system restore fails every time

i cannot use system restore. it's turned on, i have restore points but when i
try to do a restore the computer restarts and i get a message saying the
restore failed and that nothing would be changed. there is no error message
other than that. can someone help me? thanks

if you are using ZoneAlarm it will cause system restore to fail to restore.
uninstall ZA and then attempt a restore, then re-install ZA

"reneeinpa" wrote:

> i cannot use system restore. it's turned on, i have restore points but when i
> try to do a restore the computer restarts and i get a message saying the
> restore failed and that nothing would be changed. there is no error message
> other than that. can someone help me? thanks

Start your troubleshooting here; it's probably everything you could ever
want to know about System Restore (courtesy of MVP Bert Kinney):

http://bertk.mvps.org/

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"reneeinpa" <inked613@gmail.com> wrote in message
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|i cannot use system restore. it's turned on, i have restore points but when
i
| try to do a restore the computer restarts and i get a message saying the
| restore failed and that nothing would be changed. there is no error
message
| other than that. can someone help me? thanks

Hi,

Let's see if System Restore will function in Safe Mode.

Boot into Safe Mode and perform a test restore using the following link.
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/tips.html#3

How to starting Windows XP in Safe Mode:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/safemode.html

If there are any Norton applications installed, take a look at this page.
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/symantecdoc1.html

Here are some more troubleshooting steps to take when System Restore fails
to restore:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/srfail.html

The Event Viewer can sometimes be helpful in tracking down errors.
Using the Event Viewer to troubleshoot System Restore errors:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/source.html

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

reneeinpa wrote:
> i cannot use system restore. it's turned on, i have restore points but when i
> try to do a restore the computer restarts and i get a message saying the
> restore failed and that nothing would be changed. there is no error message
> other than that. can someone help me? thanks

=?Utf-8?B?cmVuZWVpbnBh?= wrote:
>
> i cannot use system restore. it's turned on, i have restore points but when i
> try to do a restore the computer restarts and i get a message saying the
> restore failed and that nothing would be changed. there is no error message
> other than that. can someone help me? thanks

http://www.bootdisk.com/xptop20.htm#15