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So..I would not attribute this condition to the Nvidia update. Microsoft restore files missing usually ONLY means a virus or corrupt OS.
Right - I'm not attributing the machine's problems to the Nividia update - I'm saying that it went very haywire, worse than other recent updates and/or installs.
Not sure what you mean, "...Microsoft restore files missing..."--?
I haven't been able to root out any virus, but considering how screwy the Windows Installer is behaving, I do think it's a corrupt OS - and that's why I tried the repair install. Next step - the horrendous complete wipe and re-install. I'm in the process of making thorough notes about where I can find registration codes etc for everything.
--I'm going to mention a company here, one that also makes video software. --Another name for a certain kind of mud hut is---A&@$#, right? Several weeks ago I bought vid software from them through Amazon - not an Amazon seller, but from the main company. ---That was the first software that wouldn't install correctly. Tried and tried to no avail. Ended up working with A's tech staff for two days, total of almost 6 hours on the phone, during which time they controlled my screen. They couldn't fix the problem. Amazon quickly refunded my money--because:
--The techies at A discovered that the software I'd purchased wasn't retail software, but OEM.--- There was no way it was ever going to install and work correctly on my machine.
That was the beginning of doom. Ever since then, the Windows Installer hasn't worked right - I was fortunate to get PD9 installed - But to get the installation finished, I had to manually seek out the .msi file for it. -- !
So - there's some of the deeper details of this maddening story.
rbowser