No System Restore
Doug S
previous point. This is described in Microsoft Knowledge
Base Article - Q303354.
I was unable to do Method 1 because the registry entry
spelled out in Method 1, item #4 is not on my computer
(can I create this entry?).
Method 2 did not work because I think the registry has
been corrupted long enough to not permit a viable backup.
Method 3, I'm not exactly sure what is intended here.
I need to find a way to get System Restore to work again
(using Method 1???) or find a way to reload System Restore
software from the original Windows CAB files.
Noel Paton
From the sound of it your System Restore archive is corrupted - but you
don't say what error message comes up when you try to either manually create
a restore point, or use one. -
Try the following:-
Start|Run
type
SCANREG /FIX (note the space between G and /)
and click OK
See if that helps (it fixes most registry problems - including a common one
caused by Norton LiveUpdate that stops SR from creating manual restore
points).
If not, then you should first check that *Statemgr is checked in MSCONFIG:-
Start|Run
type
MSCONFIG
and click OK
Click on the Startup tab, and look for the *Statemgr entry
make sure that the entry has a checkmark in it, click Apply, and OK -
windows will reboot.
See if that helps.
If not - then you'll have to reset System Restore - you'll lose all existing
restore points (which are almost certainly non-functional anyway).
To reset System Restore:
System | Performance | File System | Troubleshooting and check "Disable
System Restore", Apply and IMMEDIATELY reboot. This will flush your restore
folder and erase all checkpoints, then,
System | Performance | File System | Troubleshooting and uncheck "Disable
System Restore", Apply and again IMMEDIATELY reboot. This should now
automatically create a new checkpoint immediately following the restart.
Finally adjust the space allocated to the restore folder,
System | Performance | File System | Hard Disk and adjust the restore slider
to your preferred setting. Most people operate fine with 200-300MB, in a
'stable' system.
If that doesn't work - then we need the EXACT error message you get when you
attempt a manual point creation, and a system restore. It may point to
something I've missed!
Good Luck
--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2003, Win9x)
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