I accidentally deleted the Restore folder in the c:\windows\system32 folder.
Where can I redownload/reinstall the Restore program? I looked under install
Windows programs but there wasn't anything there. I was getting rid of some
malware/spyware that was VERY annoying and kept reinstalling itself. Finally
got rid of it but, in the process, I got rid of the Restore folder by
accident.

In addition to Pegasus:

There is also a hidden file named "filelist.xml". See if reinstalling System
Restore helps.

How to reinstall System Restore in Windows XP?:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/repairsr.htm

Note: The above procedure will remove all the existing System Restore
points, and resets the System Restore drive monitoring options to defaults
(monitors all drives by default.)

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"Pegasus (MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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"Neal" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I accidentally deleted the Restore folder in the c:\windows\system32
folder.
> Where can I redownload/reinstall the Restore program? I looked under
install
> Windows programs but there wasn't anything there. I was getting rid of
some
> malware/spyware that was VERY annoying and kept reinstalling itself.
Finally
> got rid of it but, in the process, I got rid of the Restore folder by
> accident.

Rather than getting rid of suspect files, it is much safer to
rename name in order to make them ineffective (e.g.
abcdef.exe to abcdef.ex).

My restore folder looks like so:
Directory of C:\WINDOWS\system32\Restore

27/10/2005 23:55 <DIR> .
27/10/2005 23:55 <DIR> ..
21/06/2006 22:53 168,108 rstrlog.dat
03/08/2004 23:56 380,416 rstrui.exe
28/08/2002 22:00 47,104 srdiag.exe
28/08/2002 22:00 984 srframe.mmf
4 File(s) 596,612 bytes

You can restore rstrui.exe from the i386 folder of the ServicePack
folder, and srdiag.exe from the WinXP CD. I attach a copy of
srframe.mmf to this post. I suspect that rstrlog.dat will generate
itself.

All the files in the Restore folder were toasted, eve the hidden
filelist.xml. I couldn't rename the files because the program that was
causing the problem kept them in use - every time the main files causing the
problem were deleted, a hidden file activated the restore program and
reinstalled the files. Will try the procedure you listed to see if I can
reinstall the restore program.

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

> In addition to Pegasus:
>
> There is also a hidden file named "filelist.xml". See if reinstalling System
> Restore helps.
>
> How to reinstall System Restore in Windows XP?:
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/repairsr.htm
>
> Note: The above procedure will remove all the existing System Restore
> points, and resets the System Restore drive monitoring options to defaults
> (monitors all drives by default.)
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
> Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
>
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> "Neal" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:FD43F317-DF02-49B1-BDE0-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I accidentally deleted the Restore folder in the c:\windows\system32
> folder.
> > Where can I redownload/reinstall the Restore program? I looked under
> install
> > Windows programs but there wasn't anything there. I was getting rid of
> some
> > malware/spyware that was VERY annoying and kept reinstalling itself.
> Finally
> > got rid of it but, in the process, I got rid of the Restore folder by
> > accident.
>
> Rather than getting rid of suspect files, it is much safer to
> rename name in order to make them ineffective (e.g.
> abcdef.exe to abcdef.ex).
>
> My restore folder looks like so:
> Directory of C:\WINDOWS\system32\Restore
>
> 27/10/2005 23:55 <DIR> .
> 27/10/2005 23:55 <DIR> ..
> 21/06/2006 22:53 168,108 rstrlog.dat
> 03/08/2004 23:56 380,416 rstrui.exe
> 28/08/2002 22:00 47,104 srdiag.exe
> 28/08/2002 22:00 984 srframe.mmf
> 4 File(s) 596,612 bytes
>
> You can restore rstrui.exe from the i386 folder of the ServicePack
> folder, and srdiag.exe from the WinXP CD. I attach a copy of
> srframe.mmf to this post. I suspect that rstrlog.dat will generate
> itself.
>
>
>
>
>

SUCCESS!!! Thanks for your assistance!

"Neal" wrote:

> All the files in the Restore folder were toasted, eve the hidden
> filelist.xml. I couldn't rename the files because the program that was
> causing the problem kept them in use - every time the main files causing the
> problem were deleted, a hidden file activated the restore program and
> reinstalled the files. Will try the procedure you listed to see if I can
> reinstall the restore program.
>
> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
>
> > In addition to Pegasus:
> >
> > There is also a hidden file named "filelist.xml". See if reinstalling System
> > Restore helps.
> >
> > How to reinstall System Restore in Windows XP?:
> > http://windowsxp.mvps.org/repairsr.htm
> >
> > Note: The above procedure will remove all the existing System Restore
> > points, and resets the System Restore drive monitoring options to defaults
> > (monitors all drives by default.)
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> >
> > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
> > Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
> >
> >
> > "Pegasus (MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> > "Neal" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:FD43F317-DF02-49B1-BDE0-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > I accidentally deleted the Restore folder in the c:\windows\system32
> > folder.
> > > Where can I redownload/reinstall the Restore program? I looked under
> > install
> > > Windows programs but there wasn't anything there. I was getting rid of
> > some
> > > malware/spyware that was VERY annoying and kept reinstalling itself.
> > Finally
> > > got rid of it but, in the process, I got rid of the Restore folder by
> > > accident.
> >
> > Rather than getting rid of suspect files, it is much safer to
> > rename name in order to make them ineffective (e.g.
> > abcdef.exe to abcdef.ex).
> >
> > My restore folder looks like so:
> > Directory of C:\WINDOWS\system32\Restore
> >
> > 27/10/2005 23:55 <DIR> .
> > 27/10/2005 23:55 <DIR> ..
> > 21/06/2006 22:53 168,108 rstrlog.dat
> > 03/08/2004 23:56 380,416 rstrui.exe
> > 28/08/2002 22:00 47,104 srdiag.exe
> > 28/08/2002 22:00 984 srframe.mmf
> > 4 File(s) 596,612 bytes
> >
> > You can restore rstrui.exe from the i386 folder of the ServicePack
> > folder, and srdiag.exe from the WinXP CD. I attach a copy of
> > srframe.mmf to this post. I suspect that rstrlog.dat will generate
> > itself.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >

Glad to help, Neal.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"Neal" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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SUCCESS!!! Thanks for your assistance!

"Neal" wrote:

> All the files in the Restore folder were toasted, eve the hidden
> filelist.xml. I couldn't rename the files because the program that was
> causing the problem kept them in use - every time the main files causing
> the
> problem were deleted, a hidden file activated the restore program and
> reinstalled the files. Will try the procedure you listed to see if I can
> reinstall the restore program.
>