Re: system restor not working!!!

Hi Phil,

I assume you are logged on as an administrator.

Try running System Restore from Safe Mode.
Restart your computer, and then press F8 during the initial startup to
start your computer in Safe Mode.

Log on to your computer with an administrator account or with an account
that has administrator credentials.
In Safe Mode type or paste the following command in the Start - Run box
then press Enter.

%systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe

There are also other possibilities that can cause this to happen. The
following pages have some troubleshooting steps to take.

Troubleshooting steps to take when System Restore fails to restore:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/srfail.html

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

Here are some tips on keeping System Restore Healthy and hopefully
keep the restore points from becoming corrupted in the future.
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/healthy.htm

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


"phil brown" <phil brown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1CF26188-3985-4D11-9666-6608FDE719F3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
hi i have resently built my new computer it has had its first hickup
though.
the system restore does not work i am using xp home sp2 fully updated
ect.
but when i go to click on anything to do with system restore it says
"system
restore is unavalible at this time please restart and try again." so i
do but
nothing i check to make sure its on yep its on then i click the box to
try
and restart it i click turn off system restor same message system
restore is
unavalible restart and try again." so i do nothin. can you guys help
me
please.


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