Cannot Restore to any Restore Points

[Bobby]

I ran a complete system restore using Acronis True Image 11 several days ago.
Have created several restore points since then but none of them work when I
try WinXP System restore. Have turned off AV Software without any effect.

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

Here are some troubleshooting steps to take when System Restore fails to
restore: http://bertk.mvps.org/html/srfail.html

 

[Bobby]

Mark:

I had already looked at this and it was not any help. I am able to restore
to an earlier restore point if I boot up in safe mode but this is time
consuming. Very concerned with the instability of the Restore Software

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

Turning off (restart, turn back on) system restore deletes the current
points, but it may start system restore working for future points.

 

[AJR]

Check Acronis settings - use Acronis Help menu for info.

 

[Bobby]

Mark:

Already tried that as well. Turned off, rebooted, turned back on, rebooted,
created new RP's. Only safe mode seems to work - wondering what on the
system is causing this issue.

Bobby

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

I think you are right that something is running on your system that is
preventing restore. One common problem for this kind of thing lately is a
lack of correct Permissions in the registry. if your security setup is not
too complex, I would take it back to default to see if that gets it going.

HOW TO Reset Security Settings Back to the Defaults:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;313222

 

[Bobby]

Mark:

secedit does not work in XP Home.

Bobby

I think you are right that something is running on your system that is
preventing restore. One common problem for this kind of thing lately is a
lack of correct Permissions in the registry. if your security setup is not
too complex, I would take it back to default to see if that gets it going.

HOW TO Reset Security Settings Back to the Defaults:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;313222

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

Aaron Stebner's WebLog Solving setup errors by using the SubInACL tool to
repair file and registry permissions:
http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2006/09/04/739820.aspx

 

[Bobby]

AJR:

Nothing in Acronis was the problem - problem was with the Microsoft restore
files.

Solution found at http://bertk.mvps.org/html/restore.html

Involved restoring System restore itself.

Bobby