system restore broken

[Guest]

Had 2 partition disk setup - C(boot/sys) and D(backup
replaced C with new drive - copying contents with drive tools and subsequently making this the master drive and the old drive the slav
resulting configuration C (new boot/sys drive), D(backup - on same drive as before), and G (old boot/sys on old drive - same physical drive as D).

Problem - System restore all confused - reports G as the system drive even though disk management reports correctly that the New drive (now C) is the system drive. Attempts to shut down system restore (in an effort to hope it would fix itself on a re-start) fail - can't shut down system restore function due to 'errors with one or more drives'. I believe I've done all I can to make absolutely sure C (the new drive) is the boot drive and also the system drive. Running out of ideas on how to fix system restore. Anyone?

Bob H

 

[arnold bosch]

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_sysrestorepoint.htm


SysRestorePoint.exe - Single Click Creation of a System Restore Point/Runs
as a Scheduled Task
©2002 - Doug Knox

SysRestorePoint.exe is a small VB utility that will allow you to create a
System Restore Point, with no user intervention.

Usage: Download SysRestorePoint.zip and extract the contents to your hard
drive. Create a shortcut to the EXE that you extracted. This shortcut can
be placed in your Start Menu, on your Desktop or even your Quick Launch bar.
To run this utility every time the system starts, simply place a shortcut in
Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup folder. You
will only be notified if a Restore Point could NOT be created. Restore
Points are listed in the System Restore Calendar as "Automatic Restore
Point" along with the time it was created.

This utility is only intended for Windows® XP. If run on Windows 2000, it
simply won't do anything. It may crash if the VB 6 runtimes are not
installed, but it will NOT create a Restore Point, regardless.

Based on original work by Bill James.

This page last updated 05/03/2003 19:41







http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/checkpoints.htm




System Restore not creating automatic System Checkpoints on my machine?

By default, System Restore creates automatic Restore Points (called as
"System Checkpoints") every 24 Hrs. Many users complain that "System
Checkpoints" are not created or created apparently random. There are two
reasons for this:

Case 1: The Automatic System Restore point depends upon Task Scheduler
service, though Scheduled Tasks will not show System Restore as a job.
System Restore Checkpoints may not be created if Task Scheduler service is
Stopped.

Case 2: System Restore requires the machine to be in an idle state to
create system check points. This is by design so that System Restore never
intrudes when the user is using the machine by taking processing power to
create a system checkpoint. Hence, if system restore never sees any idle
time on the machine, it will not be able to create System Checkpoints. This
usually occurs if an virus scan is running and the anti-virus software is
running.

Of course, System Restore Service needs to be running in either case.

First, make sure if the System Restore and Task Scheduler service are
running and set to Automatic. To manage the Services configuration, type
"services.msc" in the RUN box. Double-click each of the services and set
them to Automatic. Restart Windows XP.

To create a Restore Point automatically using a script, copy the contents
to a notepad, save as CreateRP.VBS

set SRP = getobject("winmgmts:\\.\root\default:Systemrestore")
CSRP = SRP.createrestorepoint ("Created a Restore Point now", 0, 100)

To create a Restore Point, just double-click the CreateRP.VBS file which
you've just created.


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References:

a.. For more System Restore WMI functions, please see Microsoft
Knowledgebase article Q295299, titled:
"HOW TO: Use the System Restore Utility with Windows Management
Instrumentation in Windows XP



b.. Read the excellent System Restore FAQ, by Anshul Rawat, System
Restore - Microsoft Corporation.


c.. Quickly reset all the System Restore points (Windows XP)


d.. Print the list of all available System Restore points to a file

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Blank System Restore Calendar
Copyright 2002 - Doug Knox

This small GUI (Graphical User Interface) utility will check the Registry
associations that cause this problem, and notify you if they need to be
corrected. You will then have the opportunity to correct them, by clicking
the Repair button. This application is freeware.

Windows XP Only. Requires VB6 Runtime Library (installed on XP by default).

Download SysRestoreCalendar.zip (9K)here.

This page last updated 05/03/2003 19:41
All material © Doug Knox


Blank System Restore Calendar
Copyright 2002 - Doug Knox

This small GUI (Graphical User Interface) utility will check the Registry
associations that cause this problem, and notify you if they need to be
corrected. You will then have the opportunity to correct them, by clicking
the Repair button. This application is freeware.

Windows XP Only. Requires VB6 Runtime Library (installed on XP by default).

Download SysRestoreCalendar.zip (9K)here.





http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/resetsr.htm

Quickly reset all the System Restore points (Windows XP)

The following script (from MSDN library - slightly modified) can be used to
clear the System Restore points quickly. It automatically disables System
Restore, clears all the Restore points and re-enables System Restore on all
drives. Copy the following script to a notepad and save as "ResetSR.VBS".

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer &
"\root\default")
Set objItem = objWMIService.Get("SystemRestore")
errResults = objItem.Disable("")
errResults = objItem.Enable("")

NOTE: The above is an equivalent of selecting "Turn Off System Restore on
all drives"(which clears all the Restore points) and the last line in the
script re-enables the System Restore points.


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[Guest]

Have to say I almost didn't read the whole message - but that last tip worked. Even though manually turning off system restore wouldn't work (due to errors) - the script in that last tip you posted at the end of your message was successful - and once restarted, my system restore now reconizes the system setup correctly - and works (I quickly made a couple of restore points - overkill - I know). So thanks :.

Bob H

 

[arnold bosch]

glad it work, i been have a on nd off a gain problem with xp system
restore,, it like disappearing on me,,, even after i post my note to you,
it mading, to try to fique out , so i spend hours look through all
the site i could and save link and info
i was watching this forum new site, but no one even come close to
give the info i wanted or needed, so i did it my self, i was
debateing where i would or not share the info i found, as you know i
did