Re: no system restore



Hi,

See if any of these suggestion help. You will also want to try uninstalling any application installed after the restore point being used.

Tips Fixes & FAQs - System Restore opens to a blank window!
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/tips.html#BlankWindow

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

.... wrote:
Hi,

I'm using windows xp pro on my own pc at home. It is a legal copy and gets all the updates automatically. I have anti virus and firewall software installed. After trying to install a few programs, my computer started playing up. The sound card stopped working. I tried to get into "device manager" to see what the problem was, but it gives an error message "MMC cannot open the file c:\windows\system32\devmgmt.msc."

I then tried to do a system restore in normal mode, then in safe mode, but each time the system restore window opened up, it was just white, there was no text or anything.

Is there some easy way to repair the system files? Can I reinstall windows without having to reinstall all the programs I have on my computer? Help please.

TIA
.



Relevant Pages

  • Re: Questionable Item in Restore Feature
    ... I am very upset because I suspect something with the scanner and I don't know what to ask for with Dell. ... The "Installed Windows XP Wdf01005" restore point must have been created by a Kernel-Mode Driver install process on one of the various devices installed. ... then start Windows in Safe Mode again and try running System Restore from there to a point in time before the problem appeared. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: IS THIS A HOPELESS CASE FOR SERVICE PACK 2? PLEASE HELP
    ... It is never a good idea to undo/uninstall a Service Pack using System Restore. ... If the Clean Install gives you WinXP SP1, skip SP2 and install SP3 and all post-SP3 updates instead. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: Backup vs. System Restore? Please help
    ... Install Backup from the CD-ROM in Windows XP Home Edition ... System Restore and Backup are different things. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: Backup vs. System Restore? Please help
    ... Install Backup from the CD-ROM in Windows XP Home Edition ... System Restore and Backup are different things. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: Restore Win98 file
    ... the window didn't show any files on the CD". ... so the "window" (I'm assuming his XP "restore" window) ... will not be able to read W98 backup files ... ... if you install such software on Windows ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics)