using the same account (as the acct that installed the apps)
when
attempting to access these apps?

System restore doesn't touch apps, as far as I know... so that
shouldn't be
an issue. (If I'm mistaken in that assumption, no doubt others will
gladly,
if not gleefully, point out my error. To be more specific... system
restore
may whack the entries for your app in the registry but it is -not-
going
to delete the files from the Programs dir. Unless my assumption is
incorrect... LOL!)

You're not using a third party imaging tool that you might've used to
snap
an image of your seat that gets automatically restored to your seat by
elves
in the middle of the night? (Definitely -not- kidding about this...)

Good luck!

Lang


Not having first hand experience, I must admit surprise that system
restore does anything other than restore the registry and system files to
a previously known point. That system restore would actual whack
non-system level files is, well, astonishing to me. I mean, system
restore ain't Norton Go-Back or Ina-Quick Rescue.

Lang

From:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/plan/faqsrwxp.mspx

Does System Restore uninstall my program if I restore to a point before
the program was installed?

A. System Restore does not completely uninstall any program if restoring
to a point prior to the program installation. As System Restore is based
on an inclusionary model, any files added or modified by the installation
(which is not monitored by System Restore) or added to or modified in a
non-monitored drive will not be tracked. To remove all changes an
installation may have made to the system, the user should first use the
Add/Remove option in the control panel to remove the application prior to
using System Restore. System Restore will undo all recorded changes made
to the registry and monitored files caused by the application install,
including:

• Deleted or monitored files added to the system from the program
installation

• Undo modifications to monitored files made by the installation

• Replacement of the current registry with the registry snapshot taken at
the chosen restore point (some current values may persist)

gls858

Hey, thanks for the post. I guess that makes sense; that system restore
would not touch the files themselves but restore the registry to the state
it was in when the restore point was snapped.

Thanks again,

Lang