system restore won't restore

[findlay95]

I tried to restore to 2 previous dates, but got the message "could not
restore"...why does this happen?

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

See MVP Bert Kinney's page on System Restore problems:
http://bertk.mvps.org/

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"findlay95" > wrote in message
...
>I tried to restore to 2 previous dates, but got the message "could not
> restore"...why does this happen?

[Bert Kinney]

Hi,

There are several reasons this may occur. Let's take a look at Event
Viewer for any System Restore logs that may have been created recently
that may help us diagnosing the problem.

Go to Start - Run and type eventvwr.msc and press enter.
Click on System in the left pane.
Click the gray title "Source" at the top of the source name column in
the right pane to sort by source name, look for "sr" and "srservice".
Double click on each of these events, then click on the button below the
two arrows in the upper right corner. This will copy the event
information to the clipboard. Paste the information for each of the two
event here. There's no need to post duplicate Event ID's.

How do I use the Event Viewer to search for System Restore logs?
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/tips.html#EventViewer

Here are some more links for troubleshooting System Restore.

System Restore Failures to restore:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/srfail.html

System Restore fails to create an automatic restore point:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/srauto.html

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


findlay95 wrote:
> I tried to restore to 2 previous dates, but got the message "could not
> restore"...why does this happen?