I downloaded AutoCad Electrical and when it was done I went onto my desktop only to find that a bunch of my icons for other programs had changed to autoCad 2010 icons. Now all downloads I have done previously from AutoDesk will only open AutoCad 2010, not only that, I rebooted my computer and when Winows started up, 37 instances of AutoCad 2010 opened. I went to do a system restore and when I try to open that, guess what opens? AutoCad 2010 !!!! Adn I might add, I have a funny feeling that my security software has been changed aswell so that when I rebooted, it trys to start up with AutoCad!!!!! I had absolutely no problems up untill I downloaded and installed AutoCad Electrical
What has happened is for some reason during the installation process, AutoCad changed a bunch of the programs on my computer so that when they try to open they use AutoCad 2010 to open and are treated as if they are DWG files.
I have downloaded many products from Autodesk and never had any real issues till this and it has made a mess on my entire computer. Is it possible to change the program that System restore uses to open, back to what it was instead of it trying to use AutoCad?
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Try logging in under a different user or in safe mode and run System Restore direction from C:\Windows\system32\restore\rstrui.exe.
Not that I know of. Guest account is generally disabled. You'll need to logon with a user that has local admin rights.
Ok Travis, It did work. I created a guest account went in and when I went to restore it just asked for the password for the administrator, I put it in and it let me restore. Everything went back to normal accept for the icons, they are still AutoCad2010 but atleast I can use the programs now. Really appreciate the help, I was getting no where with AutoDesk assistance by phone or online. Thanks
My pleasure! And I can attest to your last fact. But in their defense, they are getting better. 😉