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Jim
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 Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 3:54 am Post subject: System Restore not working |
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I'm running windows XP Pro, when trying to restore in system restore it goes
through the restore process then I get a message 'System could not be
restored to (date/time). Please select another restore point.' I have
tried disabling and enabling system restore a couple times but have the same
problem. Anyone have any other ideas. Tried searching windows knowledge
base but didn't find anything.
Thanks for any help
Jim |
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bear
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 4:07 am Post subject: Re: System Restore not working |
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Jim wrote:
| Quote: | I'm running windows XP Pro, when trying to restore in system restore it goes
through the restore process then I get a message 'System could not be
restored to (date/time). Please select another restore point.' I have
tried disabling and enabling system restore a couple times but have the same
problem. Anyone have any other ideas. Tried searching windows knowledge
base but didn't find anything.
Thanks for any help
Jim
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You cannot shut down System Restore temporarily. If you use Control
Panel to stop monitoring one or more drives, Windows deletes all saved
restore points on the selected drives. If you then reenable System
Restore monitoring, the deleted restore points are not re-created. |
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Joan F (MI)
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 7:02 am Post subject: Re: System Restore not working |
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I had that problem when my hard drive was dying. Didn't turn it off,
though, as that erases all your restore points, just tried every one that
was showing but none of them worked.
Jim wrote:
| I'm running windows XP Pro, when trying to restore in system restore
| it goes through the restore process then I get a message 'System
| could not be restored to (date/time). Please select another restore
| point.' I have tried disabling and enabling system restore a couple
| times but have the same problem. Anyone have any other ideas. Tried
| searching windows knowledge base but didn't find anything.
| Thanks for any help
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Jim
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 7:04 pm Post subject: Re: System Restore not working |
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I know that when disabling system restore it deletes all the restore points,
after enabling it and waiting a couple days when windows creates new restore
points I still get the same error message. I think something must be
corrupted with my system restore files.
"bear" <mr.b.sound@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Jim wrote:
I'm running windows XP Pro, when trying to restore in system restore it
goes
through the restore process then I get a message 'System could not be
restored to (date/time). Please select another restore point.' I have
tried disabling and enabling system restore a couple times but have the
same
problem. Anyone have any other ideas. Tried searching windows knowledge
base but didn't find anything.
Thanks for any help
Jim
You cannot shut down System Restore temporarily. If you use Control
Panel to stop monitoring one or more drives, Windows deletes all saved
restore points on the selected drives. If you then reenable System
Restore monitoring, the deleted restore points are not re-created.
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Jim
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 10:31 pm Post subject: Re: System Restore not working |
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I did install Norton Internet Security 2006 last month, tried your
suggestion and so far it is working, thanks for your help I never would have
suspected NIS I've been using it for years.
"Tweek" <shawnwinget123@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | If you have a newer version of Norton on your machine, that may be what is
causing the problem. I ran into this recently and it was 'norton
protection' that was blocking the restore from working. I think it is in
the misc. settings of Norton. There is a checkbox that says 'protect my
norton product' or something like that. Uncheck it and try system restore
again. Apparently this is intended to prevent malicious software from
changing Norton in some way.
"Jim" <donr503@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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I'm running windows XP Pro, when trying to restore in system restore it
goes through the restore process then I get a message 'System could not
be restored to (date/time). Please select another restore point.' I
have tried disabling and enabling system restore a couple times but have
the same problem. Anyone have any other ideas. Tried searching windows
knowledge base but didn't find anything.
Thanks for any help
Jim
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Tweek
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 10:31 pm Post subject: Re: System Restore not working |
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If you have a newer version of Norton on your machine, that may be what is
causing the problem. I ran into this recently and it was 'norton protection'
that was blocking the restore from working. I think it is in the misc.
settings of Norton. There is a checkbox that says 'protect my norton
product' or something like that. Uncheck it and try system restore again.
Apparently this is intended to prevent malicious software from changing
Norton in some way.
"Jim" <donr503@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:W-KdnRZK-OQ72u7YnZ2dnUVZ_smdnZ2d@midco.net...
| Quote: | I'm running windows XP Pro, when trying to restore in system restore it
goes through the restore process then I get a message 'System could not be
restored to (date/time). Please select another restore point.' I have
tried disabling and enabling system restore a couple times but have the
same problem. Anyone have any other ideas. Tried searching windows
knowledge base but didn't find anything.
Thanks for any help
Jim
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Tweek
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| Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 10:13 pm Post subject: Re: System Restore not working |
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I wouldn't have either. I had seen it a few times before but the machines I
was working on had other problems so I never really persued it. This last
time I must have gotten the google search just right because the third or
fourth hit was a symantec support doc describing the problem.
"Jim" <donr503@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:iqWdnVeKpd_NAenYnZ2dnUVZ_vednZ2d@midco.net...
| Quote: | I did install Norton Internet Security 2006 last month, tried your
suggestion and so far it is working, thanks for your help I never would
have suspected NIS I've been using it for years.
"Tweek" <shawnwinget123@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:fvZch.728$4p2.696@trndny07...
If you have a newer version of Norton on your machine, that may be what
is causing the problem. I ran into this recently and it was 'norton
protection' that was blocking the restore from working. I think it is in
the misc. settings of Norton. There is a checkbox that says 'protect my
norton product' or something like that. Uncheck it and try system restore
again. Apparently this is intended to prevent malicious software from
changing Norton in some way.
"Jim" <donr503@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:W-KdnRZK-OQ72u7YnZ2dnUVZ_smdnZ2d@midco.net...
I'm running windows XP Pro, when trying to restore in system restore it
goes through the restore process then I get a message 'System could not
be restored to (date/time). Please select another restore point.' I
have tried disabling and enabling system restore a couple times but have
the same problem. Anyone have any other ideas. Tried searching windows
knowledge base but didn't find anything.
Thanks for any help
Jim
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