Re: system restore problem

From: Kelly (kelly_at_mvps.org)
Date: 06/11/04 

Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 01:01:03 -0500

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"Seanisborn" <Seanisborn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:3D930808-A6E3-4672-A7F1-7AFC7D48E575@microsoft.com...
> My system Restore was disable because of Group policy.  What do I do to 
> get it back on?
>
> "Will Denny" wrote:
>
>
>> Hi
>>
>> What is the error message?  If SR seems to work, but then produces an 
>> error
>> message saying it can't restore, some of the files may have become
>> corrupted:
>>
>> You can, try turning SR off/on to see if that helps - but you will lose 
>> any
>> existing checkpoints:
>>
>> Right click My Computer, select Properties and then the System Restore 
>> tab.
>> Enable 'Turn off System Restore on all drives' and reboot your PC.  After
>> that 1st reboot go back into SR and disable 'Turn off System Restore on 
>> all
>> drives' and reboot your PC again.  After that 2nd reboot you should have 
>> one
>> new SR checkpoint.
>>
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>>
>> Will Denny
>> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>> Please reply to the News Groups
>>
>>
>> "Dian" <quincey123@wowway.com> wrote in message
>> news:1b40d01c44f75$b0963b20$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>> | I cannot get system restore to launch.  I get an erro
>> | message.
>>
>>

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