system restore fails every time

[Guest]

i cannot use system restore. it's turned on, i have restore points but when i
try to do a restore the computer restarts and i get a message saying the
restore failed and that nothing would be changed. there is no error message
other than that. can someone help me? thanks

 

[Guest]

if you are using ZoneAlarm it will cause system restore to fail to restore.
uninstall ZA and then attempt a restore, then re-install ZA

 

[Curt Christianson]

Start your troubleshooting here; it's probably everything you could ever
want to know about System Restore (courtesy of MVP Bert Kinney):

http://bertk.mvps.org/

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HTH,
Curt

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|i cannot use system restore. it's turned on, i have restore points but when
i
| try to do a restore the computer restarts and i get a message saying the
| restore failed and that nothing would be changed. there is no error
message
| other than that. can someone help me? thanks

 

[Bert Kinney]

Hi,

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

How to starting Windows XP in Safe Mode:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/safemode.html

If there are any Norton applications installed, take a look at this page.
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.
Using the Event Viewer to troubleshoot System Restore errors:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/source.html

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

 

[Plato]

i cannot use system restore. it's turned on, i have restore points but when i
try to do a restore the computer restarts and i get a message saying the
restore failed and that nothing would be changed. there is no error message
other than that. can someone help me? thanks

http://www.bootdisk.com/xptop20.htm#15