[tellboy]

I am not having much luck with Windows Restore. It seems when I have problems with a software installation and try to go back to an earlier restore point it nearly always says "unable to restore no changes have been made".
I was considering switching it off and installing Norton Goback but would welcome anyone's views on this software before I buy.
Thanks

[michael 118]

Ok firstly: does the software have full compatibility with your system. i know its basic, but it can catch people out. also what is the software?

[tellboy]

Thanks.
Windows XP Home SP2 on a Dell 9100 with 500GB Raid 0 Hard drive. 2GB RAM. Pentium 4.
The Symantec Web Site says the spec is OK.

[michael 118]

ok, then if its not your system, what was the problem in the first place, did it come up with any errors?

[tellboy]

The Error message in System Restore was as i said at the start of the thread. "unable to restore no changes have been made".
I think some software must be causing the problems. I thought it be Nero Burning or Steganos Security Suite but not sure really. It happened after that was installed and although removed same problem. I am doing a Dell Restore to get it back to the shipping condition and this time monitor each piece of software I install. If system restore did not work last time I thought perhaps Norton Goback would be worth a try instead.
What do you reckon ?

[michael 118]

Sounds like Norton Goback could work. if system restore is not working then by all means try it. :-)

[Frodo]

Personaly i never had any luck with system restore but Go-Back has allways worked for me

[tellboy]

Thanks Frodo. Could you tell me what version you are using ? I believe that unlike system restore you can just recover individual files as well.

[Frodo]

It is version 4:02 which comes with system works 2005,yes there is a file and version rescue although i haven't used that,hope it helps Tellboy.