No System Restore

T

Ted

My System Restore seems to have died. I try to go to
System Properties, but I get a "rundll32.exe" error
telling me that the "Remote Assistance Prepare System
Restore cannot be located in the dynamic link library
WINSTA.dll"

The System Properties dialog then comes up, but there is
no tab for System Restore. When I try to bring up System
Restore through the system tools in the start menu, I get
a similar error message with an error code rstrui.exe

I am logged on as an Administrator. What's the deal?
 
D

djs

Ted said:
My System Restore seems to have died. I try to go to
System Properties, but I get a "rundll32.exe" error
telling me that the "Remote Assistance Prepare System
Restore cannot be located in the dynamic link library
WINSTA.dll"

The System Properties dialog then comes up, but there is
no tab for System Restore. When I try to bring up System
Restore through the system tools in the start menu, I get
a similar error message with an error code rstrui.exe

I am logged on as an Administrator. What's the deal?

Try this first: Insert your WinXP CD, then select Start > Run and enter
this command (copy and paste):

rundll32.exe advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %systemroot%\Inf\sr.inf

This will effectively reinstall System Restore.

If, at that point, System Restore still does not work, try this:

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install:
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
 
M

Maureen Goldman

Me said:
I had the same problem. If the other solutions do not work, try the answers
at:

I saved one of the winsta.dll answers from annoyances.org, just in
case:

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/t1050321859
Friday, August 8, 2003 at 6:53 am
Posted by qball

Have a Compaq ML330e server with XP.. had the same problem but fixed
with having to install sp1.

This issue can occur if there are corrupted restore points or some
related system files are missing. To troubleshoot this issue, let's go
through the following steps:

Part I. Disable and then re-enable the System Restore feature:
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1. Click the Start menu -> Run. Type "sysdm.cpl" (Without quotation
marks) in the Open field. Click OK.
2. Click the "System Restore" tab.
3. Click to check the "Turn off System Restore on all drives" box, and
click OK.
4. Restart the computer.
5. Click the Start menu -> Run. Type "sysdm.cpl" (Without quotation
marks) in the Open field. Click OK.
6. On the "System Restore" tab, remove the check mark from the "Turn
off System Restore on all drives" box, and click OK.
7. Restart the computer again.
8. Check whether you can use the System Restore function.

Part II. If this issue persists, please perform the following steps to
repair the System Restore feature:
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1. In My Computer, click the Tools menu -> Folder Options.
2. On the View tab, make sure to check the option "Hide extensions for
known file types".
3. Click OK.
4. Click the Start menu -> Run. Type "%windir%\inf" (Without quotation
marks) in the Open field. Click OK.
5. Locate and select the file "sr.inf". Right-click it and then click
Install.
 

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