system restore won't

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Bill H.

They did something, and now the desktop has practically no icons, and no
taskbar.

We try system restore (several points on one day, and a couple of other days
as well), and when all done, get a message that system restore cannnot
restore to ....

Why not?

How to get it to restore?

Thx.
 
Bill said:
They did something, and now the desktop has practically no icons, and no
taskbar.

We try system restore (several points on one day, and a couple of other days
as well), and when all done, get a message that system restore cannnot
restore to ....

Why not?

How to get it to restore?

Thx.
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It would be nice to have some more information about what has happened
but it seems like other people have had the same problem as you. I found
this thread on winforums.com:
http://www.winforums.com/showthread.php?t=2801

If that sounds like the problem you are having then the solution for it
is in reply #17 of the thread by Lysimachus.

Hope that helps.
 
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
 
System restore does not work in safe mode. Well, it won't restore.

Reason I'm trying to use system restore is because at this time, the system
boots up and within a couple of minutes or less, the taskbar and desktop
icons vanish, making it pretty useless.

I can boot into safe mode, however.

There is NIS on the system, a recent install, however I don't think it is
ver 6 or 7, but am checking on that.

Thanks.
 
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