Restore

I've lost the ability to restore. when i try to restore I
receive a message that says i must restart, i have tried
this action several times and i still can't get it to
restore.

First, check that you don't have a wininit.ini file in your Windows folder.
If you do, rename this to wininit.old and retry System Restore. If this works
then you possibly have a program that creates a wininit.ini file each time you
boot your system. One known example is tgcmd.exe from the late lamented @Home
another is a program called "ACCESS DENIED". If you have tgcmd.exe I
understand that disabling it in MSConfig | Startup will have no adverse effect
on your system but enable you to use System Restore. Likewise ACCESS DENIED
needs to be "switched off" whilst using SR to either create or restore to a
previous checkpoint. McAfee's Spam Killer also seems to create a new
wininit.ini file each time the system is booted. See also MS KB 274092 -
"Error Message: System Restore Cannot Run Until You Restart the Computer"
(http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=274092).

If this isn't the reason for your problem then try running
SCANREG /FIX
from a command prompt such as Start | Run. Note that the system will re-boot
so don't have any applications open when doing this. I suggest this because
the same message is also displayed when the registry has been corrupted in
some way. scanreg /fix attempts to repair that damage.

Hopefully one or the other will solve your problem and allow you to create a
manual check point.

Finally you may want to carry out a quick test of system restore to check that
all is now OK;
a) Create a shortcut on your desktop to a file.
b) Create a manual checkpoint
c) Delete the shortcut
d) Restore you PC to the checkpoint you created.
Was the shortcut restored? Did you see any error messages?
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



R. Edward wrote:

I've lost the ability to restore. when i try to restore I
receive a message that says i must restart, i have tried
this action several times and i still can't get it to
restore.