Windows XP - System Restore

[Faye]

I did a 'System Restore' back to February 2004, when I
tried to return to June 3, 2004, I got a message that
said ' Restore Incomplete' attempt another restoration
point, but I cannot restore to any of the restore points
available and now I cannot even go back past May 2004.
Could someone help me with this please. Thank you

 

[Peter Hutchison]

I did a 'System Restore' back to February 2004, when I
tried to return to June 3, 2004, I got a message that
said ' Restore Incomplete' attempt another restoration
point, but I cannot restore to any of the restore points
available and now I cannot even go back past May 2004.
Could someone help me with this please. Thank you

The restore database is probably corrupt, yoy will have to clear out
the database completely by turning it off via System Control Panel,
System Restore and tick box to turn it off for All Drives. Reboot and
untick it again to start a new database.

Peter Hutchison

 

[S.Sengupta]

Hello,
Firstly you stop System Restore and then restart it.
If that doesn't help then:-

Insert the Windows XP CD
Start >Run
Type the following command and press Enter
"rundll32.exe advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection C:\Windows\Inf\sr.inf"
regards,
ssg MS-MVP
pronetworks.org

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Faye,

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 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).

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Windows
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone