Re: System Restore Not Restoring Retore Point

Hi James,

I would first reduce the amount of disk space System Restore is using to hold restore points to 1GB.

Then try running System Restore in Safe Mode.

Boot into Safe Mode and perform a test restore using the following link.
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/tips.html#3

How to starting Windows XP in Safe Mode:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/safemode.html

If there are any Norton applications installed, take a look at this page.
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/symantecdoc1.html

Here are some more troubleshooting steps to take when System Restore fails to restore:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/srfail.html

The Event Viewer can sometimes be helpful in tracking down errors.
Using the Event Viewer to troubleshoot System Restore errors:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/source.html

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

JamesJ wrote:
How long does System Restore keep restore points??
I created 2 system restore points yesterday. I restored the first one ok
yesterday (the same day I created it and before I created the second)
Today SR said it couldn't restore the second restore point.
The disk usage for SR is Max (18314 MB)
.

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