Vista - unable to create system restore point

when i tried to create a restore point an error message is being displayed. it says
" could not create the scheduled task for the following reason task image is corrupt or has been tampered with (0x80041321)"
what does it mean and pls help me with this

i am running on vista ultimate x64

pc config
dual core 2.8(intel)
intel 965board
80gb hdd

what i did was under system properties page, i clicked system protection tab on the left side checked the boxes( all system drives ie hard disk drives) and clicked apply then the message i described was popping out and when clicked create also the same message is being displayed

am also using registry mechanic
pls help me with this

Although I don't have an answer that refers to the specific error message, I
have found that in Vista and in XP, System restore is often blocked by an
installed antivirus application, such as Norton. If you disable the a/v
application and run S/R again, it will then work. This may not be what is
affecting you but on the other hand, perhaps it is.

"playboycensored" wrote:

Hi,

You might see if the solution posted here is of use:

Task image corrupt?? System restore

Hope it helps

SIW2

Try System restore in Safe Mode.

Vista Backup error puzzle
Check if task is corrupted
At a command prompt type : schtasks/query | findstr/i "replace with name of task example above would be Reminders"
(Mind the spaces)
Look for
ERROR: The task image is corrupt or has been tampered with.
ERROR: Task cannot be loaded: Reminders (task name)
If the above is true delete the task at the following location and recreate: (you should notice a file with the affected schedule task at this location) c:\Windows\System32\Tasks
If that does not help you have to delete in the registry the "Task Name"
Open regedit
- find it in the path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tasks\
-and in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\
- delete them
Not neccesary to say that you should have a valid sytem restore point or backup the registry before altering the registry.
(see the ref forum for details)