System Restore Failure

[Joan Laplace]

Event Type: Information
Event Source: SRService
Event Category: None
Event ID: 111
Date: 3/12/2006
Time: 2:51:12 AM
User: N/A
Computer: 3FBD0725AAA0489
Description:
A restoration to "System Checkpoint" restore point failed. No changes have
been made to the system.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Joan,

The checklist here might help.

Troubleshooting steps to take when System Restore fails to restore::
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/srfail.html

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Event Type: Information
Event Source: SRService
Event Category: None
Event ID: 111
Date: 3/12/2006
Time: 2:51:12 AM
User: N/A
Computer: 3FBD0725AAA0489
Description:
A restoration to "System Checkpoint" restore point failed. No changes have
been made to the system.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

 

[Guest]

Ramesh,

System Restore kept erroring out and not letting me into the program. i
could not go to the Tab in System properties either. Your solution to
reinstall SR in this thread was great! I did it and now i can run System
restore.

2 Questions--
#1 I migrated my HDD from a smaller one to a larger one using the utility
provided by HDD OEM, install of a fresh install of XP HOme. Could that have
been what corrupted my System Restore?

#2 I set a restore point and wonder if that now contains everything i need
to properly restore to this point, since all my previous restore points were
deleted by the reinstall?

Thanks
Keith Rhoden

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Keith,

#1 - I don't think so, as this is a fresh install.

#2 - System Restore points get purged in a FIFO basis after a certain time,
or due to disk space problems. Sometimes a third-party software / driver may
suspend the System Restore operation, which inturn erases all the existing
restore points. In short, System Restore cannot be used as a backup tool.
You need to have an drive image utility (such as Image for Windows, Acronis
True Image etc) for reliable partition based backups.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Ramesh,

System Restore kept erroring out and not letting me into the program. i
could not go to the Tab in System properties either. Your solution to
reinstall SR in this thread was great! I did it and now i can run System
restore.

2 Questions--
#1 I migrated my HDD from a smaller one to a larger one using the utility
provided by HDD OEM, install of a fresh install of XP HOme. Could that have
been what corrupted my System Restore?

#2 I set a restore point and wonder if that now contains everything i need
to properly restore to this point, since all my previous restore points were
deleted by the reinstall?

Thanks
Keith Rhoden

 

[Bert Kinney]

Hi Keith,

At this point I would suggest testing System restore.
Tips Fixes and FAQ: How to test SR:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/tips.html#HowToTest

Tips on keeping System Restore healthy:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/body_healthy.html

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

Ramesh,

System Restore kept erroring out and not letting me into the program.
i could not go to the Tab in System properties either. Your solution
to reinstall SR in this thread was great! I did it and now i can run
System restore.

2 Questions--
#1 I migrated my HDD from a smaller one to a larger one using the
utility provided by HDD OEM, install of a fresh install of XP HOme.
Could that have been what corrupted my System Restore?

#2 I set a restore point and wonder if that now contains everything i
need to properly restore to this point, since all my previous restore
points were deleted by the reinstall?

Thanks
Keith Rhoden

Joan,

The checklist here might help.

Troubleshooting steps to take when System Restore fails to restore::
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/srfail.html

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Event Type: Information
Event Source: SRService
Event Category: None
Event ID: 111
Date: 3/12/2006
Time: 2:51:12 AM
User: N/A
Computer: 3FBD0725AAA0489
Description:
A restoration to "System Checkpoint" restore point failed. No
changes have been made to the system.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

 

[Guest]

i wasn't clear in my first request. I upgraded a HDD and used the HDD utility
to move the old drive (incl XP) to the new drive. Therefore-not a fresh
install. My question is- Could that have caused SR to corrupt?

Secondly, i wanted to know if you set a restore point, which i did after
getting the reinstall of SR, does it rely on any prior restore points to
restore? Or is it a restore to the new point that i set up since the old
points were wiped out when i did the SR reinstall

sorry for the confusion

keith

Hi Keith,

At this point I would suggest testing System restore.
Tips Fixes and FAQ: How to test SR:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/tips.html#HowToTest

Tips on keeping System Restore healthy:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/body_healthy.html

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

Ramesh,

System Restore kept erroring out and not letting me into the program.
i could not go to the Tab in System properties either. Your solution
to reinstall SR in this thread was great! I did it and now i can run
System restore.

2 Questions--
#1 I migrated my HDD from a smaller one to a larger one using the
utility provided by HDD OEM, install of a fresh install of XP HOme.
Could that have been what corrupted my System Restore?

#2 I set a restore point and wonder if that now contains everything i
need to properly restore to this point, since all my previous restore
points were deleted by the reinstall?

Thanks
Keith Rhoden

Joan,

The checklist here might help.

Troubleshooting steps to take when System Restore fails to restore::
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/srfail.html

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Event Type: Information
Event Source: SRService
Event Category: None
Event ID: 111
Date: 3/12/2006
Time: 2:51:12 AM
User: N/A
Computer: 3FBD0725AAA0489
Description:
A restoration to "System Checkpoint" restore point failed. No
changes have been made to the system.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

 

[Bert Kinney]

i wasn't clear in my first request. I upgraded a HDD and used the HDD
utility to move the old drive (incl XP) to the new drive.
Therefore-not a fresh install. My question is- Could that have caused
SR to corrupt?

Yes it could.

Secondly, i wanted to know if you set a restore point, which i did
after getting the reinstall of SR, does it rely on any prior restore
points to restore?

Yes. All restore points are chained (or linked) together with previous
restore points. When a restore point is chosen, all restore point
created prior to that restore point are also required to complete the
restoration. If there is a log discrepancy or one of the previous
restore points are corrupt, System Restore will fail to restore the
system. Hence, the suggestion to test SR.

Or is it a restore to the new point that i set up
since the old points were wiped out when i did the SR reinstall

sorry for the confusion

No problem.

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

Hi Keith,

At this point I would suggest testing System restore.
Tips Fixes and FAQ: How to test SR:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/tips.html#HowToTest

Tips on keeping System Restore healthy:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/body_healthy.html

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

Ramesh,

System Restore kept erroring out and not letting me into the
program. i could not go to the Tab in System properties either.
Your solution to reinstall SR in this thread was great! I did it
and now i can run System restore.

2 Questions--
#1 I migrated my HDD from a smaller one to a larger one using the
utility provided by HDD OEM, install of a fresh install of XP HOme.
Could that have been what corrupted my System Restore?

#2 I set a restore point and wonder if that now contains everything
i need to properly restore to this point, since all my previous
restore points were deleted by the reinstall?

Thanks
Keith Rhoden



:

Joan,

The checklist here might help.

Troubleshooting steps to take when System Restore fails to
restore:: http://bertk.mvps.org/html/srfail.html

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Event Type: Information
Event Source: SRService
Event Category: None
Event ID: 111
Date: 3/12/2006
Time: 2:51:12 AM
User: N/A
Computer: 3FBD0725AAA0489
Description:
A restoration to "System Checkpoint" restore point failed. No
changes have been made to the system.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.