Re: Need help; can't restore -- stops at confirm restore point

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Hi,

If you have Norton installed:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/srfail.html

If not, have you tried to use one of your backups?
If not, how about a repair install using a straight XP CD?

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"matthewtec" <noSpam_ms.tech@xxxxxxx> wrote in message news:E394C989-0D52-45CB-AE1C-983036A1829E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

I am trying to do a system restore, which is not a difficult process.

But something has gone wrong with my computer, and so I need to do a system
restore, but it does not work.

I am able to open up System restore, get through picking a date, and then
when I get to the screen with a title "Confirm Restore Point Selection", and
I simply need to click 'Next', it does nothing. I can click next over and
over and it won't do anything.

I have tried:
-- Safe mode
-- loading last known configuriation
-- looking through my services both in the Admin Tools and in msconfig, and
can't find anything that looks out of the ordinary.

My system information is below. And if anyone has any information to help
with this I would be grateful. In the past, before using a Dell win XP
computer, I'd be okay with just creating a tiny boot floopy, going with
format c: \s and then reloading windows. But from what I've read, the
process will be a lot more involved and I'd really like to avoid it.

So if anyone knows how to get my system restore back running, I'd be very
appreeciative.
Thanks !!!

matt


My system:
Dell Inspiron Laptop
Win XP Pro, SP3
80 gig HDD, approx 23 gig remain [which I have kept it at for months with
backups to an external HDD]
1 gig 533 ram


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