Can't do a system restore

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I have been trying to do a system restore on my computer but i can't because
i get a message saying that the system restore has been shut off and to turn
it back on i need to contact my domain administrator, what happened and how
do i fix it?
 
Hi,

Click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT Go to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\SystemRestore

Look in the right pane for the following values:

DisableSR
DisableConfig

If either of these values exists, double click it and change its value to 0 (zero). If they don't exist, right click in blank area of the right pane, select New, DWord value and give it the appropriate name. Leave it at 0. You shouldn't have to, but you may need to reboot for the change to take effect.

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Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
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Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
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Kittykat49 said:
i am running xp home
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ok i tried that like you said and it still doesn't work!! i am so confused
on what to do. please if you have any more ideas it would be helpful
 
Please double check the entries and make sure they're the same. Some types of malware will disable this to prevent removal. If this is the case, ensure that your antivirus software is up to date and running.

You may also want to check out AdAware, www.lavasoftusa.com and SpyBot Search and Destroy, www.safer-networking.org. In both cases, make sure you check for updates for the program.

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
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Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
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Kittykat49 said:
ok i tried that like you said and it still doesn't work!! i am so confused
on what to do. please if you have any more ideas it would be helpful
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Hi Kittykat49,

Backup the key and then _delete_ the two values that Doug mentioned:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\SystemRestore

DisableSR
DisableConfig

System Restore Group Policy restrictions:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/srpolicy.htm

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


Kittykat49 said:
ok i tried that like you said and it still doesn't work!! i am so
confused
on what to do. please if you have any more ideas it would be helpful
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