system restore

[jess]

HI,
Can anyone help me with system restore?
System restore will not restore to any previous dates. I have tried several
time also I tried in safe mode. A week ago I tried it and it also failed to
restore. I have read all in the help files and can't find help there.
Although a week ago I did use Kelly's
korner #278 and it restored to that date which I think was the 16th and I
thought everything was ok. But today I tried to restore to that date and
several others and it would not work.
I created an restore point because I was down loading a new program and it
did not work right so wasn't to restore to the point right before
installation.

Would be so kind if someone could help me
Thanks so much
Jess

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Jess,

Once System Restore goes bad, the only thing you can do is stop it and
restart it. Start/run services.msc, locate the SR service and doubleclick
it. Click the stop button, then set the startup type dropdown to disabled.
Click apply/ok, then reboot.

Then, check the "System Volume Information folder" on each drive (you may
need to set folder options/view tab to see hidden and system folders for
this) and delete any contents. Reverse the steps to restart it.

Be forewarned that doing this removes all existing restore points, but it
doesn't really matter as they weren't working anyways.

If this does not help, follow these steps to reinstall System Restore:

Go to the Control Panel/Folder Options/View tab, set it to "Show hidden
files and folders" and "Show the contents of system folders", then uncheck
"Hide protected operating system files [recommended]". Also uncheck "Hide
extensions for known file types".

Then, open Windows Explorer from Start/All Programs and go to the
C:\Windows\Inf folder. Locate the sr.inf file, right-click it and choose
install.

You may need to either insert your WinXP CD or know where your I386 folder
is located on the hard drive. You may also need to know where the
\ServicePackFiles folder is (usually under the Windows directory).

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Ron Martell]

HI,
Can anyone help me with system restore?
System restore will not restore to any previous dates. I have tried several
time also I tried in safe mode. A week ago I tried it and it also failed to
restore. I have read all in the help files and can't find help there.
Although a week ago I did use Kelly's
korner #278 and it restored to that date which I think was the 16th and I
thought everything was ok. But today I tried to restore to that date and
several others and it would not work.
I created an restore point because I was down loading a new program and it
did not work right so wasn't to restore to the point right before
installation.

Would be so kind if someone could help me
Thanks so much
Jess

In addition to Rick's suggestions see MVP Bert Kinney's System Restore
web pages at http://home.earthlink.net/~mvp_bert/index.html

Good luck



Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
http://aumha.org/alex.htm