Given the mess you have now, my best idea is to do a Repair
Installation of Windows. I do *not* mean a System Recovery, which would
wipe everything out (though that might end up being necessary, sadly).

This requires an operating system DVD. You boot to it, and at the
appropriate time, tell the installer that you wish to do a repair
installation. This, if done right, will leave your other programs and
your data files intact.

I won't try to detail this. It's confusing to me, because there are two
unrelated reinstallation procedures that you get to in a similar
fashion, and I haven't done it in a long time. I also (obviously) don't
want to do it on my system to remind myself...

Maybe instructions are available in the help files on your computer or
at the MS site. But the help files are confusing for the same reason I
mentioned above. There are two installation variants where you need to
press R at the psychological moment, but that moment tends (to me) to
look right but be wrong, so read and reread...

On 2/18/10, Snoopy posted:
In addition to what I said below, I cannot go into any of the system
functions. I get the message and that is it.


"Snoopy" wrote in message
...
Sorry if I seemed unclear as to what I did. It probably is because I am
not sure what I did. I am beginning to think that the files I deleted were
in system.

Anyway, to answer your question: Yes, it does boot up with the error
message there. I can shut down the error message and open say "Word" and
save a file. I am writing this email using the computer. However, I
cannot rename (C) drive, it just will not change. I cannot go to
system/advance settings, it displays the message and then hangs.

I would appreciate any help you can give me.


"Gene E. Bloch" wrote in message
...
On 2/17/10, Snoopy posted:
Help, I changed the name of (C) drive and the network computer names did
not reflect it so I went back in and when the computer said if you do
this your owner of the HD. I pressed the button and now I can't even
receive windows updates. The following error message appears on bootup
also (shown below). I have no idea how to reverse this. I may have
deleted the files names to remove them thinking they would be in deleted
items. But they were not there. This is in Windows Vista Can anyone
help me???

Sincerely,
Toooooooooooooo Snoopy on my computer!!

Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not
have the appropriate permission to access this item.

c:\Windows\system32\systempropertiesComputerName.e xe

I just reread your post, sort of by accident. I realize it's not what I
was thinking. Or maybe it is.

Something on startup is trying to access that program and it's failing.
Either you lost that file, or you did change the drive letter.

Tell us this: other than that message and the update problems, do you boot
successfully?

-- Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com




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