XP Reverted to old version, System Restore Lost Points

[Guest]

I wouold really appreciate help from anyone who can assist.

I re-booted my system this AM and my Windows XP Pro reverted to an older
version, causing a number of updates and installed programs acquired since to
disappear.

Checking System restore, I found to first restore point was in Aug 2006. SR
is active and I used it successfully at least once in the last 45 days.

I checked forums and sites and have not located any information similar to
my problem.

I checked my error logs and they have data up to Aug 06, and then jump to my
re-boot today. The only one error I found states a performance string in the
performance registry is conflicted, and references the first and last "DWORD"
in the string. No idea if this is related.

I am running Windows XP Pro, version 2002 w/service pack 2 (this is the
current display but I had updated to SP3 and all other recommended updates
before the event above) on a Pentium 4 3.06 GHz processor. I have 30 GB of
RAM for system resore to use and the slider is all the way to the right
(highest setting) on the SR configuration panel.

Thanks in advance

JDP

 

[David Webb]

You seem to be confusing the updates. For Windows XP, SP2 is the latest. For
Office XP, SP3 is the latest. The Service Packs do not commingle, since one is
for the operating system and the other is for office applications.

| I wouold really appreciate help from anyone who can assist.
|
| I re-booted my system this AM and my Windows XP Pro reverted to an older
| version, causing a number of updates and installed programs acquired since to
| disappear.
|
| Checking System restore, I found to first restore point was in Aug 2006. SR
| is active and I used it successfully at least once in the last 45 days.
|
| I checked forums and sites and have not located any information similar to
| my problem.
|
| I checked my error logs and they have data up to Aug 06, and then jump to my
| re-boot today. The only one error I found states a performance string in the
| performance registry is conflicted, and references the first and last "DWORD"
| in the string. No idea if this is related.
|
| I am running Windows XP Pro, version 2002 w/service pack 2 (this is the
| current display but I had updated to SP3 and all other recommended updates
| before the event above) on a Pentium 4 3.06 GHz processor. I have 30 GB of
| RAM for system resore to use and the slider is all the way to the right
| (highest setting) on the SR configuration panel.
|
| Thanks in advance
|
| JDP
|
|

 

[Guest]

Thanks David, you are correct. I wrote the post while still trying to think
what else to do. I should have noted that I have auto-updates enabled and
regularly see the notofication that updates are being installed. Also, I
stated I was rinning 30 GB RAM when I intended to say I was runing 2 GB RAM
and have 30 GM free disk space on my drive for SR to use.

tkx

JDP

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Thanks David, you are correct. I wrote the post while still trying to
think what else to do. I should have noted that I have auto-updates
enabled and regularly see the notofication that updates are being
installed. Also, I stated I was rinning 30 GB RAM when I intended to
say I was runing 2 GB RAM and have 30 GM free disk space on my drive
for SR to use.

30GB is *way* too much disk space to give System Restore. The default of 12%
makes no sense with large modern hard drives.

If you try to use System Restore to go back several weeks or months ago,
you will almost certainly create all kind of out-of-synch conditions, and
make the situation *worse*, not better. That's not System Restore's purpose
and you should not think of it in those terms. A week or two is about the
longest time you can effectively go back.

For that reason, the default 12% of the drive that Windows uses for SR is
way too much for almost everyone, and should be lowered to give you at most
two weeks.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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[Bert Kinney]

Hi,

Do you see an Undo Restore Point on the calendar for this morning?

Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Member: http://dts-l.org