"r3nr3w" <r3nr3w@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Why can't I use system restore to restore back to certain restore points?
> I
> was only successful twice with it. When my laptap was new and when I used
> it
> after re-formatting my hard drive. On all occassions after those two
> instances I can never restore back to any restore point. It always says
> that
> "unspecified error" line. If Microsoft doesn't know what happend, how
> could
> I. Why did they bother putting system restore if it doesn't work all the
> time anyway. It gives you a false sense of security.
>
A virus or spyware can corrupt system restore points. Is your computer
'clean'?
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