Create Restore Point fail

[Guest]

Running WinXP SP2 on a Dell P4 desktop I cannot create a system restore
point. Using the wizard after entering a name I get the message:

System restore is not able to create a restore point.
Please restart the computer, and then run System Restore again.

I have done this several times, to no avail. And although I have installed
a number of Windows updates (including SP2) over the last couple of days, no
restore points have been created since 18/2/05 (five days ago).

I have even run a script, suggested by Mark L. Fergusson 16/11/04:

--myrestore.vbs--
set SysResPoint = getobject("winmgmts:\\.\root\default:Systemrestore")
CSRP = SysResPoint.createrestorepoint (" MyPoint", 0, 100)
--end file-

I was prompted to confirm that I wanted the script to run, but no restore
point was created.

I’d be grateful for any suggestions.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

You Cannot Create a Restore Point with a HighPoint Driver Installed:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=322246

 

[Guest]

I’ve found the answer.

I had been given the computer, after it had produced BSOD error C0000218,
when the owner was installing the software to connect a Nikkai Mini Digital
camera. Using info from this community, I had restored the operating system
from hidden restore files. This had put all the restore points out of sync.

So I switched off System Restore (to delete the corrupted restore points),
switched it back on again, and voila, I could create a new restore point.