Can't Restore to System Restore Points

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Ssystem restore points are created on my pc either automatically, o
when I choose to create them. However, there is no way that I ca
restore to any of them. I always get a message that says the restor
could not be completed

Am I doing something wrong? Help please
 
Ssystem restore points are created on my pc either automatically, or
when I choose to create them. However, there is no way that I can
restore to any of them. I always get a message that says the restore
could not be completed.

Am I doing something wrong? Help please.
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How to troubleshoot the System Restore tool in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=302796

Troubleshoot System Restore Restore Point Failures in Windows XP
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/srfail.html

Blank System Restore Calendar
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_sysrestore_blank.htm

System Restore Information, Issues and Tweaks
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
Select S and scroll to System Restore (Near the bottom of the page)

System Restore FAQs:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/newsgroups/faqsrwxp.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/community/centers/management/sysrestore_faq.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/community/centers/management/sysrestore_faq.mspx
 
Hi,

The majority of the time this is caused by a corrupt restore point.
Turning System Restore off then on again will purges all existing
restore points, and creates one new one.

Try running System Restore from Safe Mode.
Restart your computer, and then press F8 during the initial startup to
start your computer in Safe Mode.

Log on to your computer with an administrator account or with an account
that has administrator credentials.
In Safe Mode type or paste the following command in the Start - Run box
then press Enter.

%systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe

There are also other possibilities that can cause this to happen. The
following pages have some troubleshooting steps to take.

Troubleshooting steps to take when System Restore fails to restore:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/srfail.html

How to Disable and Enable System Restore
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/disablesr.html

Here are some tips on keeping System Restore Healthy and hopefully
keep the restore points from becoming corrupted in the future.
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/healthy.htm
 
Hi,

The majority of the time this is caused by a corrupt restore point.
Turning System Restore off then on again will purges all existing
restore points, and creates one new one.

Try running System Restore from Safe Mode.
Restart your computer, and then press F8 during the initial startup to
start your computer in Safe Mode.

Log on to your computer with an administrator account or with an account
that has administrator credentials.
In Safe Mode type or paste the following command in the Start - Run box
then press Enter.

%systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe

There are also other possibilities that can cause this to happen. The
following pages have some troubleshooting steps to take.

Troubleshooting steps to take when System Restore fails to restore:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/srfail.html

How to Disable and Enable System Restore
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/disablesr.html

Here are some tips on keeping System Restore Healthy and hopefully
keep the restore points from becoming corrupted in the future.
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/healthy.htm
 
Solved, thanks to Bert Kinney's website. The solution was turning of
Norton 2006 anti-virus, then doing system restore, and then turnin
Norton 2006 anti-virus back on

Worked like a charm! Thanks very much Bert
 
You're welcome, and thanks for the feedback.

I added this note to the following page.

<snip>
What Symantec doesn't tell you in this document is that the only restore
points that will work are those created with the "Turn protection on for
my Symantec protect" unchecked and "Symantec Resource Protection" turned
off.

Restore points created with "Symantec Resource Protection" checked and
turned on, will display the message "Restoration Incomplete. Your
computer cannot be restored . . . "

To keep System Restore functioning correctly, disable the "Symantec
Resource Protection" feature until there a permanent fix is released.
<snip>

"Restoration Incomplete..." when running System Restore with Norton 2006
applications installed:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/symantec_doc_1.html
 
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