system restore

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txcrazy

Is there a trick, or luck or.....

tried 12 restore points, up to 1.5 months back. Some crashed on Shut
Down, most seemed to run thru, but ALL rebooted with "Cannot restore"
No changes made.

Any words of wisdom?

thanx
 
Hi,

Going back more then a week or two can often cause more problems that it
fixes. Boot to Safe Mode and try restoring from there.

Starting Windows XP in Safe Mode:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/safemode.html

If there are any Norton applications installed, read the next link.
"Restoration Incomplete. Your computer cannot be restored . . . "
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

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

txcrazy wrote:
> Is there a trick, or luck or.....
>
> tried 12 restore points, up to 1.5 months back. Some crashed on Shut
> Down, most seemed to run thru, but ALL rebooted with "Cannot restore"
> No changes made.
>
> Any words of wisdom?
>
> thanx
 
txcrazy <anon> wrote:

>Is there a trick, or luck or.....
>
>tried 12 restore points, up to 1.5 months back. Some crashed on Shut
>Down, most seemed to run thru, but ALL rebooted with "Cannot restore"
> No changes made.
>
>Any words of wisdom?
>
>thanx

1. System Restore should never be used to go back more than a week or
perhaps 10 days at the absolute maximum. Going back any further than
that is liable to cause more problems than it resolves. The idea use
for System Restore is "put my computer back to the way it was when I
started it up yesterday morning" or "Turn it back to just before I
installed Super Crappola version 13".

2. For detailed information on System Restore see MVP Bert Kinney's
System Restore pages: http://bertk.mvps.org/index.html

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2008)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."
 
I first tried Sat points. but they crashed. so I just kept going back.

reason was because an XP update (only change over wknd) now prevents access
to a DB on the set.

I will try SAFE tomorrow.

thanx


"Ron Martell" <ron.martell@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:f6vn93pedmgnvulrta339p6t71h1ngffnl@4ax.com...
> txcrazy <anon> wrote:
>
>>Is there a trick, or luck or.....
>>
>>tried 12 restore points, up to 1.5 months back. Some crashed on Shut
>>Down, most seemed to run thru, but ALL rebooted with "Cannot restore"
>> No changes made.
>>
>>Any words of wisdom?
>>
>>thanx
>
> 1. System Restore should never be used to go back more than a week or
> perhaps 10 days at the absolute maximum. Going back any further than
> that is liable to cause more problems than it resolves. The idea use
> for System Restore is "put my computer back to the way it was when I
> started it up yesterday morning" or "Turn it back to just before I
> installed Super Crappola version 13".
>
> 2. For detailed information on System Restore see MVP Bert Kinney's
> System Restore pages: http://bertk.mvps.org/index.html
>
> Good luck
>
> Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
> --
> Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2008)
> On-Line Help Computer Service
> http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
>
> "Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
> has never been in bed with a mosquito."
 
"Ron Martell" <ron.martell@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:f6vn93pedmgnvulrta339p6t71h1ngffnl@4ax.com...
| txcrazy <anon> wrote:

<"Turn it back to just before I
<installed Super Crappola version 13".


Boy, have I done *that* before!

--
HTH,
Curt

Windows Support Center
www.aumha.org
Practically Nerded,...
http://dundats.mvps.org/Index.htm
|
| >Is there a trick, or luck or.....
| >
| >tried 12 restore points, up to 1.5 months back. Some crashed on Shut
| >Down, most seemed to run thru, but ALL rebooted with "Cannot restore"
| > No changes made.
| >
| >Any words of wisdom?
| >
| >thanx
|
| 1. System Restore should never be used to go back more than a week or
| perhaps 10 days at the absolute maximum. Going back any further than
| that is liable to cause more problems than it resolves. The idea use
| for System Restore is "put my computer back to the way it was when I
| started it up yesterday morning"
|
| 2. For detailed information on System Restore see MVP Bert Kinney's
| System Restore pages: http://bertk.mvps.org/index.html
|
| Good luck
|
| Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
| --
| Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2008)
| On-Line Help Computer Service
| http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
|
| "Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
| has never been in bed with a mosquito."
 
On Jul 16, 7:41 pm, "otis" <otisnospam> wrote:
> I first tried Sat points. but they crashed. so I just kept going back.
>
> reason was because an XP update (only change over wknd) now prevents access
> to a DB on the set.
>
> I will try SAFE tomorrow.
>
> thanx
>
> "Ron Martell" <ron.mart...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:f6vn93pedmgnvulrta339p6t71h1ngffnl@4ax.com...
>
>
>
> > txcrazy <anon> wrote:
>
> >>Is there a trick, or luck or.....
>
> >>tried 12 restore points, up to 1.5 months back. Some crashed on Shut
> >>Down, most seemed to run thru, but ALL rebooted with "Cannot restore"
> >> No changes made.
>
> >>Any words of wisdom?
>
> >>thanx
>
> > 1. System Restore should never be used to go back more than a week or
> > perhaps 10 days at the absolute maximum. Going back any further than
> > that is liable to cause more problems than it resolves. The idea use
> > for System Restore is "put my computer back to the way it was when I
> > started it up yesterday morning" or "Turn it back to just before I
> > installed Super Crappola version 13".
>
> > 2. For detailed information on System Restore see MVP Bert Kinney's
> > System Restore pages:http://bertk.mvps.org/index.html
>
> > Good luck
>
> > Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
> > --
> > Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2008)
> > On-Line Help Computer Service
> >http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
>
> > "Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
> > has never been in bed with a mosquito."- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Hello,

The chances are that if one Restore Point is no good, then they're all
no good, since they are all "chained" together..
You can try removing all but the last Restore Point using the Disk
Cleanup utilty in your Start => Programs => System Tools. See if you
can restore to that point. If not, you'll have to reset System Restore
by disabling it in My Computer => Properties => System Restore (Turn
Off); then restart the computer and Turn it On again.
Bert Kinney is the resident expert on System Restore.

Suggest you uninstall the update, if you know the number. Here's how:

http://www.pcdoctor-guide.com/wordpress/?p=2720

Luck!
 
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