Problem with System Restore

[Khosrow Hassibi]

I have a problem with System Restore. Whenever I run the
program, it gives the following ERROR:

"The procedure entry point
RemoteAssistancePrepareSystemRestore could not be located
in the dynamic link library WINSTA.dll

I have reinstalled XP over itself, did not solve the
problem.

Can anybody tell me what could be wrong?

 

[Chris Lanier]

You need to reinstall Windows XP Serivce Pack 1 over itself too.

 

[Khosrow Michael Hassibi]

Chris. I certainly appreciate the tip. Where can I get
the Service Pack 1? At microsoft site or I have to pay
for it?

Sincerely,

 

[Chris Lanier]

no, you can downliad it for free.
http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/pro/downloads/servicepacks/sp1/default.asp

 

[Maureen Goldman]

I have a problem with System Restore. Whenever I run the
program, it gives the following ERROR:

"The procedure entry point
RemoteAssistancePrepareSystemRestore could not be located
in the dynamic link library WINSTA.dll

I have reinstalled XP over itself, did not solve the
problem.

Can anybody tell me what could be wrong?

I copied a message from www.annoyances.org in response to a post about
a problem getting system restore to run and citing a winsta.dll error.
(Note: If you lost system restore as a side effect to treating the
msblaster worm, you should run a currently updated antivirus program
to be sure it's gone and not just "resting".)

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/t1050321859
Friday, August 8, 2003 at 6:53 am
Posted by qball

Have a Compaq ML330e server with XP.. had the same problem but fixed
with having to install sp1.

This issue can occur if there are corrupted restore points or some
related system files are missing. To troubleshoot this issue, let's go
through the following steps:

Part I. Disable and then re-enable the System Restore feature:
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1. Click the Start menu -> Run. Type "sysdm.cpl" (Without quotation
marks) in the Open field. Click OK.
2. Click the "System Restore" tab.
3. Click to check the "Turn off System Restore on all drives" box, and
click OK.
4. Restart the computer.
5. Click the Start menu -> Run. Type "sysdm.cpl" (Without quotation
marks) in the Open field. Click OK.
6. On the "System Restore" tab, remove the check mark from the "Turn
off System Restore on all drives" box, and click OK.
7. Restart the computer again.
8. Check whether you can use the System Restore function.

Part II. If this issue persists, please perform the following steps to
repair the System Restore feature:
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1. In My Computer, click the Tools menu -> Folder Options.
2. On the View tab, make sure to check the option "Hide extensions for
known file types".
3. Click OK.
4. Click the Start menu -> Run. Type "%windir%\inf" (Without quotation
marks) in the Open field. Click OK.
5. Locate and select the file "sr.inf". Right-click it and then click
Install.