Re: Bah!
"Mucking about in the registry is not something I like doing and it scares the bejeesus out of me when some of my friends and family have to do. It means a full reinstall after attempting to salvage their data. Good way to destroy a weekend."
@ a_yank_lurker
How about taking a clonezilla image of each of the relatives' hard drive as a precaution? Just leave the external hard drive with them for data security? Then you have a point of return given eventual upgrade Armageddon.
Coat: I'm not actually a windows user at home usually. I leave it to the techs at work to keep the wheels turning.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
