Restore system restore

[Guest]

I did a stupid thing. I have spent 3 months on my 3 month old machine trying
to get software to work on Vista (like microsoft money 2007), only to find
that system restore doesn't work. The stupid thing was to allow a security
update to Money, which had an adverse affect on my DSL connection. I got the
net connection straightened out, but system restore still doesn't work. It is
on and enabled, and there is a list of restore points, but the process always
ends in failure due to an "Unspecified Error". This is the first time I have
tried to use it, so I guess it is possible that it never did work.

My question is this;
Is there a way to repair system restore without losing 3 months work,
which is what would happen by doing a system recovery?

Any hints would be really appreciated.

DBear

 

[carl feredeck]

the system restore points work as a chain... and if one or more are corrupt
then they all go bad..

So what happened is that one restore point went bad and all of them dont
work now..

System restore as a service is running.. it is the restore points that are
messed up .. THERFORE:

Do a disk cleanup and there is an option there somewhere to delete all but
most recent restore points.

That will purge all the old ones and the new ones that will be created will
be ok

Is there anything else you need except that?

Now...

 

[Bert Kinney]

Hi DBear,

Let's see if System Restore will function in Safe Mode.

Boot into Safe Mode and perform a test restore using the following link.
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/tips.html#3

Starting Windows XP in Safe Mode:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/safemode.html

If there are any Norton applications installed, look at this link.
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/symantecdoc1.html

Here are some more troubleshooting steps to take when System Restore fails
to restore:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/srfail.html

The Event Viewer can sometimes be helpful in tracking down errors.
Event Viewer Help:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/source.html

Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Member: http://dts-l.org

 

[carl feredeck]

Another MVP.... where does microsoft find these guys?

Dont tell me you also like vista because if you do.. then remind me to throw
some insults.
If you dont like vista, then bravo for trying to help..but I doubt you are.

The restore points are broken... wake up! They do get corrupt sometimes...
but vista itself is corrupt out of the box.. what do you expect?

 

[Bert Kinney]

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Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Member: http://dts-l.org

 

[Guest]

Bert,
Thanks for the help.
Per your advice, I found that restore worked just fine in safe mode, so I
took the next step and disabled resource protection in NIS 2007 and restore
worked as it should. I ran into one problem though. The restore apparently
changed something in Norton, because after the restore norton would no longer
load. It had to do with missing runtime DLL's. I did install an update to
Java prior to the problem and I suspect it had something to do with it. At
any rate, I reversed the restore, and all is well again, at least for the
moment.

Thanks again for the help. It is truly appreciated.

Dbear

 

[Peter Foldes]

carl

Do you have any idea on what you just said to the OP. Unbelievable. I suggest that you get a bit more experience with the way computers work and I am not talking about Vista but in general.

 

[Bert Kinney]

You're very welcome DBear.

You may want to reinstall NIS, but I would suggest uninstalling and finding
another AV application.

Symantec NIS, NSW, NAV 2007/2006/2005/2004/2003 Removal Tool:
http://basconotw.mvps.org/SymRem.htm

In Vista I like NOD32. Avast is good also, and it's free.

NOD32 Antivirus Software for Windows from ESET
http://www.eset.com/products/windows.php

Free antivirus - avast! 4 Home Edition Download
http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html


Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Member: http://dts-l.org

 

[The poster formerly known as Nina DiBoy]

I did a stupid thing. I have spent 3 months on my 3 month old machine
trying
to get software to work on Vista (like microsoft money 2007), only to find
that system restore doesn't work. The stupid thing was to allow a security
update to Money, which had an adverse affect on my DSL connection. I got
the
net connection straightened out, but system restore still doesn't work. It
is
on and enabled, and there is a list of restore points, but the process
always
ends in failure due to an "Unspecified Error". This is the first time I
have
tried to use it, so I guess it is possible that it never did work.

My question is this;
Is there a way to repair system restore without losing 3 months work,
which is what would happen by doing a system recovery?

Any hints would be really appreciated.

DBear

Turn off system restore, reboot then turn it back on. Post the success
or failure back here please.

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Most recent idiotic quote added to KICK (Klassic Idiotic Caption Kooks):
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windows box. Thats called hacking. People who do hacking are called
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legality."
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[carl feredeck]

oh master of the empty brained Microsft followers...

please tell me what I said wrong...


carl

Do you have any idea on what you just said to the OP. Unbelievable. I
suggest that you get a bit more experience with the way computers work and I
am not talking about Vista but in general.

 

[Guest]

Bert,

I have gotten that advice from a number of different places, and I am going
to take a look at it.

As long as your giving rec's, what do you think of AVG, and how about a
firewall? Is windows firewall any good, or do you know of one that works well?

Again, thanks a million.

DBear

 

[Bert Kinney]

Hi DBear,

A security expert buddy of mine who examines hundreds of HiJackThis logs has
noticed that AVG has not been detecting infections as well as most other AV
applications. They recommend Avast over AVG.

NOD32 offers may features. Take a look at the key features on the following
page.
http://www.eset.com/products/windows.php

The Windows XP SP2 firewall if very effective at monitoring incoming
traffic, but does not monitor outgoing traffic. Using a Cable/DSL connection
I have found that the XP SP2 firewall along with a hardware router works
very well at protecting against incoming threats.

Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Member: http://dts-l.org

 

[mesthomas]

i'm trying to download windows vista basic due to the fact mine isn't
operating like it should..i do have my code number given for the original sys
loaded.how can i dowload it from the internet without paying?

 

[mesthomas]

ok sorry about the ba demail address...my operating sys of windows vista
basic has issues.. ihave my code number for my issue of windows.how can i
download it free off the internet? thk for replying my good email is
(e-mail address removed) thks

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

Do this instead:
http://download.microsoft.com/downl.../americas end user media replacement form.pdf