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Posted by Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\) on September 1st, 2004


If this is a relatively recent issue, try using System Restore to take you
back to a time prior to when this began. Start\All
Programs\Accessories\System Tools\System Restore.

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Michael Solomon MS-MVP
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Posted by CaJazzman on September 1st, 2004


I tried the restore and it would say that it could restore my pc, so maybe I
have more then one problem. any ideas?

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Posted by Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\) on September 1st, 2004


Sharon has you with the earlier problem.

If System Restore is telling you it can't restore, it's possible the SR file
store is corrupted. This can be corrected as
follows, go to Control Panel, open System, go to the System Restore tab,
select, "Turn off System Restore on all drives and click apply and ok.
NOTE: this will wipe out all restore points.

Reboot the system as directed, return to the System Restore tab as outlined
above, remove the check from "Turn off System Restore on all drives," click
apply and ok and reboot. Then try System Restore again.

If that fails to resolve it, try the following link:
Troubleshooting System Restore in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;q302796


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