System restore on XP

[irishguy730]

The system restore function on my PC doesn't apper to be working properly. It won't allow me to revert back to any previous restores that I had manually created. The restore feature is NOT turned off either. It doesn't show any previous restores on the calendar or allow me to tab back a month. HELP!

 

[linney]

Some research for you to check out.

http://www.kellys-korner.com/xp_restore.htm

Q301224 - System Restore "Restore Points" Are Missing or Deleted

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q301/2/24.asp

Q310405 - How to Turn On and Turn Off System Restore in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q310/4/05.asp

Q302796 - Troubleshooting System Restore in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q302/7/96.asp

Q300044 - How the System Restore Tool Handles Hard-Disk Space Usage

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q300/0/44.asp

Q299904 - The System Restore Utility May Be Suspended on a System Drive Even Though There Is Enough Disk Space

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q299/9/04.asp

Q250231 - System Restore Points May Not Be Created for Hardware Device Driver Installations

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q250/2/31.asp

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...y/en-us/dnwxp/html/windowsxpsystemrestore.asp

Some general things to try.

Turn System Restore off, reboot, and then turn it back on. See if there are any problems with the System Restore Service.

Check out your Event Viewer for any errors.

Run the System File Checker program from the Run Box by typing.....Sfc /Scannow in it and have your XP CD handy.

Try running ChkDsk to check your drive for errors. Right click your Drive icon/ Properties/ Tools/ Error Checking.

HOW TO: Verify Unsigned Device Drivers in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q308/5/14.asp

If they don't work you could try repairing windows itself by running it over itself. You will lose all your windows updates but your files will be untouched.

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade (Reinstallation) of Windows XP (Q315341)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q315/3/41.asp

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=...&q=%22system+restore%22%2Bwindows%2Bxp%2Bfail

http://groups.google.com/groups?sou...8&oe=UTF-8&q="system+restore"+windows+xp+fail