Vista - Windows Vista Business Edition - Sysem Restore

I keep getting a "System Restore Failed" message everytime I try to restore
to an earlier restore point. Is anyone else having problems with this
feature and if so are there any known fixes?

Go to the following website.

System Restore in Windows Vista::
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/vista.html

Bert has information and fixes for just about all known issues with System
Restore in Vista.

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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


"Old Dog" <Old Dog@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I keep getting a "System Restore Failed" message everytime I try to restore
> to an earlier restore point. Is anyone else having problems with this
> feature and if so are there any known fixes?

Ronnie Vernon MVP wrote:
> Go to the following website.
>
> System Restore in Windows Vista::
> http://bertk.mvps.org/html/vista.html
>
> Bert has information and fixes for just about all known issues with
> System Restore in Vista.
>
>
> "Old Dog" <Old Dog@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C5196BB8-595E-494F-A818-302EE14B5BD8@microsoft.com...
>> I keep getting a "System Restore Failed" message everytime I try to
>> restore to an earlier restore point. Is anyone else having problems
>> with this feature and if so are there any known fixes?

Ron, in previous versions, as you are aware, such a problem was often
attributed to corrupted information in the SR datastore and corrected by
turning System Restore off, rebooting and turning it back on. This wiped
out all restore points but fixed the issue going forward.

Does this no longer apply in Vista?


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Michael Solomon

Hi Michael

I think it does still apply, although I haven't kept up with the SR issues
on Vista. I usually just direct evryone to Berts website.

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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


"Michael Solomon" <user@#notme.com> wrote in message
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> Ronnie Vernon MVP wrote:
>> Go to the following website.
>>
>> System Restore in Windows Vista::
>> http://bertk.mvps.org/html/vista.html
>>
>> Bert has information and fixes for just about all known issues with
>> System Restore in Vista.
>>
>>
>> "Old Dog" <Old Dog@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:C5196BB8-595E-494F-A818-302EE14B5BD8@microsoft.com...
>>> I keep getting a "System Restore Failed" message everytime I try to
>>> restore to an earlier restore point. Is anyone else having problems
>>> with this feature and if so are there any known fixes?
>
> Ron, in previous versions, as you are aware, such a problem was often
> attributed to corrupted information in the SR datastore and corrected by
> turning System Restore off, rebooting and turning it back on. This wiped
> out all restore points but fixed the issue going forward.
>
> Does this no longer apply in Vista?
>
>
> --
> Michael Solomon
>

Ronnie Vernon MVP wrote:
> Hi Michael
>
> I think it does still apply, although I haven't kept up with the SR
> issues on Vista. I usually just direct evryone to Berts website.
>
>
> "Michael Solomon" <user@#notme.com> wrote in message
> news:e7Ute5rhHHA.3452@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Ronnie Vernon MVP wrote:
>>> Go to the following website.
>>>
>>> System Restore in Windows Vista::
>>> http://bertk.mvps.org/html/vista.html
>>>
>>> Bert has information and fixes for just about all known issues with
>>> System Restore in Vista.
>>>
>>>
>>> "Old Dog" <Old Dog@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:C5196BB8-595E-494F-A818-302EE14B5BD8@microsoft.com...
>>>> I keep getting a "System Restore Failed" message everytime I try to
>>>> restore to an earlier restore point. Is anyone else having
>>>> problems with this feature and if so are there any known fixes?
>>
>> Ron, in previous versions, as you are aware, such a problem was often
>> attributed to corrupted information in the SR datastore and
>> corrected by turning System Restore off, rebooting and turning it
>> back on. This wiped out all restore points but fixed the issue
>> going forward. Does this no longer apply in Vista?
>>
>>
>> --
>> Michael Solomon

Gotcha, thanks.:-)

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Michael Solomon

Michael Solomon wrote:
> Ronnie Vernon MVP wrote:
>> Go to the following website.
>>
>> System Restore in Windows Vista::
>> http://bertk.mvps.org/html/vista.html
>>
>> Bert has information and fixes for just about all known issues with
>> System Restore in Vista.
>>
>>
>> "Old Dog" <Old Dog@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:C5196BB8-595E-494F-A818-302EE14B5BD8@microsoft.com...
>>> I keep getting a "System Restore Failed" message everytime I try to
>>> restore to an earlier restore point. Is anyone else having problems
>>> with this feature and if so are there any known fixes?
>
> Ron, in previous versions, as you are aware, such a problem was often
> attributed to corrupted information in the SR datastore and corrected by
> turning System Restore off, rebooting and turning it back on. This wiped
> out all restore points but fixed the issue going forward.
>
> Does this no longer apply in Vista?

When XP first launched corruption was the most common cause of restore point
failure. Today it's application such as *Norton* and others that interfere
with the operation of System Restore. Rather than deleting all existing
restore point right off, I suggest try running System Restore from Safe
Mode. A lot of times this works without loosing restore points.

Here are some troubleshooting steps to take when System Restore fails to
restore:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/srfail.html

"Restoration Incomplete. Your computer cannot be restored . . . "
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/symantecdoc1.html

It appears System Restore in Vista is effected by *Norton* application in
the similar way it was in XP. The error message will differ thou.

Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Member: http://dts-l.org

Good information, Bert.

Thanks.

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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


"Bert Kinney" <bert@NSmvps.org> wrote in message
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>
>
> Michael Solomon wrote:
>> Ronnie Vernon MVP wrote:
>>> Go to the following website.
>>>
>>> System Restore in Windows Vista::
>>> http://bertk.mvps.org/html/vista.html
>>>
>>> Bert has information and fixes for just about all known issues with
>>> System Restore in Vista.
>>>
>>>
>>> "Old Dog" <Old Dog@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:C5196BB8-595E-494F-A818-302EE14B5BD8@microsoft.com...
>>>> I keep getting a "System Restore Failed" message everytime I try to
>>>> restore to an earlier restore point. Is anyone else having problems
>>>> with this feature and if so are there any known fixes?
>>
>> Ron, in previous versions, as you are aware, such a problem was often
>> attributed to corrupted information in the SR datastore and corrected by
>> turning System Restore off, rebooting and turning it back on. This wiped
>> out all restore points but fixed the issue going forward.
>>
>> Does this no longer apply in Vista?
>
> When XP first launched corruption was the most common cause of restore
> point failure. Today it's application such as *Norton* and others that
> interfere with the operation of System Restore. Rather than deleting all
> existing restore point right off, I suggest try running System Restore
> from Safe Mode. A lot of times this works without loosing restore points.
>
>
> Here are some troubleshooting steps to take when System Restore fails to
> restore:
> http://bertk.mvps.org/html/srfail.html
>
> "Restoration Incomplete. Your computer cannot be restored . . . "
> http://bertk.mvps.org/html/symantecdoc1.html
>
> It appears System Restore in Vista is effected by *Norton* application in
> the similar way it was in XP. The error message will differ thou.
>
> Regards,
> Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
> http://bertk.mvps.org
> Member: http://dts-l.org
>
>
>

You're welcome Ronnie.


Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Member: http://dts-l.org


Ronnie Vernon MVP wrote:
> Good information, Bert.
>
> Thanks.