system restore:unspecified error

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System Restore will not work. I have tried using several different restore
points, and I always get the same thing. It goes through all the steps, even
restarting my computer, but then it has a message saying that it did not
restore anything because of an "uspecified error".
Anyone have any suggetions?
Thanks in advance,
Mandi
 
If you are running Norton, disable it before doing a SR.
Also, if you still have probs, try doing SR in Safe Mode.

To get to Safe Mode, tap/tap.tap..... F8 at startup> it will give to a list
of things to do> use UP and DOWN arrows to go to Safe Mode> Hit Enter>follow
prompts> do your SR from in there(with norton disabled)
 
I have the same problem. I have an hp compaq 6720 s with windows vista home
premium pre-installed, and i could never do the restoring to a previous
point. All the points i select fail. I obtain the answer : the system
couldn´t be restored due to an unspecified problem. I go to the solutions and
errors report of windows and i see there the error 0x80070005. I have run the
restoring system utility as administrator and i have Norton internet
security. Can someone help?
Thanks in advance.
Clara

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mandi79108 said:
System Restore will not work. I have tried using several different
restore
points, and I always get the same thing. It goes through all the steps,
even
restarting my computer, but then it has a message saying that it did not
restore anything because of an "uspecified error".
Anyone have any suggetions?
Thanks in advance,
Mandi
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Norton is likely causing your problem.

Replace Norton with the free AVG http://free.grisoft.com/ or Avast
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html, and Windows Firewall and Windows
Defender. Disabling Norton is not enough. You need to completely uninstall
it. If it doesn't solve the problem, get rid of Norton anyway. Norton is
known to cause many problems in Vista and they don’t always appear
immediately.

Download and run the Norton Removal Tool.

http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039

It's called "360" because Symantec's goal is complete ownership of your
computer, and with even less communication about what it's trying to do or
ways to configure it than ever before (which would only interfere with its
goal.) That, along with Symantec's famous technical support, makes Norton
360 a disaster that I would only install on Granny's computer if she was
going to disinherit me.



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clara said:
I have the same problem. I have an hp compaq 6720 s with windows vista home
premium pre-installed, and i could never do the restoring to a previous
point. All the points i select fail. I obtain the answer : the system
couldn´t be restored due to an unspecified problem. I go to the solutions
and
errors report of windows and i see there the error 0x80070005. I have run
the
restoring system utility as administrator and i have Norton internet
security. Can someone help?
Thanks in advance.
Clara

Bob said:
Run sfc /scannow
-------
*Report back, please*
[When responding to posts, please include the post(s) you are replying to
so
that others may learn and benefit from the issue]

[How to ask a question]
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm
http://oakroadsystems.com/genl/unice.htm

mandi79108 said:
System Restore will not work. I have tried using several different
restore
points, and I always get the same thing. It goes through all the steps,
even
restarting my computer, but then it has a message saying that it did
not
restore anything because of an "uspecified error".
Anyone have any suggetions?
Thanks in advance,
Mandi
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Thank you so much!!!! This was a huge help!

Mick Murphy said:
If you are running Norton, disable it before doing a SR.
Also, if you still have probs, try doing SR in Safe Mode.

To get to Safe Mode, tap/tap.tap..... F8 at startup> it will give to a list
of things to do> use UP and DOWN arrows to go to Safe Mode> Hit Enter>follow
prompts> do your SR from in there(with norton disabled)
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Thank you for your answer. I am going to quit my norton internet security (
it was a free trial for 60 days and it remains about 10 days), and i will try
avg grisoft free edition. Then I will try to do a restoring to a previous
point.

Regards.

Clara

Bob said:
Norton is likely causing your problem.

Replace Norton with the free AVG http://free.grisoft.com/ or Avast
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html, and Windows Firewall and Windows
Defender. Disabling Norton is not enough. You need to completely uninstall
it. If it doesn't solve the problem, get rid of Norton anyway. Norton is
known to cause many problems in Vista and they don’t always appear
immediately.

Download and run the Norton Removal Tool.

http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039

It's called "360" because Symantec's goal is complete ownership of your
computer, and with even less communication about what it's trying to do or
ways to configure it than ever before (which would only interfere with its
goal.) That, along with Symantec's famous technical support, makes Norton
360 a disaster that I would only install on Granny's computer if she was
going to disinherit me.



-------
*Report back, please*
[When responding to posts, please include the post(s) you are replying to so
that others may learn and benefit from the issue]

[How to ask a question]
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm
http://oakroadsystems.com/genl/unice.htm

clara said:
I have the same problem. I have an hp compaq 6720 s with windows vista home
premium pre-installed, and i could never do the restoring to a previous
point. All the points i select fail. I obtain the answer : the system
couldn´t be restored due to an unspecified problem. I go to the solutions
and
errors report of windows and i see there the error 0x80070005. I have run
the
restoring system utility as administrator and i have Norton internet
security. Can someone help?
Thanks in advance.
Clara

Bob said:
Run sfc /scannow
-------
*Report back, please*
[When responding to posts, please include the post(s) you are replying to
so
that others may learn and benefit from the issue]

[How to ask a question]
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm
http://oakroadsystems.com/genl/unice.htm

System Restore will not work. I have tried using several different
restore
points, and I always get the same thing. It goes through all the steps,
even
restarting my computer, but then it has a message saying that it did
not
restore anything because of an "uspecified error".
Anyone have any suggetions?
Thanks in advance,
Mandi
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You welcome.
Good luck.
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http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm
http://oakroadsystems.com/genl/unice.htm


clara said:
Thank you for your answer. I am going to quit my norton internet security
(
it was a free trial for 60 days and it remains about 10 days), and i will
try
avg grisoft free edition. Then I will try to do a restoring to a previous
point.

Regards.

Clara

Bob said:
Norton is likely causing your problem.

Replace Norton with the free AVG http://free.grisoft.com/ or Avast
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html, and Windows Firewall and
Windows
Defender. Disabling Norton is not enough. You need to completely
uninstall
it. If it doesn't solve the problem, get rid of Norton anyway. Norton is
known to cause many problems in Vista and they don’t always appear
immediately.

Download and run the Norton Removal Tool.

http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039

It's called "360" because Symantec's goal is complete ownership of your
computer, and with even less communication about what it's trying to do
or
ways to configure it than ever before (which would only interfere with
its
goal.) That, along with Symantec's famous technical support, makes Norton
360 a disaster that I would only install on Granny's computer if she was
going to disinherit me.



-------
*Report back, please*
[When responding to posts, please include the post(s) you are replying to
so
that others may learn and benefit from the issue]

[How to ask a question]
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm
http://oakroadsystems.com/genl/unice.htm

clara said:
I have the same problem. I have an hp compaq 6720 s with windows vista
home
premium pre-installed, and i could never do the restoring to a
previous
point. All the points i select fail. I obtain the answer : the system
couldn´t be restored due to an unspecified problem. I go to the
solutions
and
errors report of windows and i see there the error 0x80070005. I have
run
the
restoring system utility as administrator and i have Norton internet
security. Can someone help?
Thanks in advance.
Clara

:

Run sfc /scannow
-------
*Report back, please*
[When responding to posts, please include the post(s) you are replying
to
so
that others may learn and benefit from the issue]

[How to ask a question]
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm
http://oakroadsystems.com/genl/unice.htm

System Restore will not work. I have tried using several different
restore
points, and I always get the same thing. It goes through all the
steps,
even
restarting my computer, but then it has a message saying that it did
not
restore anything because of an "uspecified error".
Anyone have any suggetions?
Thanks in advance,
Mandi
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