system restore and restoration complete message keeps appearing

[Guest]

We did a system restore on an xp pro computer back to a previous date to fix
a video problem. The restore point worked great but now everytime the
computer boots it tells us that:
system restore and restoration complete
your computer has been sucessfully restore
if this restoration is.....
Anyways , yes it is good and no I don't want to undo it.
Is there anyway to stop the message from appearing after reboot. If I turn
off the system restore will it retain my restore point I am currently at?
Thanks in advance for your assistance with this question.

 

[Rock]

We did a system restore on an xp pro computer back to a previous date to fix
a video problem. The restore point worked great but now everytime the
computer boots it tells us that:
system restore and restoration complete
your computer has been sucessfully restore
if this restoration is.....
Anyways , yes it is good and no I don't want to undo it.
Is there anyway to stop the message from appearing after reboot. If I turn
off the system restore will it retain my restore point I am currently at?
Thanks in advance for your assistance with this question.

I don't know how to turn off that message, but yes, turning off system
restore will delete all current restore points. Using disk clean up
will remove all but the most recent one.

 

[Guest]

That is what is confusing about this message. If I turn off the restore
point or remove previous restores will it keep it the way it currently is or
go back to the way it was. As it is restored back to a week ago , removing
of the restore points will erase the current setup? It seems it hasn't
finished the restore or is waiting for confirmation the restore is correct.
I wish I could just turn off the message from appearing after reboot. Any
help with the message? I created a new restore point so maybe if I turn off
the restore it will have this one just in case.
A bit confusing why it keeps prompting the message after reboot.

 

[Rock]

That is what is confusing about this message. If I turn off the restore
point or remove previous restores will it keep it the way it currently is or
go back to the way it was. As it is restored back to a week ago , removing
of the restore points will erase the current setup? It seems it hasn't
finished the restore or is waiting for confirmation the restore is correct.
I wish I could just turn off the message from appearing after reboot. Any
help with the message? I created a new restore point so maybe if I turn off
the restore it will have this one just in case.
A bit confusing why it keeps prompting the message after reboot.

:

I don't think turning off restore should affect the restore you have
already done. It appears the restore was successful. Sorry I don't
know why that message keeps appearing. Try a disk cleanup. This will
remove all but the most recent restore point. Open My Computer, right
click on the C: drive, choose properties, Disk Cleanup button, then the
More Options tab. Click the clean up button under System Restore.

If that doesn't remove the message, then the next step is turn off
System Restore by right clicking on My Computer, choose Properties,
System Restore Tab, "Turn off System Restore on all drives". Ok out.
The go back in and turn it back on.

Make sure you have a backup of all data you can't afford to loose. Not
that I expect you will loose any but you should always have a current
backup. It's not a matter of if you experience data loss, but a matter
of when.

 

[Guest]

I turn-off the system restore, re-booted etc. and it now comes up with the
same System Restoration Complete only its’ Wed 12/22. I shut down twice and
get the same message. Also, before the 2nd re-boot I check and the system
restore indicated it was in the off position.
My third re-boot I re-enabled the system restore and the same message as
above came up in the boot-up.
Maybe tomorrow when the date changes it may go away
Rather strange but can live with it. It was all to fix a problem with not
being able to set the video. Video was stuck at 640x480 after using a old
exteral monitor. It would not switch back to the correct settings no matter
how hard I tried.
Just another windows error. Always something.

 

[Rock]

I turn-off the system restore, re-booted etc. and it now comes up with the
same System Restoration Complete only its’ Wed 12/22. I shut down twice and
get the same message. Also, before the 2nd re-boot I check and the system
restore indicated it was in the off position.
My third re-boot I re-enabled the system restore and the same message as
above came up in the boot-up.
Maybe tomorrow when the date changes it may go away
Rather strange but can live with it. It was all to fix a problem with not
being able to set the video. Video was stuck at 640x480 after using a old
exteral monitor. It would not switch back to the correct settings no matter
how hard I tried.
Just another windows error. Always something.

Sorry it's not working yet. The only other thing I can think of is to
reinstall the system restore files.

1. Insert the Windows XP CD
2. Click Start/Run and type:
"rundll32.exe advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection C:\Windows\Inf\sr.inf"

Good luck and post back if things change.

 

[Alex Nichol]

That is what is confusing about this message. If I turn off the restore
point or remove previous restores will it keep it the way it currently is or
go back to the way it was. As it is restored back to a week ago , removing
of the restore points will erase the current setup?

It has made what is effectively a new restore point, that will put the
machine back as it was before you did the restore. And if the calendar
shows other points still around you can restore to those too if you
wish. But if all is now satisfactory and you will not want to unwind
the point or go back to one earlier than the point you used, then using
Disk Cleanup's More Options to delete all but the most recent point
(made after you did the restore) is probably sensible

 

[Guest]

Alex, I have the same problem and followed the recommendations here without
success. Any other suggestions?

Thank you

Mike

 

[Bert Kinney]

Hi Mike,

What is your question exactly?

In the mean time take a look here for some troubleshooting tips.
System Restore Failures to restore
http://home.earthlink.net/~mvp_bert/html/srfail.html

 

[Guest]

Bert,

Thank you for taking the timme to respond. I did a system restore on an xp
pro computer back to repair a driver problem. The restore function worked
fine but now, everytime the computer boots, it displays the message "system
restore and restoration complete, your computer has been sucessfully restored
...." Unfortunately, I am unable to stop the message from appearing after
reboot. I have tried turning off the system restore and clearing the restore
points. Any advice regarding how to stop this message from displaying?

Mike

Hi Mike,

What is your question exactly?

In the mean time take a look here for some troubleshooting tips.
System Restore Failures to restore
http://home.earthlink.net/~mvp_bert/html/srfail.html

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

Alex, I have the same problem and followed the
recommendations here without success. Any other
suggestions?

Thank you

Mike

 

[Guest]

Hi Bert,

Thank you for getting back to me so soon!

I have tried your suggestion but I am still getting the same message screen
appearing.

Any other thoughts?

Mike Mlotkowski

Hi Mike,

Perform the following steps using the instruction on the page below.

Check the EventViewer to look for errors, and post them here.

Reinstall System Restore, reboot to test.

System Restore Failures to restore
http://home.earthlink.net/~mvp_bert/html/srfail.html

Now Go to Start - Run and type Services.msc then press enter.
On the General tab double click on Task Scheduler
Pick Disable in the drop down box next to Startup type
Click on Stop under Service status

Do the same for System Restore Service.

Reboot the system. Is the message gone?

Now reverse the process or Task Scheduler and System Restore Service
by selecting Automatic and clicking on Start. Reboot the system. Is
the message gone?

Post back with the results.

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

Bert,

Thank you for taking the timme to respond. I did a
system restore on an xp pro computer back to repair a
driver problem. The restore function worked fine but
now, everytime the computer boots, it displays the
message "system restore and restoration complete, your
computer has been sucessfully restored ..."
Unfortunately, I am unable to stop the message from
appearing after reboot. I have tried turning off the
system restore and clearing the restore points. Any
advice regarding how to stop this message from
displaying?

Mike

Hi Mike,

What is your question exactly?

In the mean time take a look here for some
troubleshooting tips. System Restore Failures to restore
http://home.earthlink.net/~mvp_bert/html/srfail.html

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

Mike M wrote:
Alex, I have the same problem and followed the
recommendations here without success. Any other
suggestions?

Thank you

Mike

:

djo wrote:

That is what is confusing about this message. If I
turn off the restore point or remove previous restores
will it keep it the way it currently is or go back to
the way it was. As it is restored back to a week ago
, removing of the restore points will erase the
current setup?

It has made what is effectively a new restore point,
that will put the machine back as it was before you did
the restore. And if the calendar shows other points
still around you can restore to those too if you wish.
But if all is now satisfactory and you will not want
to unwind the point or go back to one earlier than the
point you used, then using Disk Cleanup's More Options
to delete all but the most recent point (made after you
did the restore) is probably sensible

 

[Bert Kinney]

Hi Mike,

Please post any errors found in EventViewer.
Go to Start - Run and type eventvwr.msc and press enter.
Perform the following steps for Application and System.
Click the Source tab to sort by name, and then look for "sr" or
"srservice." Double-click each of these services, and then evaluate
the event description for any indication of the cause of the problem.
Post the EventID and Source of any related error.

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

Hi Bert,

Thank you for getting back to me so soon!

I have tried your suggestion but I am still getting the
same message screen appearing.

Any other thoughts?

Mike Mlotkowski

Hi Mike,

Perform the following steps using the instruction on the
page below.

Check the EventViewer to look for errors, and post them
here.

Reinstall System Restore, reboot to test.

System Restore Failures to restore
http://home.earthlink.net/~mvp_bert/html/srfail.html

Now Go to Start - Run and type Services.msc then press
enter.
On the General tab double click on Task Scheduler
Pick Disable in the drop down box next to Startup type
Click on Stop under Service status

Do the same for System Restore Service.

Reboot the system. Is the message gone?

Now reverse the process or Task Scheduler and System
Restore Service by selecting Automatic and clicking on
Start. Reboot the system. Is the message gone?

Post back with the results.

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

Bert,

Thank you for taking the timme to respond. I did a
system restore on an xp pro computer back to repair a
driver problem. The restore function worked fine but
now, everytime the computer boots, it displays the
message "system restore and restoration complete, your
computer has been sucessfully restored ..."
Unfortunately, I am unable to stop the message from
appearing after reboot. I have tried turning off the
system restore and clearing the restore points. Any
advice regarding how to stop this message from
displaying?

Mike


:

Hi Mike,

What is your question exactly?

In the mean time take a look here for some
troubleshooting tips. System Restore Failures to
restore
http://home.earthlink.net/~mvp_bert/html/srfail.html

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

Mike M wrote:
Alex, I have the same problem and followed the
recommendations here without success. Any other
suggestions?

Thank you

Mike

:

djo wrote:

That is what is confusing about this message. If I
turn off the restore point or remove previous
restores will it keep it the way it currently is or
go back to the way it was. As it is restored back
to a week ago , removing of the restore points will
erase the current setup?

It has made what is effectively a new restore point,
that will put the machine back as it was before you
did the restore. And if the calendar shows other
points still around you can restore to those too if
you wish. But if all is now satisfactory and you
will not want to unwind the point or go back to one
earlier than the point you used, then using Disk
Cleanup's More Options to delete all but the most
recent point (made after you did the restore) is
probably sensible