Where in the World is Bob Saget?

[englanddg]

I don't see the texting option anywhere. I don't believe it's an option.

It may not be for your account, but I've recovered older accounts before using it...in fact, did one last week.

The SMS option should be right after you enter the captcha (the squiggly word)...step three.

 

[Nemo14]

So, have they got to the part where they-wake-up-and-it-was-all-a-dream yet?

 

[englanddg]

I don't see the texting option anywhere. I don't believe it's an option.

Scratch that...youknow what, I know why you aren't seeing it.

I bet you never had a gmail account linked to it as the primary email account when you registered it, so the system doesn't know a mobile number for you.

Sorry bout that.

 

[PUSH]

It may not be for your account, but I've recovered older accounts before using it...in fact, did one last week.

The SMS option should be right after you enter the captcha (the squiggly word)...step three.

The third step only has a space for me to put in a recovery email. It says "Enter an email address where we can contact you if necessary (Required)." Could it be that it's not an option since I didn't set it up with a phone number?

 

[englanddg]

The third step only has a space for me to put in a recovery email. It says "Enter an email address where we can contact you if necessary (Required)." Could it be that it's not an option since I didn't set it up with a phone number?

Yep, exactly.

 

[PUSH]

Scratch that...youknow what, I know why you aren't seeing it.

I bet you never had a gmail account linked to it as the primary email account when you registered it, so the system doesn't know a mobile number for you.

Sorry bout that.

Yeah, that would be it.

It's so old that when I signed up for it, YouTube didn't require a gmail account. I have one from a long time ago, but I can't remember the password for that either, and the recovery system is the same for the YouTube password.

Why do they have to make things difficult?

 

[englanddg]

Yeah, that would be it.

It's so old that when I signed up for it, YouTube didn't require a gmail account. I have one from a long time ago, but I can't remember the password for that either, and the recovery system is the same for the YouTube password.

Why do they have to make things difficult?

<shrug>

Just wait until Disney and Google merge and create MyInternet+!

You'll be able to surf the web with your new DisGoogle GlassBand!

 

[Nemo14]

So, did Spud get Sharknadoed?

 

[PUSH]

Well I might just give up with this password recovery thing.

 

[Nemo14]

Heading out - my pillow is calling. Goodnight!

 

[PUSH]

Goodnight, the sharks have been stopped! I'd spray some more Shark-Be-Gone just in case, though.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

@englanddg I'm trying to run a system restore on my computer. It's been two hours now...and it's still on the restore screen. It's still telling me it's restoring the registry. Is this normal?

 

[englanddg]

@englanddg I'm trying to run a system restore on my computer. It's been two hours now...and it's still on the restore screen. It's still telling me it's restoring the registry. Is this normal?

Not unheard of...which Windows OS?

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Not unheard of...which Windows OS?

8

 

[englanddg]

8

Ah. Well, do you want to good news or the bad?

Also, why were you trying to use System Restore (that's almost never a good idea)...? What happened to your compy?

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Ah. Well, do you want to good news or the bad?

Also, why were you trying to use System Restore (that's almost never a good idea)...? What happened to your compy?

Both.

And I needed to do it because my memory card reader needed new driver software...but the software only further screwed it up and I needed to get it off.

 

[englanddg]

Both.

And I needed to do it because my memory card reader needed new driver software...but the software only further screwed it up and I needed to get it off.

Oh...well...you could have done that without a System Restore...

So, here's the good...

System Restore generally works, but can take a long time (several hours at least) depending on the machine it's being run on and how old the restore point is.

Since Windows 7, System Restore has been pretty stable, and normally will work. I haven't done a restore on 8 yet (though I have 16 of them, including my laptop and my Surface Pro), but they haven't changed all that much since 7 (in that respect...the UI has changed a LOT, and a bunch of other things which I will spare you from a list of).

The bad...

Once you've started the process, you can't stop it. If you do, the machine will most likely be a paperweight (unless you want to do a restore install off some original installation media or do a clean install).

So...it's sortof like Windows Updates...you just have to let it run it's course.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Oh...well...you could have done that without a System Restore...

So, here's the good...

System Restore generally works, but can take a long time (several hours at least) depending on the machine it's being run on and how old the restore point is.

Since Windows 7, System Restore has been pretty stable, and normally will work. I haven't done a restore on 8 yet (though I have 16 of them, including my laptop and my Surface Pro), but they haven't changed all that much since 7 (in that respect...the UI has changed a LOT, and a bunch of other things which I will spare you from a list of).

The bad...

Once you've started the process, you can't stop it. If you do, the machine will most likely be a paperweight (unless you want to do a restore install off some original installation media or do a clean install).

So...it's sortof like Windows Updates...you just have to let it run it's course.

Okay. Thank you! Makes me feel better. And I'm glad I asked you rather than turning it off.

 

[englanddg]

Okay. Thank you! Makes me feel better. And I'm glad I asked you rather than turning it off.

Oh, DO NOT turn it off. No, no, no, no, no! <grin>

I won't get into the technical reasons, but that's a VERY bad idea. Just consider it sick and let it have a night of good sleep. Should be fine by morning.

For future reference, if you have a driver that's acting wonky, you can use device manager to uninstall the driver and then use system scan to either roll back to the plug and play driver or reinstall the device.

Easier / better than doing a system restore.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Oh, DO NOT turn it off. No, no, no, no, no! <grin>

I won't get into the technical reasons, but that's a VERY bad idea. Just consider it sick and let it have a night of good sleep. Should be fine by morning.

For future reference, if you have a driver that's acting wonky, you can use device manager to uninstall the driver and then use system scan to either roll back to the plug and play driver or reinstall the device.

Easier / better than doing a system restore.

Okay, it's better.