Can I undo a refresh on windows 8, I have no restore points but would like to go back 24hours?

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I've recently got a new computer with Windows 8, I was having trouble with it and decided to refresh to clean up all the bits and pieces I'd added to start again. The windows office package was installed recently by partner before he went away as he bought two licences and it has now gone.

Can I undo the refresh in any way? I have tried and tried but it seems there were no restore points. Very grateful for any advice as have just managed to get some work for first time this year and need word, excel etc.

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@Shawn yes make the users wrong for not understanding Windows 8's arcane messages. Microsoft can do no wrong (sarcasm.)

Raul Freitas

tech wizard

(not a Microsoft apologist)

For the record Windows 8 is worse than both Vista and ME.

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No restore points = no going back. I don't think that you can go back anyway, certainly there is no easy way.

Your other stuff will have to be re-installed..

If you are going to need Refresh in the future, make a CUSTOM Refresh image that better reflects what is installed and running. The new image is not perfect but better than the default Refresh..

http://www.howtogeek.com/108944/how-to-create-a-custom-refresh-image-in-windows-8/

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2013-12-21T19:10:52+00:00

On Sat, 21 Dec 2013 18:33:56 +0000, StephanieMiller_0301 wrote:

** you Shawn. It said no personal files would be deleted. It never said it would delete whole web browsers and ** this damn refresh its not a ** refresh! ** you **.

I was going to post a message and try to help you until I saw the
above. He tried to help you and you treat him like that? I can guess
what ** means, and I'm not interested in trying to help people with
your attitude.

Feel free to put me into the same category as Shawn.
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Anonymous

2013-12-21T18:47:10+00:00

Right who the **** thought hey lets just not make an undo option for this **** up!?!?!
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Anonymous

2013-12-21T18:44:13+00:00

Just like I told shawn **** you! And your dumb **** logic. Everyone is not a computer nerd and let me tell you those are nothing like warnings. A warning tells you to proceed with caution and actually warns you of how your computer would be affected prior. They were not warnings, but "assurances."

If Microsoft cared it would have actually said to do backups or whatever before doing it and perhaps even god forbid give you a list of everything that would be changed/ or deleted so the user could make an informed and sound decision. You insensitive self centered **** hole.

The problem is that cocky **** ignorant snobs like you work for Microsoft and cant think straight outside of your technologically pedestalled universe and cannot identify with the average user.

Microsoft needs to fix this **** before they get a **** lawsuit. Refresh my ****.
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