System Restore Problem

[Phil R]

My System Restore program no longer automatically creates
restore points. It also fails to restore to any restore
points, including those which I created even the previous
day, with the sole exception of a restore point I had
just made. I have already cleaned out most of my old
restore points.

I have Windows XP Home Edition. Should I re-install it?
Would I lose all Windows Updates? Could/should I first
save all Updates?

 

[Ken Blake]

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My System Restore program no longer automatically creates
restore points. It also fails to restore to any restore
points, including those which I created even the previous
day, with the sole exception of a restore point I had
just made. I have already cleaned out most of my old
restore points.

How did you "clean out most of [your] old restore points"? It's
possible to delete them all, or all but the most recent, but not
"most."

I have Windows XP Home Edition. Should I re-install it?
Would I lose all Windows Updates? Could/should I first
save all Updates?

No, don't reinstall. Turn off System Restore, reboot, then turn
it back on. Chances are it will then work fine.