LOST ABILITY TO RESTORE

[Guest]

i SEEM TO HAVE LOST SYSTEM RESTORE, HAVE MESSAGE SAYING DOMAIN ADMINISTRATOR
HAS SWITCHED IT OFF. DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A TAB TO SWITCH IT BACK ON

 

[Bert Kinney]

Hi Stewart,

Please don't use all caps, it is considered shouting.

Go to Start - Run and type regedit then press enter.
Navigate to the following registry Key.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows
NT\SystemRestore

In the right pane double click on "DisableSR" an change the Value Data
to 0
In the right pane double click on "DisableConfig" and change the Value
Data to 0
Close Regedit. Right click on My Computer and select the System
Restore tab.

If the above doesn't fix the issue, there's a registry edit at Kelly's
Korner.
Look on line 278 left side.
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

For more troubleshooting tips take a look at this site.
All About System Restore in WinXP
http://home.earthlink.net/~mvp_bert/index.html

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Stew,

As more issues of this sort are showing up lately, i think this may be
caused by malware / trojan etc. It's a good idea to do a clean-up. Follow
the advice given in the following pages:

Generic Trojan / Adware Infestation Removal Procedure:
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html

The Parasite Fight - Quick Fix Protocol:
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.php

Once you;re sure that the system is clean, disable the System Restore
restrictions. Follow this:

Click Start/Run and type REGEDIT
Navigate to:
HKL\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\SystemRestore

In the right-pane,
Delete the value "DisableConfig"
Delete the value "DisableSR"

For Windows XP Professional, you can accomplish the above task using Group
Policy Editor as well. Details follows:

Click Start/Run and type GPEDIT.MSC
Navigate to this path:

=>Computer Configuration
==>Administrative Templates
===>System
====>System Restore

In the right-pane, do the following:

Double-click "Turn off System Restore" to "Not Configured"
Double-click "Turn off Configuration" to "Not Configured"

More Information:

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Accidentally sent the previous response. Here is my corrected post:
-------------------------------------------------------------------

As more issues of this sort are showing up lately, i think this may be
caused by malware / trojan etc. It's a good idea to do a clean-up. Follow
the advice given in the following pages:

Generic Trojan / Adware Infestation Removal Procedure:
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html

The Parasite Fight - Quick Fix Protocol:
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.php

Once you're sure that the system is clean, disable the System Restore
restrictions. Follow this:

Click Start/Run and type REGEDIT
Navigate to the following key:
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\SystemRestore

In the right-pane,
Delete the value "DisableConfig"
Delete the value "DisableSR"

For Windows XP Professional, you can accomplish the above task using Group
Policy Editor as well. Details follows:

Click Start/Run and type GPEDIT.MSC
Navigate to this path:

=>Computer Configuration
==>Administrative Templates
===>System
====>System Restore

In the right-pane, do the following:

Double-click "Turn off System Restore" to "Not Configured"
Double-click "Turn off Configuration" to "Not Configured"

More Information:

 

[Guest]

Many thanks for the mail, stinger running as we speak, fingers crossed

cheers

 

[Guest]

Hi Bert,

Sorry, about the caps, cheers for the info just about to give it a go

Many thanks

Stew

Hi Stewart,

Please don't use all caps, it is considered shouting.

Go to Start - Run and type regedit then press enter.
Navigate to the following registry Key.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows
NT\SystemRestore

In the right pane double click on "DisableSR" an change the Value Data
to 0
In the right pane double click on "DisableConfig" and change the Value
Data to 0
Close Regedit. Right click on My Computer and select the System
Restore tab.

If the above doesn't fix the issue, there's a registry edit at Kelly's
Korner.
Look on line 278 left side.
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

For more troubleshooting tips take a look at this site.
All About System Restore in WinXP
http://home.earthlink.net/~mvp_bert/index.html

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/

i SEEM TO HAVE LOST SYSTEM RESTORE, HAVE MESSAGE SAYING
DOMAIN ADMINISTRATOR HAS SWITCHED IT OFF. DOES NOT SEEM
TO BE A TAB TO SWITCH IT BACK ON

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

You're welcome. Run Trend Micro Sysclean package as well.

 

[Bert Kinney]

Good point, Ramesh!!!

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Thanks, Bert

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org

Good point, Ramesh!!!

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/

Accidentally sent the previous response. Here is my
corrected post:
-------------------------------------------------------------------

As more issues of this sort are showing up lately, i
think this may be caused by malware / trojan etc. It's a
good idea to do a clean-up. Follow the advice given in
the following pages:
Generic Trojan / Adware Infestation Removal Procedure:
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html

The Parasite Fight - Quick Fix Protocol:
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.php

Once you're sure that the system is clean, disable the
System Restore restrictions. Follow this:

Click Start/Run and type REGEDIT
Navigate to the following key:
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows
NT\SystemRestore
In the right-pane,
Delete the value "DisableConfig"
Delete the value "DisableSR"

For Windows XP Professional, you can accomplish the above
task using Group Policy Editor as well. Details follows:

Click Start/Run and type GPEDIT.MSC
Navigate to this path:

=>Computer Configuration
==>Administrative Templates
===>System
====>System Restore

In the right-pane, do the following:

Double-click "Turn off System Restore" to "Not
Configured" Double-click "Turn off Configuration" to
"Not Configured"
More Information:
------------------

"Turn off System Restore" corresponds to "DisableSR"
registry value "Turn off Configuration" corresponds
to "DisableConfig" registry value