Re: Help with System Restore

I'm curious, where did you get the idea that GoBack can or does interfer
with System Restore? I read that occasionally but have never been able to
find a case of it actually happening.


"Malke" <notreally@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Ghost Rider wrote:
>
>> Hi Can anyone help
>>
>> Just bought a HP nc6000 laptop with XP Pro installed, the first thing
>> I did was to create a Restore Point and then further restore points
>> before loading various software.
>>
>> I tried to restore to a previous point and the system went through the
>> normal functions then gave a message saying it could not restore to
>> that point and suggested I pick another point.
>>
>> Every restore point I picked failed to restore with the same message,
>> so any idea what is wrong and how can I put it right I have been using
>> windows ME for the last 5 years and so I'm not that familiar with XP
>> Pro.
>>
>> The HP NC6000 laptop did not come with any disks so I am not sure how
>> I can re install the operating system, is it on a protected part of
>> the hard drive, if so what do I need to do to reinstall the OS if I
>> need too.
>>
>
> I don't know the answer to your System Restore question but I'd check to
> see if you have something interfering with it, perhaps something like
> Norton GoBack. Here is a link to MVP Bert Kinney's site about System
> Restore: http://bertk.mvps.org/index.html . I would start there.
>
> As for making Recovery CD's, read the manual that came with your laptop
> or look on HP's website. Recent HP computers allow you to make physical
> Recovery CD's. There may be an entry to do this in your Start menu, but
> definitely HP will know the answer.
>
> Malke
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