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From: Broooz on 12 Nov 2009 16:48 Please do you know why system restore would fail periodically. I cannot tell how often it happens because I don't use SR very often. But every time I decide it would be easier to use it than trying other methods, I get a message saying SR unable to restore to the selected point, try another. Others don't seem to work either later or earlier. I am using XP SP3, I virus check regularly. I have checked in event viewer for any relevant errors but cant find any. However I suppose any relevant error might be at the time the restore point became corrupted (if that is the problem) and I cant see that far back. I have since deleted all the restore points and tested SR now and it all works but I think that the next time I need it, I wont be able to use it again. This has happened before. Thanks --
From: db on 12 Nov 2009 17:55 well, in my opinion it seems that you are having troubles other than system restore. have you tried to analyze system performance in safe mode? you can also do a sr in safe mode as well, that is if you have any restore points. sometimes the system restore calendar is not up to date and sometimes the antivirus may prevent system restore point to be initiated since the a.v.'s are protecting the system from modifications. -- db���`�...�><)))�> DatabaseBen, Retired Professional - Systems Analyst - Database Developer - Accountancy - Veteran of the Armed Forces - @Hotmail.com - nntp Postologist ~ "share the nirvana" - dbZen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > "Broooz" <Broooz(a)nospamplease.com> wrote in message news:#PpAgH#YKHA.4148(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Please do you know why system restore would fail periodically. I cannot > tell how often it happens because I don't use SR very often. But every > time I decide it would be easier to use it than trying other methods, I > get a message saying SR unable to restore to the selected point, try > another. Others don't seem to work either later or earlier. > > I am using XP SP3, I virus check regularly. I have checked in event > viewer for any relevant errors but cant find any. However I suppose any > relevant error might be at the time the restore point became corrupted (if > that is the problem) and I cant see that far back. > > I have since deleted all the restore points and tested SR now and it all > works but I think that the next time I need it, I wont be able to use it > again. This has happened before. > > Thanks > > -- > > >
From: Broooz on 12 Nov 2009 18:14 "db" <databaseben(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:eby3Ft#YKHA.2160(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > well, in my opinion it seems that > you are having troubles other than > system restore. > > have you tried to analyze system > performance in safe mode? > > you can also do a sr in safe mode > as well, that is if you have any > restore points. > > sometimes the system restore > calendar is not up to date and > > sometimes the antivirus may > prevent system restore point to > be initiated since the a.v.'s are > protecting the system from > modifications. > Thanks DatabaseBen What other problems are you thinking of? The last time I tried to use SR was when I inadvertently upgraded a video driver on windows update and could no longer get the required resolution. I couldn't remember how I had solved it before so I thought SR was the easiest option but it didn't work. I hadn't thought about my virus checker stopping it - I am using ESet - but if it is that, it is not doing it consistently. However if I need to use SR again, I will try your suggestion of safe mode. Thanks
From: SC Tom on 12 Nov 2009 18:44 "Broooz" <Broooz(a)nospamplease.com> wrote in message news:eyyGn3%23YKHA.4148(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > "db" <databaseben(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:eby3Ft#YKHA.2160(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> well, in my opinion it seems that >> you are having troubles other than >> system restore. >> >> have you tried to analyze system >> performance in safe mode? >> >> you can also do a sr in safe mode >> as well, that is if you have any >> restore points. >> >> sometimes the system restore >> calendar is not up to date and >> >> sometimes the antivirus may >> prevent system restore point to >> be initiated since the a.v.'s are >> protecting the system from >> modifications. >> > Thanks DatabaseBen > > What other problems are you thinking of? The last time I tried to use SR > was when I inadvertently upgraded a video driver on windows update and > could no longer get the required resolution. I couldn't remember how I > had solved it before so I thought SR was the easiest option but it didn't > work. > > I hadn't thought about my virus checker stopping it - I am using ESet - > but if it is that, it is not doing it consistently. However if I need to > use SR again, I will try your suggestion of safe mode. > > Thanks > > One of the biggest offenders that I've seen in preventing SR from working is a 3rd party firewall such as ZoneAlarm or Symantec. I run ZASS myself which includes the firewall and antivirus/antimalware. Since having problems having SR complete successfully while running ZASS, I found the easiest way for me is to boot into Safe Mode with Command Prompt. Once there, type in c:\windows\system32\restore\rstrui.exe and press enter. The SR GUI will come up, allowing you to pick the date you want to restore back to. I am yet to have it fail doing it this way. Restore points can't be created from here, but that's not what I'm trying to do anyhow. HTH, SC Tom
From: Jim on 13 Nov 2009 04:48
On Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:48:27 -0000, "Broooz" <Broooz(a)nospamplease.com> wrote: >Please do you know why system restore would fail periodically. I cannot >tell how often it happens because I don't use SR very often. But every time >I decide it would be easier to use it than trying other methods, I get a >message saying SR unable to restore to the selected point, try another. >Others don't seem to work either later or earlier. > >I am using XP SP3, I virus check regularly. I have checked in event viewer >for any relevant errors but cant find any. However I suppose any relevant >error might be at the time the restore point became corrupted (if that is >the problem) and I cant see that far back. > >I have since deleted all the restore points and tested SR now and it all >works but I think that the next time I need it, I wont be able to use it >again. This has happened before. > >Thanks Not to start a flame war : I use ERUNT system which does a restore point every day . |