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I cant restore to any date I try its says try a different date but I get the
same message on all the dates I have tried
same message on all the dates I have tried
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Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers
Hi,
System Restore is corrupt. It can be fixed, but you will lose all existing
restore points. What sort of problem are you trying to resolve?
Once System Restore goes bad, the only thing you can do is stop it and
restart it. Start/run services.msc, locate the SR service and doubleclick
it. Click the stop button, then set the startup type dropdown to disabled.
Click apply/ok, then reboot.
Then, check the "System Volume Information folder" on each drive (you may
need to set folder options/view tab to see hidden and system folders for
this) and delete any contents. Reverse the steps to restart it.
Be forewarned that doing this removes all existing restore points, but it
doesn't really matter as they weren't working anyways.
If this does not help, follow these steps to reinstall System Restore:
Go to the Control Panel/Folder Options/View tab, set it to "Show hidden
files and folders" and "Show the contents of system folders", then uncheck
"Hide protected operating system files [recommended]". Also uncheck "Hide
extensions for known file types".
Then, open Windows Explorer from Start/All Programs and go to the
C:\Windows\Inf folder. Locate the sr.inf file, right-click it and choose
install.
You may need to either insert your WinXP CD or know where your I386 folder
is located on the hard drive. You may also need to know where the
\ServicePackFiles folder is (usually under the Windows directory).
--
Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
System Restore is corrupt. It can be fixed, but you will lose all existing
restore points. What sort of problem are you trying to resolve?
Once System Restore goes bad, the only thing you can do is stop it and
restart it. Start/run services.msc, locate the SR service and doubleclick
it. Click the stop button, then set the startup type dropdown to disabled.
Click apply/ok, then reboot.
Then, check the "System Volume Information folder" on each drive (you may
need to set folder options/view tab to see hidden and system folders for
this) and delete any contents. Reverse the steps to restart it.
Be forewarned that doing this removes all existing restore points, but it
doesn't really matter as they weren't working anyways.
If this does not help, follow these steps to reinstall System Restore:
Go to the Control Panel/Folder Options/View tab, set it to "Show hidden
files and folders" and "Show the contents of system folders", then uncheck
"Hide protected operating system files [recommended]". Also uncheck "Hide
extensions for known file types".
Then, open Windows Explorer from Start/All Programs and go to the
C:\Windows\Inf folder. Locate the sr.inf file, right-click it and choose
install.
You may need to either insert your WinXP CD or know where your I386 folder
is located on the hard drive. You may also need to know where the
\ServicePackFiles folder is (usually under the Windows directory).
--
Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
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Bert Kinney
Try restoring in 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.
Troubleshooting steps to take when System Restore fails to restore:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/srfail.html
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.
Troubleshooting steps to take when System Restore fails to restore:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/srfail.html