Imagine this - another SYSTEM RESTORE PROBLEM - go figure!

When I try to use System Restore from the normal mode, it locks up. When I try to use System Restore from Start Run scanreg /restore, the checkpoints do not go back far enough. When I try to use System Restore from safe mode, first I get an error message from McAfee that reads:
The file C:\WINDOWS\PCHEALTH\HELPCTR\BINARIES\HELPCTR.EXE contains suspicious script activity and has been stopped. Then, it gives me the option to continue anyway and I proceed. When I select a checkpoint, it locks up.
Now, what??? Oh - the bittersweet cyber-world of computers.

Thanks for reading this and thanks for your time.
SaSha

Kill McAfee - it's wrong.

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"SaSha" wrote in message
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When I try to use System Restore from the normal mode, it locks up. When I
try to use System Restore from Start Run scanreg /restore, the
checkpoints do not go back far enough. When I try to use System Restore from
safe mode, first I get an error message from McAfee that reads:
The file C:\WINDOWS\PCHEALTH\HELPCTR\BINARIES\HELPCTR.EXE contains
suspicious script activity and has been stopped. Then, it gives me the
option to continue anyway and I proceed. When I select a checkpoint, it
locks up.
Now, what??? Oh - the bittersweet cyber-world of computers.

Thanks for reading this and thanks for your time.
SaSha

Further to Noel's comment:
SCANREG has nothing, that is absolutely nothing, to do with system
restore.

Rather than the bitter world of computers how about the bitter and sorry
world of those who use McAfee?
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



SaSha wrote:

When I try to use System Restore from the normal mode, it locks up.
When I try to use System Restore from Start Run scanreg /restore,
the checkpoints do not go back far enough. When I try to use System
Restore from safe mode, first I get an error message from McAfee that
reads:
The file C:\WINDOWS\PCHEALTH\HELPCTR\BINARIES\HELPCTR.EXE contains
suspicious script activity and has been stopped. Then, it gives me
the option to continue anyway and I proceed. When I select a
checkpoint, it locks up.
Now, what??? Oh - the bittersweet cyber-world of computers.

Thanks for reading this and thanks for your time.
SaSha

Hi Noel-

My bad! I should have mentioned, I tried that, also.
I still need a solution as to how to restore my system. Whatcha got??? :-)

Smiles, SaSha
"Noel Paton" wrote in message ...
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"SaSha" wrote in message
...
When I try to use System Restore from the normal mode, it locks up. When I
try to use System Restore from Start Run scanreg /restore, the
checkpoints do not go back far enough. When I try to use System Restore from
safe mode, first I get an error message from McAfee that reads:
The file C:\WINDOWS\PCHEALTH\HELPCTR\BINARIES\HELPCTR.EXE contains
suspicious script activity and has been stopped. Then, it gives me the
option to continue anyway and I proceed. When I select a checkpoint, it
locks up.
Now, what??? Oh - the bittersweet cyber-world of computers.

Thanks for reading this and thanks for your time.
SaSha

Excuse you and your oh, holier than thou world. You have no reason at all to criticize me! I would have expected more from an MVP. Pity there are still people like you that feel the need to post without having anything constructive to say. Pfffffftttttt! Now, I will get out the toilet paper to wipe my monitor off after you defecating on it. How about the bitter and sorry world of those with the likes of you?

In regards to scanreg /restore, that information was given to a friend of mine by another MVP. You know those people with the same title as you.

SaSha
"Mike M" wrote in message ...
Further to Noel's comment:
SCANREG has nothing, that is absolutely nothing, to do with system
restore.

Rather than the bitter world of computers how about the bitter and sorry
world of those who use McAfee?
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



SaSha wrote:

When I try to use System Restore from the normal mode, it locks up.
When I try to use System Restore from Start Run scanreg /restore,
the checkpoints do not go back far enough. When I try to use System
Restore from safe mode, first I get an error message from McAfee that
reads:
The file C:\WINDOWS\PCHEALTH\HELPCTR\BINARIES\HELPCTR.EXE contains
suspicious script activity and has been stopped. Then, it gives me
the option to continue anyway and I proceed. When I select a
checkpoint, it locks up.
Now, what??? Oh - the bittersweet cyber-world of computers.

Thanks for reading this and thanks for your time.
SaSha

To repeat my earlier comment, system restore is totally unrelated to and
has nothing whatsoever to do with scanreg but then what would I know about
it when faced by someone like yourself who seemingly knows everything.
The only thing they have in common is that both are mechanisms that can be
used to restore a backed up copy of the registry. System Restore does and
can do far more except where crippled by the installation of incompatible
software.

Incidentally which MVP claims that system restore and scanreg are the
same? I'd be interested in contacting them and hearing their side however
I'm somewhat sceptical that you will be able to provide the name as I
doubt that any Microsoft MVP has ever made such a statement. BTW "MVP"
isn't a title but rather an annual award given by Microsoft to those who
try to assist others by various means including these newsgroups.

I won't be posting further to this thread as you appear to prefer to
criticise those who might be able to help. You might however help
yourself if you were to post details of the problem you are trying to
resolve by using system restore as there are quite possibly other methods
you can use to fix the problem. Fixing your system restore problem will
probably mean the loss of any checkpoints you have at present so it might
be best to first fix your other unnamed problem before trying to repair
system restore.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



SaSha wrote:

Excuse you and your oh, holier than thou world. You have no reason at
all to criticize me! I would have expected more from an MVP. Pity
there are still people like you that feel the need to post without
having anything constructive to say. Pfffffftttttt! Now, I will get
out the toilet paper to wipe my monitor off after you defecating on
it. How about the bitter and sorry world of those with the likes of
you?

In regards to scanreg /restore, that information was given to a
friend of mine by another MVP. You know those people with the same
title as you.

You tried what? uninstalling McAfee? - It shouldn't have been running in
Safe Mode in the first place!!
Ditch it!

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

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"SaSha" wrote in message
...
Hi Noel-

My bad! I should have mentioned, I tried that, also.
I still need a solution as to how to restore my system. Whatcha got??? :-)

Smiles, SaSha
"Noel Paton" wrote in message
...
Kill McAfee - it's wrong.

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
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http://tinyurl.com/6oztj
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"SaSha" wrote in message
...
When I try to use System Restore from the normal mode, it locks up. When I
try to use System Restore from Start Run scanreg /restore, the
checkpoints do not go back far enough. When I try to use System Restore
from
safe mode, first I get an error message from McAfee that reads:
The file C:\WINDOWS\PCHEALTH\HELPCTR\BINARIES\HELPCTR.EXE contains
suspicious script activity and has been stopped. Then, it gives me the
option to continue anyway and I proceed. When I select a checkpoint, it
locks up.
Now, what??? Oh - the bittersweet cyber-world of computers.

Thanks for reading this and thanks for your time.
SaSha

Dear Noel-

Will you please inform me what I can do to get system restore to work? Please let us not debate over McAfee. I have used this company for 6 years and will continue until I see a reason not to. There is another cause I cannot use System Restore. I know this, because I have used System Restore with McAfee throughout the years.

Your help will be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely, SaSha
"Noel Paton" wrote in message ...
You tried what? uninstalling McAfee? - It shouldn't have been running in
Safe Mode in the first place!!
Ditch it!

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

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"SaSha" wrote in message
...
Hi Noel-

My bad! I should have mentioned, I tried that, also.
I still need a solution as to how to restore my system. Whatcha got??? :-)

Smiles, SaSha
"Noel Paton" wrote in message
...
Kill McAfee - it's wrong.

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj
A Happy Xmas, and a Merry New Year to everyone!

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"SaSha" wrote in message
...
When I try to use System Restore from the normal mode, it locks up. When I
try to use System Restore from Start Run scanreg /restore, the
checkpoints do not go back far enough. When I try to use System Restore
from
safe mode, first I get an error message from McAfee that reads:
The file C:\WINDOWS\PCHEALTH\HELPCTR\BINARIES\HELPCTR.EXE contains
suspicious script activity and has been stopped. Then, it gives me the
option to continue anyway and I proceed. When I select a checkpoint, it
locks up.
Now, what??? Oh - the bittersweet cyber-world of computers.

Thanks for reading this and thanks for your time.
SaSha

In article , SaSha says...

When I try to use System Restore from the normal mode, it locks up.

Yep. Something is wrong. Hard to tell from that, but...

When I try to use System Restore from Start Run scanreg /restore...

Ooops. That just repairs the registry by pulling up an earlier backup of the
registry. It has nothing to do with System Restore. I have not tried running
System Restore in that fashion; but, based on the shortcut properties, I
think you want something like:

Start Run rstrui

I have no idea if there are even any command line switches with that. I'd
try it from an MS-DOS box, but I have no reason to.

...the checkpoints do not go back far enough.

Those would be the registry backups, yes? But the System Restore checkpoints
will only go back as far as there is memory to hold any. At some point, when
the allocated storage limit is reached, the oldest restore checkpoint will
be purged to allow room for the latest.

When I try to use System Restore from safe mode, first I get an error
message from McAfee that reads: The file
C:\WINDOWS\PCHEALTH\HELPCTR\BINARIES\HELPCTR.EXE contains suspicious
script activity and has been stopped. Then, it gives me the option to
continue anyway and I proceed.

Can't you just disable the McAfee on access scan during this operation? The
whole point of starting in Safe Mode is to minimize the background processes
which are running during the System Restore operation. Obviously, SR is
going to make changes to the system areas on the disk. McAfee will try to
prevent that; that is part of what it does.

When I select a checkpoint, it locks up.

At this point McAfee has probably caused corruption in the System Restore
database during its effort to protect your system from malicious activity.
You probably no longer have a viable System Restore point. Hope you imaged
your HDD.

Now, what??? Oh - the bittersweet cyber-world of computers.

Pull out the system image CDs, tapes, or whatever; re-image the system. Or,
back up your critical data, and configuration files, and to a repair
reinstall.

Thanks for reading this and thanks for your time.

I'd actually even say, "You're welcome"; but your treatment of others
offering assistance leads me to think that would be akin to casting pearls
before swine.

--
Norman
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~Fin dein a loluca, En dragu a sei lain
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