System Restore will not work? (It IS enabled)

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Guest

I'm no sure if I'm posting this in the right catagory, but I recently used
the Live One Care scanning tool from Microsoft and it found an error in the
registy that it could not fix (my computerhas been running very slow lately),
I tried to restore it to my "Brand New" restore point, but when my PC reboots
I get a screen that says it could not restore and that no changes have been
made to my computer (except that it keeps taking away my quick launch). I
have tried several restore points, but it will not complete a system restore.
I have updated and run my Norton AntiVirus program (full system scan) and
found no viruses or spyware.
I have:
WinXP Home Ed. Service Pck 2 (version 2002)
Dell OptiPlex SX260
Pentium 4 (2.66GHz)
512 MB of RAM
 
N

NY_Phoxx

Hi, this 58 year old grandma would love to thank you for this tip. It worked
like a charm and I was able to do it by myself which is HUGE LOL so once
again, thank you so very much for the tip.

Gail aka NY_Phoxx
 
G

Gerry

Gail

This 66 year grandad was pleased to be able to help.


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Regards.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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B

binoubou

I am using avast antivirus.
Can it create the same problem as Norton does ?
How should I procced with avast free edition ?
 
B

binoubou

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Thanks for helping.


Gerry said:
It would seem yes.

Try using an earlier restore point in safe mode.

This link discusses the point you raise:
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=34449.0

NOW, I AM JUST UNABLE TO RESTART MY PC ON THE SAFE MODE.
Click to expand...
I READ THAT I HAD TO PRESS F8 KEY, WHEN THE PC STARTS, BUT I JUST CAN GET TO
SEE THE DIFFERENT CHOICES IN STARTING MODES.
COULD YOU EXPLAIN HOW TO DO IT, PLEASE ?
 
B

binoubou

THANK YOU SO MUCH. I FINALLY MANAGED BY PRESSING THE F8 KEY NON STOP & GOY
THE SAFE MODE & DID A NEW RESTORATION & IT WORKED !
 
G

Gerry

Glad I was able to help. Thanks for reporting the outcome.


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Regards.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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