system restore

[coliboy]

Why won't system restore work? I get message "Your computer cannot be restored to <date> Nothing has been changed..."

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

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 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).

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"coliboy" > wrote in message
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> Why won't system restore work? I get message "Your computer cannot be
restored to <date> Nothing has been changed..."

[coliboy]

"Nutcase" Rogers,... Great , got started with your instructions until para. 2. "System Volume Information folder on each drive..." How do I find SVI folder? Trying to follow your instructions implicitly but v.new to all this jargon. Thanks.

[billh]

"coliboy" > wrote in message
...
> "Nutcase" Rogers,... Great , got started with your instructions until
para. 2. "System Volume Information folder on each drive..." How do I find
SVI folder? Trying to follow your instructions implicitly but v.new to all
this jargon. Thanks.

It is a folder on each drive or logical drive and is viewable in Windows
Explorer. If you don't see it or see the folder but no contents then set the
options in Windows explorer to show all files including system files.
Nutcase describes how to do this later in his message.
Billh