Re: Something odd with System Restore - Software Distribution Serv

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Hi,

Please describe the problem your having with System Restore.

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marmay wrote:
> I have reviewed Google(confused) and Miss Perspicacia
> Tick thru the 3/26 response of Tdazzler. Also another
> community on this sub. thru July. Has anyone come up
> with a solution.
> I realize this should proberly be a new posting but since
> this stopped on 3/26,
> thought might have been resolved thru individual e-mail
> correspondence. Any solution...Please advise and thank.
>
>
>
>>
>> Miss Perspicacia Tick Wrote:
>>> I have Googled for this until I am blue in the face but
>>> there is something
>>> definitely up with my SR. There are points there that I
>>> KNOW I didn't create
>>> (Software Distribution Service 2.0 and Installed Your
>>> Application Name) and
>>> they're occuring at the rate of around one every eight
>>> seconds (I have
>>> added up the difference between the points that are
>>> listed and averaged
>>> them) and the Software Distribution Service with the
>>> same monotonous regularity.
>>>
>>> Running XP Pro with SP2 (and all latter updates). Also
>>> running .NET Framework 1.1 SP1 (required for some of my
>>> apps)
>>> MP10 (fully updated)
>>> Office 2003 Pro SP1
>>>
>>> I am convinced it's caused by a hotfix, but which one I
>>> have no idea.
>>>
>>> I have uploaded an image here
>>> (http://tinyurl.com/6rkoa) because I'm
>>> not very good at explaining what I mean. I hope the
>>> image helps. As it is,
>>> in effect, killing SR (I cannot restore to points
>>> post-SDS2.0 - and, yes,
>>> I've purged and reset). The system is on 24/7, yet no
>>> automatic points have
>>> been created in over a week and, as I've just said, I
>>> cannot restore post-SDS.
>>>
>>> Is this a known issue (KB didn't help either)? If so,
>>> what's the solution?
>>> If not, has this happened to anyone else and, if so,
>>> did you solve it - and
>>> how?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> --
>>> Facon - the artificial bacon bits you get in Pizza Hut
>>> for sprinkling on
>>> salads.
>>
>> Miss P
>> I have been struggling with "something" taking over or
>> disabling my internet explorer browser for about a month
>> now. At first is suspected AOL 9.0 security edition
>> because the symtoms appeared just after I installed
>> that. I would get DNS error cannot connect to server.
>> Actually I could ping a numeric internet address with IE
>> but not a name.
>> I tried numerous things to no avail. I was about to
>> Reformat, clean install Windows XP and just prior to
>> that, I uninstalled Norton Internet Security.
>> My Internet Explorer came back working fine! Since
>> then, I downloaded AVG, Zone Alarm, and Microsoft
>> Antispyware Beta. Now if I leave my computor on
>> overnight. I'll show the "Software Distribution
>> Service 2" appearing overnight about 3:05 AM wich is
>> usually just after the Microsoft Anti-spyware finishes
>> running. When "SDS2" appears as a restore point,
>> neither of my browser's IE or Firefox will work until
>> I restore before that. I know how to cure the problem,
>> I just don't know how to prevent it. It is a great
>> nusiance as I recently installed a Dell printer. After
>> I had to restore, the printer could not be found. What
>> else will I be losing if I have to keep restoring every
>> day I leave my CPU on overnight. Feel free to contact
>> me Tdazzler@xxxxxxx
>>
>>
>> --
>> Tdazzler


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