XP System save/restore

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Hello, I'm new to this forum. I want to be able to take
a snapshot of my system (XP-Home) so I can do a System
Restore at a later date if necessary. I can't find the
procedure to do the initial Save (or whatever it's
called). Any suggestions are appreceiated. Vic
 
Go to system tools on your start menu and open system
restore. Then create a restore point. There is no initial
save for this procedure. I hope this helps.
 
I'm not sure what you want, but System Restore is under: Start, Programs,
Accessories, System Tools, Restore......(XP Home) System restore
automatically creates restore points for you, or you can manually create one
(restore point) yourself. I also have NTBackup installed, just in
case....Depending how much you have on your comp you want to save....it
could take a while to backup system state
 
When I try this I get an error message from "RSTRUI.EXE"
saying that an entry point could not be located in
WINSTA.DLL.

I'm trying to 'create' it and it won't let me. Any other
suggestions?

Vic
 
When I try this I get an error message from "RSTRUI.EXE"
saying that an entry point could not be located in
WINSTA.DLL.

I'm trying to 'create' it and it won't let me. Any other
suggestions?
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I copied a message from www.annoyances.org in response to a post about
a problem getting system restore to run and citing a winsta.dll error.
(Note: If you lost system restore as a side effect to treating the
msblaster worm, you should run a currently updated antivirus program
to be sure it's gone and not just "resting".)

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/t1050321859
Friday, August 8, 2003 at 6:53 am
Posted by qball

Have a Compaq ML330e server with XP.. had the same problem but fixed
with having to install sp1.

This issue can occur if there are corrupted restore points or some
related system files are missing. To troubleshoot this issue, let's go
through the following steps:

Part I. Disable and then re-enable the System Restore feature:
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1. Click the Start menu -> Run. Type "sysdm.cpl" (Without quotation
marks) in the Open field. Click OK.
2. Click the "System Restore" tab.
3. Click to check the "Turn off System Restore on all drives" box, and
click OK.
4. Restart the computer.
5. Click the Start menu -> Run. Type "sysdm.cpl" (Without quotation
marks) in the Open field. Click OK.
6. On the "System Restore" tab, remove the check mark from the "Turn
off System Restore on all drives" box, and click OK.
7. Restart the computer again.
8. Check whether you can use the System Restore function.

Part II. If this issue persists, please perform the following steps to
repair the System Restore feature:
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1. In My Computer, click the Tools menu -> Folder Options.
2. On the View tab, make sure to check the option "Hide extensions for
known file types".
3. Click OK.
4. Click the Start menu -> Run. Type "%windir%\inf" (Without quotation
marks) in the Open field. Click OK.
5. Locate and select the file "sr.inf". Right-click it and then click
Install.
 
Thanks for the suggestions. Before I tried them I
reinstalled XP Service Pack-1 and that seemed to clear up
the problem. Thanks again! Vic
 
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