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**whs** · 07-11-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by rmo555

System Restore will not restore my HP laptop to ANY point in the past.
I get a message which says it encountered an unspecified error (VISTA).
Also, I tried to access System Restore in safe mode and can't find it.
Can someone tell me what to try? My Device Manager doesn't indicate
any problems. Thanks.

My first check would be to see whether you have any restore points. Open Command Prompt as administrator (you find Command Prompt in All Programs > Accessories). Then type VSSADMIN LIST SHADOWS (shadows are restore points). That should list the restore points by volume and date.

07-11-2009	#7 (permalink)
whs Vista home premium 32bit 1,379 posts Germany/Florida	Re: System Restore doesn't work Quote: Originally Posted by rmo555 System Restore will not restore my HP laptop to ANY point in the past. I get a message which says it encountered an unspecified error (VISTA). Also, I tried to access System Restore in safe mode and can't find it. Can someone tell me what to try? My Device Manager doesn't indicate any problems. Thanks. My first check would be to see whether you have any restore points. Open Command Prompt as administrator (you find Command Prompt in All Programs > Accessories). Then type VSSADMIN LIST SHADOWS (shadows are restore points). That should list the restore points by volume and date.
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