Cannot access System Restore

[Guest]

Hello,

I tried to create a restore point, I got "System Restore is not able to
protect your computer. Please restart". I can't access the wizard either. I
also tried safe mode.

I went to Computer Management, System Restore shows "Stopped". I tried to
Start it and got "Could not start the System Restore Service. Error 126: the
specified module could not be found"

Any ideas? I'm running XP SP2
Thanks.

 

[Guest]

To repair all system files, go to Start/Run, and type:
SFC /SCANNOW

Then you can turn off system restore (in system app in control panel),
restart windows, and turn it back on. (You lose all old restore points)

 

[Guest]

Hello,

I tried to create a restore point, I got "System Restore is not able to
protect your computer. Please restart". I can't access the wizard either. I
also tried safe mode.

I went to Computer Management, System Restore shows "Stopped". I tried to
Start it and got "Could not start the System Restore Service. Error 126: the
specified module could not be found"

Any ideas? I'm running XP SP2
Thanks.

How to troubleshoot system restore failing:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/srfail.html

How to Start system restore tool from Command Prompt:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q304/4/49.asp
Make sure your system is malware free and Virus free.
HTH.
nass
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www.nasstec.co.uk

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Reinstalling System Restore using SR.INF should help.

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

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

--
Regards,

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


Hello,

I tried to create a restore point, I got "System Restore is not able to
protect your computer. Please restart". I can't access the wizard either. I
also tried safe mode.

I went to Computer Management, System Restore shows "Stopped". I tried to
Start it and got "Could not start the System Restore Service. Error 126: the
specified module could not be found"

Any ideas? I'm running XP SP2
Thanks.