System Restore Won't Work

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Tx Dad

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First, I have Vista Ultimate 32 bit.
My problem is I can't get the "System Restore" to work. Every time I set it to do a system restore, it appears to go through all the right motions. Then after it shuts down and restarts itself, I get an error message:


"System restore did not complete successfully."
"An unspecified error occurred during system restore."

It goes on to say that the computers settings have not changed.
What's going on? I've tried several different checkpoints including one that I had manually set myself. None of them work, I always get the same error message.
Anybody else ever run into this problem?
 

My Computer

System One

yes I have but I have noticed that System Restore in Vista is not worth much. It's not like xp where you can go back several days or even a week or two. From what I've seen you can only go back about 24 hrs. ... just my 2cents...

FATBOY
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    RJ's Toyz/HOTROD
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Extreme Q9650 @ 3.8GHz
    Motherboard
    DFI LanParty UT P45-T2RS
    Memory
    G.SKILL 8GB (4 x 2GB)
    Graphics Card(s)
    VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB w/AC Accelero XTREME cooler
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster Audidy2 ZS w/ Fatal1ty I/O panel
    Monitor(s) Displays
    24" and 22" Acer LCDs
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200 / 1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    2TB (2 X 1TB) SATA Seagate Barracudas
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling 1200W
    Case
    Cooler Master HAF932
    Cooling
    VIGOR GAMING CLT-M2I 92mm TE CPU Cooler
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15 Gamer
    Mouse
    Logitech G9 @28grams
    Internet Speed
    very very very slow
    Other Info
    3DMARK06 = 23114
03hdfatboy said:
From what I've seen you can only go back about 24 hrs.
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This is not true, because I once picked out a restore point way back a month or so ago.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    E6850
    Motherboard
    EVGA 122-CK-NF67-A1 680i
    Memory
    4 x OCZ Platinum 1GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5850 1GB
    Sound Card
    SB X-Fi X Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 23" 5MS
    Screen Resolution
    2048 x 1152
    Hard Drives
    2 x Barracuda 7200.10 320GB RAID 0 / 1 x 500GB Maxtor
    PSU
    Seasonic 600W M12
    Case
    CM Centurion 5
    Cooling
    air
    Internet Speed
    100Mbps
Mine won't do it...never has :(
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    RJ's Toyz/HOTROD
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Extreme Q9650 @ 3.8GHz
    Motherboard
    DFI LanParty UT P45-T2RS
    Memory
    G.SKILL 8GB (4 x 2GB)
    Graphics Card(s)
    VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB w/AC Accelero XTREME cooler
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster Audidy2 ZS w/ Fatal1ty I/O panel
    Monitor(s) Displays
    24" and 22" Acer LCDs
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200 / 1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    2TB (2 X 1TB) SATA Seagate Barracudas
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling 1200W
    Case
    Cooler Master HAF932
    Cooling
    VIGOR GAMING CLT-M2I 92mm TE CPU Cooler
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15 Gamer
    Mouse
    Logitech G9 @28grams
    Internet Speed
    very very very slow
    Other Info
    3DMARK06 = 23114
Somehow a duplicate message got saved. Mods, please delete.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Intel Q6600 Quad Core 2.4 Ghz
    Motherboard
    Dell 0TP406
    Memory
    4 X 1 GB DDR2 Kingston 800 Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 8800 GT 512 MB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual Dell 22" Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    3360x1050
    Hard Drives
    320 GB Internal Main
    500 GB USB External
    160 GB USB External
    2TB USB External
    Internet Speed
    DSL 3MB
03hdfatboy said:
Mine won't do it...never has :(
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One option would be to do a system repair using the Vista DVD, depending on whats wrong. This may help your situation if restore is not available to you.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Intel Q6600 Quad Core 2.4 Ghz
    Motherboard
    Dell 0TP406
    Memory
    4 X 1 GB DDR2 Kingston 800 Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 8800 GT 512 MB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual Dell 22" Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    3360x1050
    Hard Drives
    320 GB Internal Main
    500 GB USB External
    160 GB USB External
    2TB USB External
    Internet Speed
    DSL 3MB
I seem to recall that if you are running Norton Anti-virus and the Norton Files under Norton Options are protected the system restore will return that message. I remember having that problem with Windows XP, I don't know if it applies to Vista 32 bit. It does not apply to Vista 64bit which I am running.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD 945
    Motherboard
    Asus M5A99X EVO
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI 6770
thank you for that info....my computer is only a month old and it won't do a system restore...it has a free 60 day trial of Nortons on it.....

I will delete that...put on a new AV and see what happens...hopefully I can do a system restore
 

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System One

I wonder if this has been resolved, I have this same problem?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway Mod: GM5407E Ser: 1009401706
    CPU
    Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.00GHz, 3000MHz 2core)s), 2 Logis
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte: GA-E7AUM-DS2H
    Memory
    6MB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVADA Geoforce 9400
    Sound Card
    Built-in
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ACER X193w
    Screen Resolution
    1440X900
    Hard Drives
    Brand unkown, size 283.5GB NTFS
    PSU
    ?
    Case
    Tower
    Cooling
    CPU & 2 Case Fans
    Keyboard
    Standed PS2
    Mouse
    USB Human Inerface (Logitech)
    Internet Speed
    DSL
    Other Info
    This Machine has a problem 'It will NOT log onto my banks sites or anything to do with bank it refuses
If you have Norton or similar anti virus program, In Norton, go into settings, and untick Norton tamper proof box, then try again good luck.
 

My Computer

System One

Thanks Patch, Someone, (from these forums) advised me to try system restore in the Safe Mode! I did and it worked.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway Mod: GM5407E Ser: 1009401706
    CPU
    Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.00GHz, 3000MHz 2core)s), 2 Logis
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte: GA-E7AUM-DS2H
    Memory
    6MB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVADA Geoforce 9400
    Sound Card
    Built-in
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ACER X193w
    Screen Resolution
    1440X900
    Hard Drives
    Brand unkown, size 283.5GB NTFS
    PSU
    ?
    Case
    Tower
    Cooling
    CPU & 2 Case Fans
    Keyboard
    Standed PS2
    Mouse
    USB Human Inerface (Logitech)
    Internet Speed
    DSL
    Other Info
    This Machine has a problem 'It will NOT log onto my banks sites or anything to do with bank it refuses
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