system restore stopped working

[ttiwoj]

windows xp home edition.
My system restore refuses all entries to restore.
I do not have any windows software only a reload disk.
Doing a reload in the past on two previous computers failed to get system
restore to ever work again.
Any suggestions or help appreciated.

john

 

[Falcon]

windows xp home edition.
My system restore refuses all entries to restore.
I do not have any windows software only a reload disk.
Doing a reload in the past on two previous computers failed to get system
restore to ever work again.
Any suggestions or help appreciated.

Have you tried the steps outlined in this article?
The System Restore service does not work correctly in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/841568/en-us

Further information can be found here:
How to troubleshoot the System Restore tool in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/302796/en-us

Let us know how you get on.

 

[Bert Kinney]

Hi John,

The majority of the time this is caused by a corrupt restore point.
Turning System Restore off then on again will purges all existing
restore points, and creates one new one.

Try running System Restore from Safe Mode.
Restart your computer, and then press F8 during the initial startup to
start your computer in Safe Mode.

Log on to your computer with an administrator account or with an account
that has administrator credentials.
In Safe Mode type or paste the following command in the Start - Run box
then press Enter.

%systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe

There are also other possibilities that can cause this to happen. The
following pages have some troubleshooting steps to take.

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

How to Disable and Enable System Restore
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/disablesr.html

Here are some tips on keeping System Restore Healthy and hopefully
keep the restore points from becoming corrupted in the future.
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/healthy.htm

 

[ttiwoj]

Thanks all.

I think I have cracked it.

Did a system restore point today, and then shut down.
Rebooted and went to system restore and requested that last restore I had
just done and I got the good message; your computer has been restored to
(today's set up & date)


..

 

[Bert Kinney]

You're welcome John.