settings loss

  1. Windows 7 Windows Update

    Woke up this morning to find win Update had downloaded and installed several updates (obviously from Update Tuesday)...shock horror...my computer was back to bog standard...all files gone although all the installed programs were intact but any with settings like Firefox etc were as 'Just...
  2. Windows 7 User profile loading incorrectly (Win 7 Ultimate)

    So I turn on my comp as usual, but this time after typing in my password to my admin profile a message appears - "preparing your desktop" - which doesn't appear when my profile loads correctly. My desktop appears and my desktop icons, quickstart programs, wallpaper, all the user settings are...