System Restore and pre-SP2 XP CD

[Guest]

When I try to open Sysytem Restore I get the error msg "System Restore has
encountered a problem and needs to close".
I have installed the SP2 Fix pack.
I thought I could fix this by installing the Recovery console. But when I
attempted to install from my pre-SP2 XP original CD I get the message
"operating sysytem is newer than the XP CD and cannot perform installation"
Anyone run into this type of issue with SP2 installed and pre-SP2 XP CD's?

Thank you.

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

You will get that error message if you try to use an earlier version XP CD.
You can try re-installing System Restore:

Open Windows Explorer and go to the windows\inf folder. Find the file named
sr.inf, then right click it and select Install.

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Will Denny
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[Guest]

Hi Will,

Finally got around to working on the problem. Removong SP2 and reinstalling
system restore fixed it.

Thanks for your input,

Ed

 

[Bert Kinney]

Hi Ed,

If you get around to reinstalling SP2 and have problems with System
Restore take a look at these troubleshooting tips.
System Restore Failures to restore
http://home.earthlink.net/~mvp_bert/html/srfail.html