Help - Cannot do System Restore

[Tom Ferrara]

Whenever I try to do a System Restore, I get the following message:

"Your computer cannot be restored to:

(checkpoint time and name)

No changes have been made to your computer.

To choose another restore point, restart System Restore."

No matter which checkpoint I choose, I always get this same message. Is
there some service I need to start to be able to do System Restores? Any
help would be appreciated.

Tom

 

[Bert Kinney]

Hi Tom,

This can be an indication of a corrupt restore point. Disabling and then
enabling System Restore normally corrects the problem. But in the
process all restore points are lost.

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

To maybe avoid this make sure the system is virus/malware free. Then
retry System Restore.

Virus and Spyware removal and prevention
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/spyware.html

Another option would be to reduce the space System Restore uses to store
restore points. This should be done in small increments while trying to
perform a restore in between. As it's reduced the oldest restore points
will be deleted. System Restore requires all previous restore points to
complete the restore, so there's a chance the corrupt restore point will
be deleted and allow the restore proceed.

How to Adjust the amount of disk space System Restore uses
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/diskspace.html

 

[Tom_0127]

Thanks a lot Bert. Disabling and Enabling did the trick.

Tom

 

[Bert Kinney]

You're welcome Tom. And thanks for the feedback.