System Restore not working

[Guest]

Keeps crashing with a "dll running as an app" error.

What is the easiest way to reinstall system restore?

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Reinstalling System Restore:

IMPORTANT: The following procedure will remove all the existing System
Restore points, and resets the System Restore drive monitoring options to
defaults (monitors all drives by default.)

1. Click Start, Run and type %Windir%\INF
2. Locate the SR.INF file. (The file may be shown as SR, if you have
configured Windows Explorer to hide known file extensions.)
3. Right-click the SR.INF file, and then click Install
Windows will now attempt to reinstall System Restore, and may prompt you for
the Windows installation source path. Point to %Windir%\ServicePackFiles
folder, or insert your slipstreamed Windows XP (matching the Service Pack
level of your system.)

More information:

How to reinstall System Restore in Windows XP?:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/repairsr.htm

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com

 

[Guest]

I tried that earlier and couldn't get it to work. It is asking for the
Service Pack 2 cd.
I ordered it yesterday but it takes weeks to arrive.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Pls see the "slipstreaming" part in the link I posted earlier.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com

 

[Guest]

I will try this.
Is this Slipstreamer software something Microsoft recommends?

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

If you're referring to the "Autostreamer" utility, MS does not make any such
recommendation.

But the manual slipstreaming is explained in one or more of the MS-KBs:
http://www.google.com/search?q=slipstream+xp+site:microsoft.com&hl=en&lr=lang_en&start=10&sa=N

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com

 

[Jerry]

I am not sure Microsoft recommends any slipstreaming software, but I use
Nlite and found it to be easy to use and have had NO problems with it.

 

[David Candy]

They reccommend their own. The service pack can do it. Read the readme in the service pack.

 

[Guest]

MIKLOS

I'm wondering if you used the 'slipstreaming' to reinstall System Restore
and, if so, how did everything turn out?

 

[David Candy]

I have slipstreamed. But I disable system restore.