Restore function

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My system will not restore to any previous restore point.
I have Restore points back into October and it says that the system cannot
be restored to that date. It does not restore to any date.
It will also not restor in Safe Mode.

It also does not come up with an "undo previous restore function".
I need to be able to restore before I install the Service Pack2.
Any suggestions will be welcomed.
 
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 (you may
need to set folder options/view tab to see hidden and system folders for
this) 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 "Show the contents of system folders", then 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).

Now before installing the Service Pack you can manually create a new restore
point if you so desire.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
Hi,

It sounds like the restore points have become corrupted.

Setting a restore point before installing SP2 will do no good anyhow,
as SP2 will remove all previous restore points during the install
process.

SP2 can be uninstalled via add/remove programs in control panel.
 
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