Re: Unable to use systemr restore

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Hi,

This can be an indication of a corrupt restore point. Disabling and then
enabling System Restore normally corrects the problem. But in the
process all restore points are lost.

How to Disable and Enable System Restore
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/disablesr.html

To maybe avoid this make sure the system is virus/malware free. Then
retry System Restore.

Virus and Spyware removal and prevention
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/spyware.html

Another option would be to reduce the space System Restore uses to store
restore points. This should be done in small increments while trying to
perform a restore in between. As it's reduced the oldest restore points
will be deleted. System Restore requires all previous restore points to
complete the restore, so there's a chance the corrupt restore point will
be deleted and allow the restore proceed.

How to Adjust the amount of disk space System Restore uses
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/diskspace.html

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org


Kdarlin wrote:
> HELP!!!
> I was getting an error message "spooler service not turned on" when
> trying to print so i ran my Epson printer disk to try and correct
> problem. That ended up installing a copy of the epson printer. Per
> epson techincal support i tried to remove all epson properties & it
> will not delete the copy of epson. So they told me to try to restore
> the system which brings me to my new problem.
> No matter what day i choose it comes back saying it was unable to
> restore. Please help...anyone that can!!!!


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