System Restore never works

[xanadu99]

I have tried severl times to restore my Vista Ultimate to a previous time.
It never works. Neither an automatic nor a manual restore point. What can I
do to make it start working. The only solution I have had in the past it to
reformat and do a system recovery. I have to reformat because I purchased
the system with Vista Home Premium and upgraded to Vista Ultimate.

Any help with my system restore will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

 

[Malke]

I have tried severl times to restore my Vista Ultimate to a previous time.
It never works. Neither an automatic nor a manual restore point. What can I
do to make it start working. The only solution I have had in the past it to
reformat and do a system recovery. I have to reformat because I purchased
the system with Vista Home Premium and upgraded to Vista Ultimate.

Any help with my system restore will be greatly appreciated.

Do you have any Norton products installed? If yes, this is a known issue
with Norton. See these links from MVP Bert Kinney:

Problems caused by Symantec - http://bertk.mvps.org/html/symantecdoc1.html
MVP Bert Kinney on System Restore - http://bertk.mvps.org/html/vista.html
System Restore - Error Messages in Vista -
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/eerrormsgsv.html
Missing Restore Points/Shadow Copies in Windows Vista -
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/missingrpv.html


Malke

 

[John Inzer]

I have tried severl times to restore my Vista Ultimate to a previous
time.
It never works. Neither an automatic nor a manual restore point.
What can I do to make it start working. The only solution I have had
in the past it to reformat and do a system recovery. I have to
reformat because I purchased the system with Vista Home Premium and
upgraded to Vista Ultimate.

Any help with my system restore will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

==============================
Try running System Restore in Safe Mode:

Maybe the following articles will offer some ideas:

Using Windows Vista
System Restore
http://tinyurl.com/2qhd77

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/using-windows-vista-system-restore/

Windows Vista -
Diagnostic tools to use in safe mode
http://tinyurl.com/22q9cr

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/b992aa5c-61cf-4ad5-a3a1-f4def9976cba1033.mspx

Windows Vista -
What Is Safe Mode
http://tinyurl.com/2mpeef

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/d063548a-3fc9-4723-99f3-b12a0c4354a81033.mspx

Windows Vista -
Start your computer in safe mode
http://tinyurl.com/397vhf

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/323ef48f-7b93-4079-a48a-5c58eec904a11033.mspx

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John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://support.microsoft.com/ph/695

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

 

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[xanadu99]

I tried System Restore in safe mode and it just hung there. I thought maybe
it took longer so I left it and went to bed. When I got up this morning it
was still hung. I had to turn the computer off by holding down the power
button.

I really need to restore....please help....Thanks

 

[Malke]

I tried System Restore in safe mode and it just hung there. I thought maybe
it took longer so I left it and went to bed. When I got up this morning it
was still hung. I had to turn the computer off by holding down the power
button.

I really need to restore....please help....Thanks

Did you look at MVP Bert Kinney's webpages about System Restore? I gave
you the links, but here they are again for your convenience:

MVP Bert Kinney on System Restore - http://bertk.mvps.org/html/vista.html
Problems caused by Symantec - http://bertk.mvps.org/html/symantecdoc1.html
System Restore - Error Messages in Vista -
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/eerrormsgsv.html
Missing Restore Points/Shadow Copies in Windows Vista -
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/missingrpv.html

If System Restore is really broken, you may not be able to use it. I
understand this isn't what you want to hear, but this may be Reality.
Perhaps a better way to approach the problem for now is for you to tell
us what is wrong with your system that makes you want to do a System
Restore. Maybe you can get help for that and then start over with System
Restore.

Looking through this rather long thread, I only see the two posts from
you - the first one and then this one. I don't see where you've told us
anything about your computer or its issues.


Malke