Can not do a System Restore ! !

[JcapsJ]

*Thank you everyone, now I have to fix a couple other problems before I
start up new restore points.*

Hi Raymond,

Each System Restore point created depends on all the previous restore
points, much as a link of a chain. Once one link, or restore point is
damaged the chain is damaged and needs to be replaced. In your case I
suspect this is what happened, and wiping all the restore points out
fixed the problem. Rather than cleaning it out in the future, perform
a restore to test it's integrity. The restore point can always be
undone. If System Restore work correctly at this point leave it alone
and let it do it's job.

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/



raymond wrote:-
hi bert

when my system restore did not work i read up on it and
since i have been clearing it on a regular basis it works
fine, mind you i have not had to use it for some time

:
-
Hi Raymond,

System Restore doesn't work this way. When the space
allotted to hold the restore points fills up,
WinXP will delete the oldest ones to free space for new
ones.

Here a snip from the following article:

Microsoft Windows XP System Restore (Windows XP
Technical Articles)
http://tinyurl.com/4mhgz

snip
Restore point creation and storage

During the restore point creation operation, System
Restore takes a snapshot of the registry and some key
dynamic data stores, makes an entry into a restore point
log, and saves the registry and datastore copies into an
archive. Over time the archive collects multiple restore
points, each of which represents the system state at
various points in time. These points in time are made
visible to the user in the System Restore user
interface. The restore point archive of System Restore
resides in the system volume information directory,
which is a hidden system directory. This archive is
protected by the system ACLs in NTFS. Over time the
files, registries, and logs associated with older
restore points will be purged on a first-in-first-out
(FIFO) basis, limiting the amount of disk space used by
System Restore and creating sufficient storage space for
new restore points.

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/

raymond wrote:-
correct you should only have a couple of restore points
if it get's over loaded it does not work

:

Hi,

It could be a corrupt restore point. If this is the
case all the restore points will have to deleted. To
do so System Restore will have to Turned off and then
on again.

Turn off System Restore using these steps:
1. Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click
Properties.
2. Click the System Restore tab.
3. Select the Turn off System Restore check box (or the
Turn off System Restore on all drives check box), and
then click OK.
4. Click Yes when you receive the prompt to the turn
off System Restore.
5. Restart the system.

Turn on System Restore using these steps:
1. Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click
Properties.
2. Click the System Restore tab.
3. Clear the Turn off System Restore check box (or the
Turn off System Restore on all drives check box), and
then click OK.
4. Restart the system.

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/


JcapsJ wrote:
Hi,
What could possibly be preventing me from doing a
System Restore? Last one I did successfully was back
in December. Now today I tried numerous dates and
not one will work, not even on the last successful
one. I even tried yesterdays date.
thanks for any help---

 

[epalmer]

I have also encountered this problem with my system restore. I recived
spyware on my computer that I cannot get rid of, though I have tried
numerous programs. So I tried system restore but my computer had the
same problem. I want to fix it with out deleting the saved system
restore points like a previous post suggested. If I delete the
previous saved points, then how will I be able to fix my spyware
problem? Anyone have any suggestions or know how to get rid of the
spyware:
shopping wizard which brings up search pop ups and is always changing
my home page to about:blank This program also likes messing around
with my favorites folder, and adding stuff to it.

 

[guestuser]

You have a hijacker. Some of these Trojans and worms place a copy of
themselves in the System Restore so they just come back after you run the
restore. Disabling the System Restore dumps all the restore information and
wipes it clean, also getting rid of the malware in the process. Make sure
your security software is updated and run it all again, disabling System
Restore before doing so. Do a Google search for the "about:blank" hijacker
and you will find plenty of detection and removal tools available.

You should be using Ad-aware, Spybot Search and Destroy and a good
anti-virus application. I use AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition and it is
awesome! And totally free! So is Ad-aware and Spybot S & D.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the help w/ sys restore. I did the BIG fix of turning off,
rstarting, then turning on, then testing. Works fine, and I plan on keeping
the restore points to a minimum by deleting them. A good idea in any case,
as they do seem to use quite a bit of memory.

*Thank you everyone, now I have to fix a couple other problems before I
start up new restore points.*

Hi Raymond,

Each System Restore point created depends on all the previous restore
points, much as a link of a chain. Once one link, or restore point is
damaged the chain is damaged and needs to be replaced. In your case I
suspect this is what happened, and wiping all the restore points out
fixed the problem. Rather than cleaning it out in the future, perform
a restore to test it's integrity. The restore point can always be
undone. If System Restore work correctly at this point leave it alone
and let it do it's job.

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/



raymond wrote:-
hi bert

when my system restore did not work i read up on it and
since i have been clearing it on a regular basis it works
fine, mind you i have not had to use it for some time

:
-
Hi Raymond,

System Restore doesn't work this way. When the space
allotted to hold the restore points fills up,
WinXP will delete the oldest ones to free space for new
ones.

Here a snip from the following article:

Microsoft Windows XP System Restore (Windows XP
Technical Articles)
http://tinyurl.com/4mhgz

snip
Restore point creation and storage

During the restore point creation operation, System
Restore takes a snapshot of the registry and some key
dynamic data stores, makes an entry into a restore point
log, and saves the registry and datastore copies into an
archive. Over time the archive collects multiple restore
points, each of which represents the system state at
various points in time. These points in time are made
visible to the user in the System Restore user
interface. The restore point archive of System Restore
resides in the system volume information directory,
which is a hidden system directory. This archive is
protected by the system ACLs in NTFS. Over time the
files, registries, and logs associated with older
restore points will be purged on a first-in-first-out
(FIFO) basis, limiting the amount of disk space used by
System Restore and creating sufficient storage space for
new restore points.

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/

raymond wrote:-
correct you should only have a couple of restore points
if it get's over loaded it does not work

:

Hi,

It could be a corrupt restore point. If this is the
case all the restore points will have to deleted. To
do so System Restore will have to Turned off and then
on again.

Turn off System Restore using these steps:
1. Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click
Properties.
2. Click the System Restore tab.
3. Select the Turn off System Restore check box (or the
Turn off System Restore on all drives check box), and
then click OK.
4. Click Yes when you receive the prompt to the turn
off System Restore.
5. Restart the system.

Turn on System Restore using these steps:
1. Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click
Properties.
2. Click the System Restore tab.
3. Clear the Turn off System Restore check box (or the
Turn off System Restore on all drives check box), and
then click OK.
4. Restart the system.

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/


JcapsJ wrote:
Hi,
What could possibly be preventing me from doing a
System Restore? Last one I did successfully was back
in December. Now today I tried numerous dates and
not one will work, not even on the last successful
one. I even tried yesterdays date.
thanks for any help---

 

[epalmer]

Thanks so much for your help. I did not get Windows Restore to work,
but I did download the AVG Anti-Virus software you suggested and it
found around 500 viruses including the about:blank Virus, AVG is
amazing, thanks so much for the help in solving my problem.