system restore

[Lewis]

I can't do a system restore on hp 552x to an earlier point. There is points
available, but everytime I try to do it, the system goes through all the
steps, but when it re-boots, it says "Could not do a system restore. There
were no changes made to your system." And then it tells me how I can do a
system restore, but when I do, I gt the same message. I can do a hp system
recovery, but then I have to reload everything. Any ideas on how I can do
the microsoft system restore (to an earlier point) without having to load
all my programs back and setting entire thing up again?
THanks




-----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =-----
http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World!
-----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 16 Different Servers! =-----

[Sharon F]

On Tue, 12 Aug 2003 19:57:38 -0400, Lewis wrote:

> I can't do a system restore on hp 552x to an earlier point. There is points
> available, but everytime I try to do it, the system goes through all the
> steps, but when it re-boots, it says "Could not do a system restore. There
> were no changes made to your system." And then it tells me how I can do a
> system restore, but when I do, I gt the same message. I can do a hp system
> recovery, but then I have to reload everything. Any ideas on how I can do
> the microsoft system restore (to an earlier point) without having to load
> all my programs back and setting entire thing up again?
> THanks
>
>
>
>

If System Restore says it can't restore your system, believe it. There are
various conditions that can render old restore points unusable. Even if you
could force a restore under these circumstances, the results would not be
good. Not what you wanted to hear but if I was up against the same thing, I
would try a repair install. If no luck, then start getting ready for full
reinstall.

I believe HP offers a "non-destructive recovery" and am under the
impression that this is similar to the "repair install" offered by the
standard XP CD. Check your system documentation for more details.

--
Sharon F
MS-MVP/ Windows XP - Shell/User