System Restore error

[Jimmy Buffer]

System Restore has to close and no help reading the temp file left behind.
Anyone know of a fix. I have Googled but I can't find the exact same
problem. I just cloned the whole System drive yesterday and can use that but
there must be an easier way.

Thanks for any help.

JB

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi JB,

With system restore, once it goes kaput all you can do is stop and restart
it. Click start/run, type services.msc and click ok, 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).

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Cliff Wild]

Hi JB,

With system restore, once it goes kaput all you can do is stop and
restart it. Click start/run, type services.msc and click ok, 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).

When I try to launch the application it fails and wants to send a report to
MS.

JB

 

[Bert Kinney]

Hi Cliff,

In that case you will want to follow the System Restore reinstall
instructions Rick posted.

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

Hi JB,

With system restore, once it goes kaput all you can do is stop and
restart it. Click start/run, type services.msc and click ok, 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).

When I try to launch the application it fails and wants to send a
report to MS.

JB

 

[Cliff Wild]

Hi JB,

With system restore, once it goes kaput all you can do is stop and
restart it. Click start/run, type services.msc and click ok, 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).

That did it. Thanks.