Lost Restore function

[RobN]

I just tried to restore my computer back to a previous date, but when I go
to the icon it's the usual default looking one that indicates it hasn't got
an association with anything.

Clicking on it and nothing happens. Does this mean I have lost all my
ability to restore? How would that happen? Will this automatically start
functioning again at some time? Is there another way to access this
function?

Rob

 

[Andrew E.]

Try either,open disk clean up utility,select the "other options" tab,at the
bottom,select,clear all restore dates but last one,then clean up hd.Other is
to open system properties,system restore,turn off,exit system,restart pc.Back
in xp,restart restore,open restore in tools,set date/time for restore
point...

 

[RobN]

Thanks Andrew, I'll give that a go.

Rob

Try either,open disk clean up utility,select the "other options" tab,at
the
bottom,select,clear all restore dates but last one,then clean up hd.Other
is
to open system properties,system restore,turn off,exit system,restart
pc.Back
in xp,restart restore,open restore in tools,set date/time for restore
point...

 

[Lem]

I just tried to restore my computer back to a previous date, but when I go
to the icon it's the usual default looking one that indicates it hasn't got
an association with anything.

Clicking on it and nothing happens. Does this mean I have lost all my
ability to restore? How would that happen? Will this automatically start
functioning again at some time? Is there another way to access this
function?

Rob

Before you go and delete all your restore points, thereby making it
impossible to restore your computer to an earlier date,

Go to Start > Run and type

%SystemRoot%\System32\restore\rstrui.exe

(actually, just restrui.exe should work)

and Click OK.

What happens?

--
Lem -- MS-MVP

To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer
http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm

 

[RobN]

Hi Lem,

Thanks for your input.
Never fear though. I wasn't about to lose all my restore points! What I
actually did after my original post was to find the system restore program
in system32 directory, by doing a search for "restore". It found which I
think would have been the rstrui.exe program to which you refer. When I ran
that, everything returned to normal and the Shortcut displayed correctly
again. Musta just been a small glitch.

Rob

 

[Lem]

Glad you got it working. Andrew E's advice was a bit extreme (and
probably wouldn't have fixed your shortcut anyway).

Hi Lem,

Thanks for your input.
Never fear though. I wasn't about to lose all my restore points! What I
actually did after my original post was to find the system restore program
in system32 directory, by doing a search for "restore". It found which I
think would have been the rstrui.exe program to which you refer. When I ran
that, everything returned to normal and the Shortcut displayed correctly
again. Musta just been a small glitch.

Rob

--
Lem -- MS-MVP

To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer
http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm